retired_jennifer89889

No, it makes you middle class. There's no financial point where middle class becomes upper class. The difference between middle and upper class is power and status - not neccessarily based on your income. Or at least traditionally, anyway.

Say some chav c**t win the euromillions and now is worth £100m - is he upper class? No. He can have all the riches but he'd have no power, status or title.

For me, if you can live comfortably in good conditions and enjoy some luxuries, you are middle class. </BLOCKQUOTE>
Well what can make you upper class?
JUST having aristocratic blood?
I'm not complaining, it's just a question. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Pretty much. A prolonged period of your family being very wealthy (several generations) will eventually see your family become very prominent in the area, which may make your family be de facto upper class.

As has been said, the upper class in this country is incredibly small, while the middle class is huge. Of course there are some who only just make the middle class and there are some in the middle class who earn millions every year - but wealth does not equal class, at the top level anyway.

retired_may0gan

Taht applies to the distinction between working and middle class </BLOCKQUOTE>

you're working with the mistaken idea that aristocracy and upper class are one and the same

retired_senegalg

Taht applies to the distinction between working and middle class </BLOCKQUOTE>

you're working with the mistaken idea that aristocracy and upper class are one and the same </BLOCKQUOTE>

Right, how do you define upper class then?

retired_kellynew1212

No, it makes you middle class. There's no financial point where middle class becomes upper class. The difference between middle and upper class is power and status - not neccessarily based on your income. Or at least traditionally, anyway.

Say some chav c**t win the euromillions and now is worth £100m - is he upper class? No. He can have all the riches but he'd have no power, status or title.

For me, if you can live comfortably in good conditions and enjoy some luxuries, you are middle class. </BLOCKQUOTE>
Well what can make you upper class?
JUST having aristocratic blood?
I'm not complaining, it's just a question. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Pretty much. A prolonged period of your family being very wealthy (several generations) will eventually see your family become very prominent in the area, which may make your family be de facto upper class.

As has been said, the upper class in this country is incredibly small, while the middle class is huge. Of course there are some who only just make the middle class and there are some in the middle class who earn millions every year - but wealth does not equal class, at the top level anyway. </BLOCKQUOTE>
Okay, thanks.

retired_kimmymarlo

what about different tiers in the same occupation?

there's a large difference between at attorney working personal injury claims on his own and a senior partner at a large, established firm. </BLOCKQUOTE>

lower middle and upper middle </BLOCKQUOTE>what if that attorney is a multimillionaire and a noted Republican kingmaker?

retired_senegalg

what about different tiers in the same occupation?

there's a large difference between at attorney working personal injury claims on his own and a senior partner at a large, established firm. </BLOCKQUOTE>

lower middle and upper middle </BLOCKQUOTE>what if that attorney is a multimillionaire and a noted Republican kingmaker? </BLOCKQUOTE>

Then he's American

retired_kimmymarlo

haha fair enough

retired_lyriclemelodee

Taht applies to the distinction between working and middle class </BLOCKQUOTE>

you're working with the mistaken idea that aristocracy and upper class are one and the same </BLOCKQUOTE>

Often these defenitions are personal rather than set in stone though? Not that I disagree with you.

hanouda

I can't believe people still equate house prices and possessions with success :/ The 80s called and they want their ideology back.

Deeds &gt; Things

retired_rmschaffer

I think it also has to do with who you socialise with. Upper class people probably go to certain function and associate with distinguished people.

And it is knowing upper class manners. You have to say "lavatory" instead of "toilet". And "how do you do" instead of "pleased to meet you"

There was an article about that. I was not aware of any of it. But upper class people probably know it from a young age.


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