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Originally posted by batch:
<BLOCKQUOTE>although my dad was probably lower middle class when he was born ( born in a council house in a city suburb, bought up by a single mother, first in his family to go to university etc. )
thats working class imho </BLOCKQUOTE>
done pretty well for himself to now own a house worth over £500k and two other houses which he rents out, plus have a masters degree, and is now a senior teacher ( after having been a very senior manager in the NHS )
Originally posted by cms186:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by batch:
<BLOCKQUOTE>although my dad was probably lower middle class when he was born ( born in a council house in a city suburb, bought up by a single mother, first in his family to go to university etc. )
thats working class imho </BLOCKQUOTE>
done pretty well for himself to now own a house worth over £500k and two other houses which he rents out, plus have a masters degree, and is now a senior teacher ( after having been a very senior manager in the NHS ) </BLOCKQUOTE>
Originally posted by batch:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by cms186:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by batch:
<BLOCKQUOTE>although my dad was probably lower middle class when he was born ( born in a council house in a city suburb, bought up by a single mother, first in his family to go to university etc. )
thats working class imho </BLOCKQUOTE>
done pretty well for himself to now own a house worth over £500k and two other houses which he rents out, plus have a masters degree, and is now a senior teacher ( after having been a very senior manager in the NHS ) </BLOCKQUOTE>
not disputing any of that. </BLOCKQUOTE>
just a shame i didnt inherit his ambition/work ethic
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