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Re: How posh are you?
Originally Posted by Souvy
(Post 10997096)
Easily done.
I wish I hadn't chucked my Halloween edition of Private Eye. There was a cartoon in it that reduced me to tears of laughter (which is not something that happens often). Anyone still got a copy of the PE issue? I'd love to get that cartoon. http://www.private-eye.co.uk/covers.php? |
Re: How posh are you?
Originally Posted by Shard
(Post 10997109)
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Re: How posh are you?
Originally Posted by Souvy
(Post 10997073)
Oh dear....
It's "beau cadre, bon gout" or "bon chic bon genre". |
Re: How posh are you?
Originally Posted by Souvy
(Post 10997114)
That's the issue. There was a single-pane cartoon in it that made me laugh my nads off. I wish I'd scanned it...........
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Re: How posh are you?
Originally Posted by Shard
(Post 10997023)
Is there even a concept of "posh" outside Britain?
Originally Posted by bats
(Post 10997051)
Yep. Called BCBG in France["beau cadre, bon gout" or "bon chic bon genre"] In the USA it's "preppy". In Canada i've heard it called "old money"
Wrong side of the tracks is another for the US. |
Re: How posh are you?
Originally Posted by Souvy
(Post 10997096)
I wish I hadn't chucked my Halloween edition of Private Eye. There was a cartoon in it that reduced me to tears of laughter (which is not something that happens often).
Anyone still got a copy of the PE issue? I'd love to get that cartoon. http://www.private-eye.co.uk/picture...small/1352.gif |
Re: How posh are you?
Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 10997128)
It's like the 'class' thing. It's not just the UK, other places have the same distinctions, just different terms.
Wrong side of the tracks is another for the US. |
Re: How posh are you?
Originally Posted by ultrarunner
(Post 10997907)
Only that in Canada, there is no "way of speaking" to indicate class, it's more like I have a big truck, 4 wheeler and a cottage...I am class and better than the rest. Oh, and I might have gone to the U of T or McGill
On what planet is a commuter school for Asian students, such as the U of T, posh? |
Re: How posh are you?
Originally Posted by dbd33
(Post 10997917)
I've long doubted that you're in the army, for a while I've thought it improbable that you have umpteen passports, secret identities and security clearances. Now I doubt that you've even been to Canada.
On what planet is a commuter school for Asian students, such as the U of T, posh? You doubting that a service member is irrelevant, and trying to validate that for you is just a waste of time. My point was in relation to Canada and the "class system" here, not the UK. What is Canada's response to Cambridge and Oxford? Perhaps at time you need to pause and read the whole post, before you nit pick and go off on your bigoted rants An immigrant in another country, having issues with other races? Now that is just classic |
Re: How posh are you?
Originally Posted by ultrarunner
(Post 10997931)
What is Canada's response to Cambridge and Oxford?
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Re: How posh are you?
Originally Posted by ultrarunner
(Post 10997931)
A lot of those "Asian students" are smarter than you are, and probably more worldly
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Re: How posh are you?
I'll compile all your bigoted comments for a rainy day, and perhaps create a thread for it. I like how you always speak for the whole of Canada, because of course from your place in Guelph or Toronto.....you are part of the conversation in every single rich home, when it comes to sending their kids to university.
Thanks for coming out...have a nice day. |
Re: How posh are you?
Originally Posted by ultrarunner
(Post 10997907)
Only that in Canada, there is no "way of speaking" to indicate class, it's more like I have a big truck, 4 wheeler and a cottage...I am class and better than the rest. Oh, and I might have gone to the U of T or McGill
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Re: How posh are you?
Originally Posted by ultrarunner
(Post 10997907)
Only that in Canada, there is no "way of speaking" to indicate class
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Re: How posh are you?
Originally Posted by bats
(Post 10998006)
I think there is a posh way of speaking in Canada. It's a slower and more precise speech, using a better vocabulary and no slang. Users tend to talk more quietly.
Different posh. Not plum in mouth, just relative to others. Much like the UK. A lot of people think my mum sounds posh. I doubt the lady of the manor thinks so. :rofl: |
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