Son of a millionaire, Eton-Oxford not middle class.

(PsychoChomp, Wed 19 Sep 2012, 16:03, 2 replies, latest was 13 years ago)

I know plenty of people from Eton, Harrow, Wellington who went to Oxbridge and are decidedly middle class
Also to be worth more than a million pounds isn't really that big a deal
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 19 Sep 2012, 16:06, Reply)

Yes it is, and no mistaking.

( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 19 Sep 2012, 16:08, Reply)

Not really, not with the way house prices have gone
My parents for example live pretty modest lives, but I know the value of their house plus pensions and investments would cross the 1m mark. But they are not millionaires in the way one might perceive.
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 19 Sep 2012, 16:11, Reply)

Millionaire:
Noun
A person whose assets are worth one million pounds or dollars or more
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 19 Sep 2012, 16:15, Reply)

BUT, due to inflation the actual value needed to live like a millionaire Is more

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 19 Sep 2012, 16:16, Reply)

Living like a millionaire. What do you mean?
Freedom from financial worry, and the ability to do what you like, when you want to.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 19 Sep 2012, 16:18, Reply)

I dunno, I think it's in some ways more complicated that having worth over a certain amount
Although that would satisfy the dictionary definition
( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 19 Sep 2012, 16:22, Reply)

Upper middle, no?

( CQ Knows the truth, all of it., Wed 19 Sep 2012, 16:11, Reply)

Yes

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 19 Sep 2012, 16:12, Reply)

All this talk of class is just going to end in someone saying something about thatcher.

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 19 Sep 2012, 16:17, Reply)

She sort this country right out if she were back and you know not mental

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 19 Sep 2012, 16:19, Reply)

I wasn't really about for the Thatcher era,
so i can't make a balanced judgement based on what she did, so i'm just going to scream "thatcher was a cunt and stole my milk" a lot, and call that a fair and balanced discussion of the politics of the day. Oh, also something about the Falklands and coal.
( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 19 Sep 2012, 16:22, Reply)

I was about in the Thatcher era.
And I agree with everything WP is saying.

I even voted for her.
( Bartleby A dead man on vacation, Wed 19 Sep 2012, 16:23, Reply)

YOU KILLED THE WORKING CLASSES

( Windy Pig I'm naturally quite suspicious about the moon., Wed 19 Sep 2012, 16:32, Reply)

Whoop!

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Wed 19 Sep 2012, 16:34, Reply)