'Common' in a statistical sense
'Common' in a class/behavioural sense
or
'Common' as in 'Clapham,' where I go to cottage?
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 10:52, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

The statistical and the class/behavioural sense used to be linked
but the demographics of the UK have changed. Commoners and the general public are now quite capable of using the right fork and not shitting in their gardens.
(PsychoChomp, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 10:56, Reply)

Ah, well this is very true
_{I now covertly shit in other people's gardens...}
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 10:57, Reply)

Additional:
It has occurred to me that, if the class system must be bought up to date, then they could go by the principle that if you're lower/under-class and marry your cousin then the newspapers denounce it as a sordid scandal, whereas if you're upper class/landed gentry and do the same, they tout it as a fucking celebrated national event.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 11:08, Reply)

They are cousins?

(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 17 Nov 2010, 11:21, Reply)

Not in this case
But there is a history of it in those circles.
(LongJohnBaldry, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 11:26, Reply)

Oh, yes
Just to keep the blood clean and the power within the family. It's all so lovely.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Wed 17 Nov 2010, 11:31, Reply)

This is only partly true, and does not apply to the north at all.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 17 Nov 2010, 11:11, Reply)