Posh and poor
I myself have an accent so English that it sneaks off and enjoys a tipple of dry sherry whilst i sleep. I can even say cheerio without it sounding pretentious (if that's entirely possible). How I got it is a mystery, as I'm the only one in my family who speaks this way. You could put it down to going to private school, but we can only afford it because I got the scholarship and besides, while there are a great many rich people there - a bonus as I can go to their houses and get drunk on nice alcohol, as opposed to asda price cider (oh, I'm such a snob) - I wouldn't call many of them ouright posh. By that I mean that any foxes are comparatively safe around that, they have chins, and are not braying idiots.

My own family has next to no money spare what with my school fees, and we also have a relatively small house. Therefore, I get the worst of both worlds - I am thought a posh tosser by people I meet, but don't have the money that would compensate for this.

That wasn't very funny, but hopefully I'll get the sympathy vote

Edit: Oh, and as if just to rub salt in the wound, I am very distantly descended from the bastard son of one of the first earls of Glasgow. I suppose that in a very distant and roundabout way, that serves as an excuse
(WarneMarsh My priority for frivolity begets quality jollity, Thu 15 Sep 2005, 18:05, Reply)