Social Class

Class divisions still exist through aspects of English life and culture 

Foreigners are bewildered 

Occupation is no longer a guide to where you stand in the pecking order

Judge social class in much more subtle and complex ways

Class is chosen from how you speak

The words you use and how you say them 

Nancy Mitford coined the phrase "U and Non U" referring to upper class and non upper class words. 

How you say specific words- "pardon" - lower/middle person

"Sorry?" Upper class

"What?" Upper class and working class

When you have your main meals 

What type of school you go to

Some upper class disagree that all upper class people are prestige. 

The way you pronounce and choice of words you use determines your class status (eg, mum and dad is a lower class, whereas "mummy and daddy" is more upper class, demonstrated by Prince Charles)

Type of test: m&s test-

Upper class but food in food halls and m&s underwear and occasional plain, basic item

Never buy a party dress or shoes from the store 

Middle class buy m&s food but basic cereals from sainsburys or tesco some would buy m&s clothes 

Lower middles buy m&s food but usually as a special treat and see the house accessories as "very nice but a bit too prices"

Choice of vehicle (the mlre huffy English people are about the suggestion that they drive, the mlre insecure they are about their own position in the social hierarchy.

Type and breed of your pet 

Upper echelons prefer Labradors, King Charles

Lower class like Alsatians poodles chihuahuas

Cats are less popular in  upper class though those who live in grand country houses find them useful for keeping nice and rats at bay

Lower social ranks may keep mice as pets as well as Guinea pigs hamsters and goldfish 

Upper class own "horseys" 

Middles middles and below are likely to dress up their dogs and cats in coloured collars and bows 

Upper middle and upper class dogs are usually just wear plain brown leather collars

Middle middle classes and lower middles are also more zealous than those at the tol and bottom of the scale when it comes to cleaning jk after dogs.