Yet More Tripe

[Jackdaw33]

...from the PC brigade

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-44075878

[New Judge]

"I have never seen a netto"

You probably wouldn't have done. The UK chain was sold to ASDA in 2010. Most of the stores were rebranded as ASDA but some were subsequently sold to Morrisons, Lidl and others under agreement with the Competitions Commission. There was a brief and small relaunch in 2014 but those stores all closed in 2016.

[Jackdaw33]

A true story:
When I was teaching I once covered a class for an absent colleague. All was peaceful and quiet, the kids got on with their work and I was sat at my desk doing mine. Suddenly I heard an almighty crash. I looked up to see two desks overturned and two girls fighting like cats. I was reluctant to intervene where girls are concerned but I had no choice. When I separated them and restored some order I asked what it was all about. One girl replied:

-She started it. She said my mam shops at Netto.-

Apparently if you went to Netto you were the lowest of the low, and this is ex oribus parvulorum.

[Old_Geezer]

I despair of the world; or at least humans.

[Mamyalynne]

Aye one-upmanship starts earlier each generation.

[New Judge]

"ex oribus parvulorum."

"Out of the mouth of babes" for the disadvantaged not blessed with jackdaw's (and my) classical education!

Where's my classical pencil case? :-)

[Mamyalynne]

How kind, and there was I about to offer some emollient ;-)

[tonyav]

It's always been there. In my secondary school days, sports lesson = the correct trainers if in the gym ( Adidas gym or roma, Puma and your pushing your luck ) football Adidas Santiago.
General school wear ( boys, usually 3rd and 4th year ), usually levi, Brutus or Jaytex sta press trousers ( sometimes Levi jeans if you felt rebellious ), Ben Sherman shirt and a pair of Royal ( Black ) brogues and an Adidas bag to carry your books around.

[Peter Pedant]

yes a man wivva classical education nowadays is a...

rara avis .....but hey babies
εἶπεν δέ Ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι οὐδεὶς προφήτης δεκτός ἐστιν ἐν τῇ πατρίδι αὐτοῦ. Luke 4, 24
well it is Sunday tomorrow ..... good subject for a sermonette

[Jackdaw33]

Roughly:

A prophet is without honour in his own land.

[1ozzy]

Just imagine the poor schoolkid that's forced to admit they get served tripe for an evening meal.

Oh the shame the shame, can't your parents at least afford decent offal?

[anotheoldgit]

Mamyalynne
/// That's a rather cack handed approach AOG, ///

Look into my remark a little closer, "Poor family, 56" Telly"

Same when satellite TV first came out, satellite dishes sprung up all over the poorer areas.

[1ozzy]

AOG, when satellite tele hit these shores the workers referred to them as "dole bludgers discs", because:
A: You needed lots of spare time to watch all the channels.
B: They're rather expensive to get installed.

[1ozzy]

Those that work for their money are less reluctant to fritter it away.

[vulcan42]

This has always been there. When I attended grammar school in the fifties those with top quality leather satchels looked down on those with inferior grade satchels. These in turn looked down on those that carried their books in small suitcases. The only difference was the schools were not interested in children's oneupmanship but were, rightly so, more concerned in our education.

[Sqad]

Quite right Vulcan.

When I went to grammar school, my uniform was bought with vouchers,my rugby boots were cheap and heavy ( Cotton Oxfords were light but expensive...on the rich boys could afford them.).I never had running spikes until i was at University.
The poor boys did potato picking to earn money,errand boy on Saturday morning and did a paper round every day.
Couldn't afford to go on the school trips, like the rich boys.
No big deal........stop whinging and get on with it.

[Cloverjo]

Silly to worry about pencil cases. There are so many other things kids can get teased about, as has been mentioned. The kids who had their white trainers brightened up with Glo-white instead of getting a new pair; the too-short skirt; the books covered in magazine pages rather than posh wrapping paper.
I still remember a boy looking down his nose at me because my parents couldn't afford for me to go on the skiing trip.

[naomi24]

From pencil cases to classical languages. One-upmanship clearly isn’t confined to the aspirations of the young. ;o)

[dannyk13]

Is this school pupil snobbery a modern thing.I remember going to grammar school in wooden- soled clogs(wartime) and nobody took any particular notice.

[Cloverjo]

I wouldn't say it's modern as such, Danny. It was going on when I was at school 'herm herm' years ago

[dannyk13]

Lol Jo, I was talking about the 40's.