Posh stuff, now common.

[Abdulmajid]

When you were a child what "things" were considered posh which are now common. Not common like a tup'penny ha'penny scrubber from Cardiff, but common as in everyday.

I am predominently focusing on food, but anything will do.

Off the top of my head:

1) Volivents

2) Salmon in all guises

3) Tiramisu

[tiggerblue10]

Having a mobile in the early 90's.

[Abdulmajid]

I think that is technological advancement more than POSH to COMMON.

But I see your point tiggers.

[tiggerblue10]

Was it posh to have a coffee perculator? The one where the woman makes funny noises in her kitchen! They seem to be two a penny now (whatever the phrase is)!.

[tickledtrout]

colour tv, everybody I knew had black and white

[the arab]

abdul can i borrow your camel? i got a lot of stuff to transport

[weeal]

having a family car was considered posh when I was little

[Abdulmajid]

Again I would say TV is a product of technological advancement, not poshness.

I may be wrong.

[weeal]

vol-au-vents, smoked salmond and Tiramisu are still posh! lol

[meglet]

Volivents? Oh you mean vol au vents! chuckle

[weeal]

Abdulmajid has obviously NEVER been posh meglet tee hee

[~max~]

I didn't see a kiwi fruit until I was about 10....lol I don't if that's because they were not imported as widely, or because they were expensive...

[meglet]

We had a video camera in 1982. It was enormous and came in its own suitcase.

[unrulyjulie]

steak
foreign holidays
salmon

[Abdulmajid]

Volivents was a joke that obviously completely went over your head!!!!

(Or am I now lying, trying some reverse psychology?? Oh how the mind boggles)

[garlandk9]

a computer

[tiggerblue10]

I would say its down to affordability and competition amongst retailers as well as technological advancement.

I could also say that having a PC was considered posh, and not that long ago either.

Anyway, getting back to food, Thorntons choccies were considered quite posh.

[Goodsoulette]

Salmon and tiramisu are both still delicious. I wouldn't have ever said they were posh, neither were delicacies or ever only affordable by the wealthy. It's not like caviar or truffles.

I used to think only posh people went to a salon to have their nails done, or legs waxed etc but most women I know seem to do that at least monthly.

Gym memberships too, that was something only posh people did when I was a kid, now most of us at least sign up at new year.