Originally Posted by
jmpawson
As an aside Tesco has just fought a long battle to open a new branch in Tenbury Wells (a small town near me). Everyone I've spoken to says "Oh I wish it was a Waitrose" Maybe that makes me middle-class with middle-class friends.
We [in JER] had a fear that Tesco was going to take over the Safeway operation. Knowing their business methods [I have a family member in the grocery business] they would have quickly wiped out all our local independents. "Thank You, Waitrose".
I'm not ashamed to be middle class: why should I?
I can't be upper class, due to my birth etc.
I'm not sure how one becomes lower class, and I don't actually want to try
