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    Posted: 18 Nov 13 at 8:41pm
Originally posted by iitick

I never knew she worked on the plumbing counter and paid for the boat herself. They missed that in the book.


Ellen is a bloody good example actually. I don't suppose one person in a million would be prepared to endure the living conditions she did in her early days in order to be able to get into the Mini Transat class...

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In reality of course what we should say is 'perceived as posh' and that, it is! Now, we live and sail in Derbyshire but 20 miles away in Cheshire there is another club. This club is scummed by duck sh*t, shielded by trees and poisoned by affluence.  You  can get Pims in the bar and there are very few nettles to loose the junk in. Car parking is by Stratstone and HR Owen.

Why? Cos' its near Alderley Edge and hosts the sailing club of a well known local private school. For those parents sailing is an important part of Harry or Harriet's social education, a skill they will need when staying at the Abbersoch cottage.

I generalise of course, there is no fun in not being bigoted as I  am sure Booterscooter realises. 
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When I met Ellen I was super impressed, so natural and so small. it was hard to believe what she endured...particularly sailing a Blue Peter Dinghy, was it not?
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Originally posted by iitick


Why? Cos' its near Alderley Edge and hosts the sailing club of a well known local private school. For those parents sailing is an important part of Harry or Harriet's social education, a skill they will need when staying at the Abbersoch cottage.


Really? There is a sailing club teaching these posh or wannabe little s**ts how to drink too much cider, swear incoherently, have underage sex and projectile vomit over small seaside villages? 

I wondered were the early summer youth populations of Abersoch, Salcombe, Rock etc had learnt their "skills" , now we know  Wink
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I generalise of course, there is no fun in not being bigoted as I  am sure Booterscooter realises. 
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Why? Cos' its near Alderley Edge and hosts the sailing club of a well known local private school. For those parents sailing is an important part of Harry or Harriet's social education, a skill they will need when staying at the Abbersoch cottage.


Really? There is a sailing club teaching these posh or wannabe little s**ts how to drink too much cider, swear incoherently, have underage sex and projectile vomit over small seaside villages? 

I wondered were the early summer youth populations of Abersoch, Salcombe, Rock etc had learnt their "skills" , now we know  Wink

Ah....wish I was young again.....
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Why? Cos' its near Alderley Edge and hosts the sailing club of a well known local private school. For those parents sailing is an important part of Harry or Harriet's social education, a skill they will need when staying at the Abbersoch cottage.


Really? There is a sailing club teaching these posh or wannabe little s**ts how to drink too much cider, swear incoherently, have underage sex and projectile vomit over small seaside villages? 

I wondered were the early summer youth populations of Abersoch, Salcombe, Rock etc had learnt their "skills" , now we know  Wink

Ah....wish I was young again.....

Now I'm getting visions of that classic Monty Python where JC is teaching the boys about sex.....such fun!
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Originally posted by iitick


Why? Cos' its near Alderley Edge and hosts the sailing club of a well known local private school. For those parents sailing is an important part of Harry or Harriet's social education, a skill they will need when staying at the Abbersoch cottage.

There's posh n' posh... Alderley Edge is still in northern monkey territory.

and it's Abersoch, with one 'B'.... jeez, good job you don't work for a cloth printers, dozens of young teens would be walking around with ski tops from Merry Bell and yotty jerseys from Saulcum.  Is Fat Face still going?  Or have Jack Wills moved in and sold out to the custom tw*t-top market yet?  


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Originally posted by iitick

When I met Ellen I was super impressed, so natural and so small. it was hard to believe what she endured...particularly sailing a Blue Peter Dinghy, was it not?


I think she sailed something a little bigger round the world, though.
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Every sport has those perceived "posh" and those who struggle to keep doing what they love.
 
Even polo has its equivalent of the tatty puddle club where players keep the grass cut and do the maintenance. The first state school team to enter the schools polo tournament was captained by the son of a carpenter originally from a council estate.
 
That lad is now driving his own children all over the place for Judo sqad tournament and training and struggling to make ends meet.
 
So much of "posh" is in the mind - glitz and no substance - how many of those "posh motorhomes" are hired for the weekend?
Anyway "motorhome" is a fairly recent development. It was always "Camper van" before and I've owned them for years.


Edited by patj - 19 Nov 13 at 7:27pm
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