I was a poor boy, from a poor family so to speak. Working class roots on both sides of my parents' family, but they were educated and literate. We were given similar opportunities and values. I ran the test and came out as technical middle class. I was thinking about the people I socialise with, my best friend and biking buddy works for the council in a good office job as a manager, he is from a similar background, professional parents (both nurses) but strong Working Class backgrounds. I socialise with retired senior Police Officers (one is now a JP), teachers and other professional types. I could have ticked the "arts and crafts" box maybe..Wales is odd, especially the Welsh language side of it class-wise. Apparently owning a Volvo estate is halfway to being middle class, the other half is owning a harp to put in the back of it.
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