tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post1440859292243510134..comments2024-03-04T17:54:32.559+00:00Comments on Iain Dale's Diary: It's Official: I am an OikIain Dalehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-70315545911971390062010-06-08T11:45:46.297+01:002010-06-08T11:45:46.297+01:00My eyesight is going. I thought it said: 'Do y...My eyesight is going. I thought it said: 'Do you eat humans?', is that a sign of being really posh?Village Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660425348032462759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-625795005269670132010-06-06T21:23:52.282+01:002010-06-06T21:23:52.282+01:00Thatcher's Child
I would suggest that you wou...Thatcher's Child<br /><br /><i>I would suggest that you would like to be posh, rather than being so...</i><br /><br />Sounds a bit false, I think you and Iain are trying too hard to prove your chavchic credentials.Span Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-9573736102093097732010-06-06T18:55:52.472+01:002010-06-06T18:55:52.472+01:00Proud to score nothing!
However, this test is fau...Proud to score nothing!<br /><br />However, this test is faulty, if you score highly, then I would suggest that you would like to be posh, rather than being so - <br /><br />I don't want to join any club that would accept me as a member!! ;)Thatcher's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00109905814981958633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-41468172392362911142010-06-06T17:18:10.499+01:002010-06-06T17:18:10.499+01:00Does wanting to shag Katherine Jenkins (wife knows...Does wanting to shag Katherine Jenkins (wife knows I would if Katherine came knocking on my front door!) count as liking opera?<br /><br />Even from my sink estate upbringing I scored 3.thespecialonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514789597629728269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-91102711346531699462010-06-06T14:51:56.636+01:002010-06-06T14:51:56.636+01:00Note the wording: answer 'yes' to 3 or mor...Note the wording: answer 'yes' to 3 or more and you are CONSIDERED posh...by whom! I must admit to being surprised that Danny Finkelstein and Tim Montgomerie only scored 5 each (don't know why as I don't know either of them!) I scored 7 currently and a further 2 previously (and in the UK)...the ones I "failed" completely: (a) I don't mention my school unless asked, (b) dinner/supper already dealt with by various comments, (c) don't go to the opera/ballet, (d) no Aga (or Rayburn)Span Owshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10144861546996033462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-50827803624315410152010-06-06T13:40:55.957+01:002010-06-06T13:40:55.957+01:00I scored 10 but it would be 11 if I had a waitrose...I scored 10 but it would be 11 if I had a waitrose near me.<br /><br />I won't be seeing you at Ascot then, Iain?Trixyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02015060663707102784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-6324518383566233022010-06-06T12:48:27.532+01:002010-06-06T12:48:27.532+01:00I prefer Opera to Trisha or Jeremy Kyle.
Doe'...I prefer Opera to Trisha or Jeremy Kyle.<br /><br />Doe's that make me posh?Twighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04009720896102685678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-30595019921481978662010-06-06T12:26:13.528+01:002010-06-06T12:26:13.528+01:00I am more of an oik than you!
I got a Zero!!!!I am more of an oik than you!<br /><br />I got a Zero!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-724552559396024342010-06-06T12:16:33.081+01:002010-06-06T12:16:33.081+01:00Despite growing up in the Welsh valleys in a singl...Despite growing up in the Welsh valleys in a single parent sink-hole estate to a miner father (well miner until 1985), I still managed a nine. <br /><br />Surely liking opera and ballet, enjoying sailing, appreciating nice wine, having a Italian grandmother who knows her meat and a half-Greek ex who knows her dips doesn't make me posh. It just means I'm Worldly-wise.The Pink Cabalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08061704222515360918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-74373511680386163152010-06-06T12:00:21.467+01:002010-06-06T12:00:21.467+01:002. Bit dodgy though, since I'm not in my 30s, ...2. Bit dodgy though, since I'm not in my 30s, and I have to know what Prosecco is because of where I work. Sold a bottle of it last night actually.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-47353882704273561912010-06-06T11:23:40.943+01:002010-06-06T11:23:40.943+01:00There are two problems with opera
a. It is stagg...There are two problems with opera<br /><br />a. It is staggeringly expensive in this country<br /><br />b. It suffers from inaccessibility, being mostly sung in a foreign tongue.<br /><br />Gilbert & Sullivan is delightful and being in English is an easy and light introduction. Three years ago we were invited to the opera The Italian Girl in Algiers at <a href="http://www.westgreenhousegardens.co.uk/index.php?page=home" rel="nofollow">West Green House</a>, which was a revelation.<br /><br />And who here hasn't sung or at least hummed along to Largo al Factotum from the Barber of Seville, otherwise known as the Figaro song?Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234085314662011091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-22561566941431067982010-06-06T11:21:45.544+01:002010-06-06T11:21:45.544+01:00You don't like Carmen?!? Screeching singing?!?...You don't like Carmen?!? Screeching singing?!? Gadzooks with a double helping of zut alors!<br /><br /> I guess we're all different and stuff but that's a bit unfortunate.Dick the Prickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02683095612320513712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-73980852912797936112010-06-06T11:08:33.396+01:002010-06-06T11:08:33.396+01:00Those who know me consider that I am a bit of a bu...Those who know me consider that I am a bit of a bum, but I scored 7. Mind you, I would only go to the opera if Anna Netrebko or Danielle de Niese were in the cast.<br /><br />Also, dinner and supper are entirely different, and do not any one tell you otherwise!MikeyPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628881766409720006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-41453894759005511842010-06-06T11:05:53.268+01:002010-06-06T11:05:53.268+01:00Iain, if you like the music but not the screeching...Iain, if you like the music but not the screeching (with which I agree) try Monteverdi, written just after 1600, utterly beautiful with natural screech-free singing.<br />Nikolaus Harnoncourt's recordings of L'Orfeo/L'Incoronazione di Poppea/Il Ritorno d'Ulisse In Patria '3 Operas In A Box' DVD set a very low £39.99 from Amazon. You will recognise the unstoppable rise of Tony and Cherie in Poppea.Ralph Hancockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11686354797977020917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-7994364601819478232010-06-06T11:00:58.444+01:002010-06-06T11:00:58.444+01:00Of course we don't go to the bloody opera/ball...Of course we don't go to the bloody opera/ballet, full of ghastly people in penguin suits they bought themselves. <br />Cleaner? They may be someone from the village who "comes in" - of course you wouldn't call this paragon "a cleaner". Hackett and Barbour - don't make me laugh, like turning up at a shoot with an over and under.<br />Horses? Sort of in that they tend to be around when meeting chums at the point to point or out slaughtering something.<br />No idea how much a bottle of wine costs, wine comes in cases.<br />Of course one wouldn't tell people which school one went to, people just know.<br />Shop? Someone buys stuff at a grocer but I'm not completely sure who or where.<br />Supper instead of dinner? What a stupid question, they are completely different meals, a good evening has both.<br />Kiss cheeks, sounds like what Peachy Fluff used to do at school - see above.<br />Aga - is that one of those Spanish shotguns? The kitchen has a range of indeterminate age and name.<br />Poncy bloody tea, do you want a thrashing? It just has to be hot, dark and sweet, talking of which;<br />Prosecco, I seem to remember losing my wallet and getting the clap from one of these when a few of us went ashore in some Italian port. <br />Hummus, ask the gardener.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-75936483869224326842010-06-06T10:40:04.020+01:002010-06-06T10:40:04.020+01:00Johnny, Back in the 1990s I went to quite a few as...Johnny, Back in the 1990s I went to quite a few as I was going out with someone who played the piano in various operas. I just couldn't geet into it. It seemed to me that they were full of lovely music spoiled by screeching. Marriage of Figaro was the only one which I liked a little, as I knew quite a bit of it already. I also saw Carmen and several others.Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-90654207299188155482010-06-06T10:30:13.812+01:002010-06-06T10:30:13.812+01:00None of the above.
Mercifully.None of the above.<br /><br /><br /><br />Mercifully.Unsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08307116169498533047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-67890600908082483172010-06-06T10:14:37.477+01:002010-06-06T10:14:37.477+01:00Iain. Which Operas have you been to and what did y...Iain. Which Operas have you been to and what did you not like about them ?<br /><br />When I was involved in candidate selection I used to ask "what is your favorite opera" i could judges the persons outlook on life with their answer and how broad or narrow their attitude was.Johnny Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900659617233793880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-87895951392420480742010-06-06T09:18:40.470+01:002010-06-06T09:18:40.470+01:00One of the advantages of shopping at Lidl is that ...One of the advantages of shopping at Lidl is that you can enjoy their Prosecco straight out of a screw top bottle!Bardirecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12167919762034389133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-54685961491280170262010-06-06T08:46:15.547+01:002010-06-06T08:46:15.547+01:00You may not wear Barbour, but don't you wear f...You may not wear Barbour, but don't you wear fancy ties? Eh?<br /><br />Supper and dinner are two distinct things. Supper is casual. Dinner is more formal, probably with more courses. You would never have a black tie supper, for example.<br /><br />This survey is more notable for its ignorance than its insight.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03234085314662011091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-39807097848461684692010-06-06T07:57:21.438+01:002010-06-06T07:57:21.438+01:00Iain you sound like someone who lives in a house w...Iain you sound like someone who lives in a house with a number and had to buy your own furniture.Johnny Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900659617233793880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-69466536211510289382010-06-06T07:54:37.764+01:002010-06-06T07:54:37.764+01:00Iain are you serious. You are a man with no taste,...Iain are you serious. You are a man with no taste, very shallow just like Tom Harris. He likes Dr Who.<br /><br />You should try and improve yourself<br /><br />Prosecco is an italian sparkling wine. I import mine direct from a small company in Italy.Johnny Norfolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16900659617233793880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-67332053884908083322010-06-06T06:27:45.460+01:002010-06-06T06:27:45.460+01:00These are indicators of middle-class behaviour, no...These are indicators of middle-class behaviour, not proper posh. Although I suppose the fact that I make that distinction rather damns me. I scored 3, maybe 4, because I don't know what 'specialist tea' is. If it just means 'other than red label', then yes.Tim Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14681067872556519250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-22766584572683579192010-06-06T01:27:26.542+01:002010-06-06T01:27:26.542+01:00As an utterly blue-collar Tory, I was shocked to s...As an utterly blue-collar Tory, I was shocked to score 4...what's so posh about calling dinner "supper"? Almost everybody in the sink estate in Glasgow where I grew up did it!Frugal Dougalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07459572116047155640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214838.post-37691788289706199242010-06-06T01:23:56.993+01:002010-06-06T01:23:56.993+01:00Ah but Iain, this does not take into account the g...Ah but Iain, this does not take into account the genteel poor, like me. We shop at Lidl and the Co-op, grow our own rocket and cardoons, keep chickens and drive what are euphemistically called "classic" cars. Really posh people have decent stuff, but it is very old and in shit condition. I have shoes, useful, decent shoes, that are older than you. Being an oik is not about having things or doing things, it is about aspiration - which is synonymous with oral syphilis. <br /><br />Any arsehole from the city can buy a Ferrari, but it takes class to understand that mint works perfectly in an omelette or that Ligeti is not a type of pasta.<br /><br />Understatement is what separates the oiks from those of us who are fortunate enough to have been to a school that was not free.<br /><br />Begin by giving your entire CD collection to Oxfam.Wrinkled Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05291551539649118631noreply@blogger.com