What makes someone common? Is it the way that they speak? The clothes they wear? The way that they do their hair? The job that they have? More to the point, what makes someone posh? Is there a wage cut off where you go from common to working class or working class to upper class?
I always get embarrassed telling people where I live or where I work because I think it makes me look a bit common. I met Andy, (or Anthony as I knew him for 2 weeks..) who is one of Jamies sisters mates a couple of Saturdays ago and at the weekend because he was driving, he took me and his friends home. I did everything I could to try and get dropped off at the end of my street so that noone could see the block of flats that I lived in. However, we ended up outside my place. When I apologised, they said not to be so silly and that was that. I was texting Andy over the next few days having conversations about this and that and found that he was possibly even more embarrassed by his job than I was mine. I finally got out of him that he was an accountant.. I am not quite sure why anyone would be embarrassed about this profession!?! It made me realise though that everyone has their own hang ups about themselves and that I shouldnt be ashamed of where I have come from or what I have to my name... (not a penny just in case anyone was wondering!) Let this be a lesson to us, dont judge a book by its cover!
After some deliberating, I have decided that I am going to try and stop swearing. The main reason is because my niece is almost starting to string sentences together and I dont want her first sentence to be an obscenity just because I talk from the sewer! Other than that, I dont think it suits me and it makes me look common! I will stick to "bloody and jesus christ!" for when im annoyed and will save the vulgar words for when I hit my finger with a hammer or when my favourite football player gets assaulted on the pitch (football!? Say what!!?) I of course, am trying to use my father as my role model. He doesnt swear all that often except in extreme circumstances...
Does it count if I swear over text or email!? x
2007-09-06 @ 16:55