Loved reading this! You have such a way with words. I'm quite well spoken too and also from a working class background. When people find out, they are very surprised because I don't talk like a "commoner."
I also grew up in Herts - Letchworth to be exact, on one of the towns roughest council estates.
It is so identifiable as I’m from a broadly similar background with an accent that makes me sound like I could’ve gone to a grammar school.
I really liked “I sound like Corrie Caulfield and my sisters sound like they’re on TOWIE” it is exactly the same for me and my brother.
Also I have never had it spelled out before, but your description of not knowing which A levels to study as no one had been there in your family was exactly my experience. I had the same when getting to uni, I just had no one to judge myself against, so any place was great. I think you are right about former poly’s being good places for working class kids as they are more used to us.
Loved reading this! You have such a way with words. I'm quite well spoken too and also from a working class background. When people find out, they are very surprised because I don't talk like a "commoner."
I also grew up in Herts - Letchworth to be exact, on one of the towns roughest council estates.
Thanks so much for this.
It is so identifiable as I’m from a broadly similar background with an accent that makes me sound like I could’ve gone to a grammar school.
I really liked “I sound like Corrie Caulfield and my sisters sound like they’re on TOWIE” it is exactly the same for me and my brother.
Also I have never had it spelled out before, but your description of not knowing which A levels to study as no one had been there in your family was exactly my experience. I had the same when getting to uni, I just had no one to judge myself against, so any place was great. I think you are right about former poly’s being good places for working class kids as they are more used to us.