Darling, people in THIS VILLAGE ....

....Don't shop at TESCO!!

Via the Metro newspaper -

"A worried resident called police to report a ‘suspicious’Tesco van parked in the street.But when he was told by the emergency operator that it was most probably a delivery being made, the caller snapped: ‘People in this village don’t shop at Tesco.’ "

This tells you all you need to know about Britain's class system, as does this one about those who shop at a certain posh super market : [if the concept of a 'super market' can really be thought of as classy].

 Hilarious quotes from Waitrose shoppers collected on Facebook page. 'Overheard In Waitrose' is a collection of gems from UK's smartest shoppers Members of the public submit them to Facebook page for others' amusement. Highlights include: 

• 'Don't rummage in the reduced bin, someone from the golf club might see you': 

• 'Mummy, are we shopping for the boat as well?'

• Another customer asked: 'Darling, do we need parmesan for both houses?' 

• A woman told butcher: 'Topside for the dog? We're not TRYING to kill her'

• Another said: 'There are no pine nuts in Tesco, it's like the Third World'

• And another: 'Lucas, put the falafel down, you already chose olives as treat'

Thankfully being a daughter of working class Jews made good, I simply don't go into this sort of snobbery. I go to a local Kosher butcher and a Greengrocer instead. And  thinking you've got money and telling everyone else is vulgar, not classy or posh.  It would appear that having money is also no guarantee of politeness or etiquette.