How posh are you

[Sean_Mc]

As described by the Daily Mail as the "upper class bible" how posh are you

HERE, looks like I'm an oik at just 15 answers right

1. Cook three different dinner party menus
2. Say 'Can you help me please' in Arabic, Cantonese, Urdu, Spanish and Russian
3. Play a musical instrument, even if it's just the tom-toms or a mouth organ
4. Ride a horse to jackaroo standard
5. Be a 'tech whisperer', able to fix and set up the latest technogadgets
6. Talk about five classics of English literature with authority and passion
7. Perform resuscitation on someone who has stopped breathing
8. Know how to grow carrots from seed, distinguish five native trees, identify 20 flowers and arrange a bunch
9. Handle a shotgun, skin a rabbit, gut a fish and pluck a pigeon
10. Repair a bicycle puncture and fix the chain
11. Dance the eightsome reel, waltz to Strauss and bop to Lady Gaga
12. Taste the difference between Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay and know how to mix a mojito or margarita
13. Write a memorable thank you letter
14. Recognise music by Mozart, Elgar and Handel
Important: Youngsters should be able to recognise Mozart's music
15. Put up a shelf and change a plug
16. Tie a bow tie, bowline and Bloody Butcher
17. Sail a boat across the Solent
18. Carve a joint of meat
19. Tell the difference between Gothic, Baroque and Palladian architecture
20. Make a speech, entertain an audience with a joke or an anecdote, and sing at least two songs by heart
21. Drive a tractor, reverse a trailer, renew engine oil and change a wheel
22. Find their way round five capital cities
23. Host a party and put others at their ease
24. Sustain a 10-shot rally at tennis
25. Build a bonfire and lay a fire
26. Perform three good card tricks
27. Identify five constellations and find the North Star
28. Score a cricket match
29. Talk knowledgeably about five British landmarks
30. Uncork and pour a bottle of Champagne
31. Iron a shirt, sew on a button and sew up a hem
32. Amuse small children for at least an hour with magic tricks and storytelling
33. Read a map, pitch a tent and pack a rucksack
34. Be authoritatively acquainted with at least one work by da Vinci, Constable, Degas, Turner and Canaletto
35. Manage a bank account
36. Slip away from a football riot
37. Address a member of the Royal Family
38. Complain effectively but politely in a restaurant
39. Deliver a lamb

 

[bobsbeer]

I like Number 36. If one was proper 'upper class' one wouldn't be near a football riot. One would be sipping champers with the owner. :

 

[Frogfurlong]

Bloody 'ell... I'm a toff!

 

[Sean_Mc]

Sir Frog Furlong does have an air about it :lol:

 

[LeedsBrewer]

21 out of 39... not too shabby :thumb:

 

[Dr Mike]

Why would a posh person need to iron a shirt or sew on a button ? Don't they have servants for that kind of thing ?

I always thought the definition of a posh person was someone who would bother to get out of the bath if they needed a pee.

 

[jonewer]

Number 9 - Not really. If you're proper posh you only shoot the things. Then your servants bury them in a ditch while you drive off in the range rover.

 

[BarnsleyBrewer]

I got -10 ??

 

[Che Banana]

Why would a posh person need to iron a shirt or sew on a button ? Don't they have servants for that kind of thing ?

I always thought the definition of a posh person was someone who would bother to get out of the bath if they needed a pee.

They need the skills to join the army as an officer. It's part of the will..... No officer, no inheritance, darling!

 

[eggman]

I managed 11

 

[Awolphotography]

22 here, looks like I need to spend more time down the local

 

[Moley]

... and this is stuff you're supposed to know by the time you leave school? :wha:

'kin'ell, I think I could still only manage 20, and a few fractions. For example:

2. Say 'Can you help me please' in Arabic, Cantonese, Urdu, Spanish and Russian
I could say it in French, German and Spanish, and I can swear in Iranian and Afrikaans - does that count?

12. Taste the difference between Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay and know how to mix a mojito or margarita
I know my wines but don't do cocktails.

 

[winingkiwi]

Well I had to localise a few (British landmarks, North star, that sort of thing) and had quite a few partials but probably ended up at 21 +/- 2 for the partials. (Didn't say I could do them well, mind....) Around here we wouldn't call a lot of these "posh" though. Driving a tractor, f'rinstance. That's quite... common.

37 is the interesting one to me. I guess "Oi, you with the funny hat!" doesn't count?

 

[Frogfurlong]

37 is the interesting one to me. I guess "Oi, you with the funny hat!" doesn't count?

The Boss - Your Majesty at first introduction then Ma'am there after.
Under royals - Your Royal Highness and Sir/Ma'am there after.

"Oi you in the hat!" is reserved for special occasions :lol: