The middle-class, the chavs & the Chinese

Adeline makes some interesting observation regarding her customers....

"The middle-class

I serve some really elderly customers. Some of them can't hear, some can barely see and some can barely move. They probably  lived through WWII. Makes me wonder why they are out shopping all by themselves. They are very adorable.

Most of my customers are very obviously middle class (branded stuff, ability to afford good food) and some are obviously rich (there was a woman with 4 children and two kitchens who spent GBP 288 on groceries in one go). She was very friendly and kept saying she had to pack properly because it is confusing to have two kitchens. Who in the world has two kitchens in Britain? People can barely afford one kitchen! Definitely a rich woman. 

The chavs

At night I sometimes get the lower classes or chavs as they are known. These are usually single mothers buying the Basics line (Basics is the cheapest line in Sainsburys).

You can tell the stark difference. They dress very differently, speak very differently and look very differently. The class divide is so so obvious in Britain.

The middle class women are usually tanned with dyed blonde hair, slimmer, and dress in well tailored clothing from high street brands.

The lower class women have badly cared for hair (usually spoiled by too much straightening, reheating, perming and dyeing), wear gym pants and sweat suits and have very coarse accents. Your accent says a ton about you in Britain. It is very important to have a good accent.

The Chinese Asian foreigners

As I am a foreigner, I am outside the class divide. Chinese Asian foreigners are usually considered rich (because you know, the Chinese are so enterprising).

They can come on a boat from Hong Kong with almost nothing in their pockets and within a few years, build a sizeable fortune out of running Chinese takeaways.

You will never find a chav Chinese in Britain. The Chinese have a very exclusive air about them and a very strong sense of community (very much like the London Jews). In a sense, the Chinese and the Jews are similar in Britain. Both are minorities, both are enterprising, and both are exclusive."