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These are the new things that make you posh (or not), according to 'Tatler'

Are you into Sweden, bread and having a job? Then you're posh!

These are the new things that make you posh (or not), according to 'Tatler'
10 December 2018

In the UK, your class is still – undeniably – massively important. It determines what school you go to, the social circles you mix in and your future prospects, such as your career and how likely it is that you’ll own a home.

And for years, Tatler magazine has been the ultimate guide for all that is posh – and all that isn’t.

Now the high society rag has put together an exhaustive list of all the things that make you a part of the part of the new upper class (New-U) in 2018 and the things that are now totally out of style (Non-U).

How many of these apply to your life? 

New-U

Eating bread

Having a job

Drinking at lunch

Pepto-Bismol

Champagne

Loving your parents

Buying newspapers

Eating sweets

Politeness

Xanax

Taking a centrist view

Bread is posh now, darling!

EasyJet

The North

Athens

Having a driver

Turning at a dinner party

Being faithful

Living in central London

Audiobooks

Having a much older best friend

Reading books

Gout

Astrology

SodaStreams

Yorkshire Tea

Fried eggs

Sweden

Knowing about plants

Nicknames

Perudo

Asking questions during a conversation

Non-U

Dietary requirements

The word ‘posh’

Public displays of abstinence

Mouthwash

Most white wine

Being friends with your parents

Facebook

Elaborate gin and tonics

Talking about yourself

Tissues

Jacob Rees-Mogg

British Airways

The South-East

France (except Paris)

Wearing make-up outside London

Tissues! How passé! The real elites shoot snot straight into their wealthy palms 

Dips

Trophy spouses

Windsor

Tinder

Social climbing

iPads

Cryogenic freezing

Supplements

Soho Farmhouse

Air freshener

Cortados

Fruit in plastic

Knowing about yachts

Three-day weddings in Burma

Athleisure wear

Wet wipes

Saying, ‘I’m all right thanks’ when offered a drink

(Images: Getty)