Society & Culture

Misconception : Why do people think farmers are posh ?

We farm a few acres, and support our workers and also the local community.

We enjoy the finer things in life when we can afford them.

I send my son Miles to a private school, because I would like him to have a better start in life.

Why do some of the minorities on here think we are posh or aloof ?.

code1 Mon 30/06/08 08:03

<< Previous

Next >>

Subscribe to question

Post an Answer

zabo
Mon 30/06/08
08:11

Some people work hard and make sacrifices to accomplish the finer things in life while the less ambitious criticise them for doing so. I wouldn't care two hoots. At the end of the month you bear the burden of paying your bills, no one does it for you. I've observed those people whom a less responsible are the ones who are guilty of such behaviours. People will talk, that's human nature. Ignore them. All the best!

123everton
Mon 30/06/08
08:25

Is that bacon I can smell?
No, it's bullsh1t!
This is a wind up.

code1
Mon 30/06/08
08:28

Question Author

No matter what situation or faux pas, I always think of this famous verse...

NIL DESPERANDUM!
by Abdullah Quilliam

Courage brother! Do not falter,
Dry your tears and cease from sighing;
Though clouds look black, they soon may alter,
And the sun will send them flying.

"Out of evil oft cometh good,"
Is a maxim to my liking;
The blacksmith well the iron beateth,
But 'tis better for his striking.

Work today and give up grieving,
Know that joy is born of sorrow;
And though to-day is rainy weather,
Hap 'twill brighter be to-morrow.

Gambling doth not make our labour
The least bit more a pleasant task;
'Tis joyful heart that lightens trouble,
Contentment brings to those who ask.

First the childhood, then the manhood;
First the task and then the story;
'Tis after nightfall comes the dawning,
First the shade and then the glory.

Kind thanks to you !

taichiperson
Mon 30/06/08
08:41

Your son is called Miles and you send him to a private school? I'm sorry, but you should expect some flak................ Unless it's a windup.
Coming from a rual community, I find a lot of farmers have chip on their shoulder anyway. Being a vegetarian in the past, I had a farmer's wife say to me "You must really hate us farmers" Well no, I still have milk cheese and vegetables...........

code1
Mon 30/06/08
08:51

Question Author

Thank-you my dear.
Miles is an old family name, my great grandfather down to my father were all called Miles.
His middle name is William.
It's a private 6th form college, where he is studying for his A levels to hopefully go on to University.
Yes it is expensive I agree, but why not spend the money you make in a constructive and sensible fashion.
Both my wife and I don't have expensive holidays, or smoke or drink to excess, we both work bloody hard.
I didn't have the choice of my education, having been enrolled at Hadlow college from the day I was born !!!.
Unlike most of the farmers I meet at county shows or farmers auctions, I keep quite grounded. We recycle, we buy secondhand clothes, we donate to various charaties.
I employ serveral Eastern europeans and Indians, and their welfare is paramount to us.

Thankyou very much for your perception on this matter.

God Bless

johnny.5
Mon 30/06/08
08:54

all i can say is thank god for european farm subsidies eh

joggerjayne
Mon 30/06/08
08:55

Why do you think that people think that farmers are posh?

code1
Mon 30/06/08
08:58

Question Author

From the content of some of the vehemently rude replies my dear Jayne.

zabo
Mon 30/06/08
09:00

Code1 you don't have to justify yourself to anyone on here. There are those who'll believe you and those who won't. When you post a question/response expect to get both positive or negative response.

joggerjayne
Mon 30/06/08
09:01

Ignore them.

Most of us know that farmers have to work hard, and that without them, we would be surrounded by even more housing estates, and we'd have to buy even more food in from overseas.

joggerjayne
Mon 30/06/08
09:03

... and farmers are rugged, outdoor types, with big, strong ... mmm

has to nip away for a few minutes

code1
Mon 30/06/08
09:13

Question Author

At our next puissance, I will be sure to invite you along my dear Jayne...you certainly sound like a fiesty young filly !!

Thank's to everyone for there kind words of support and guidence.

Respectfully yours.

Newmarket Farm

Oneeyedvic
Mon 30/06/08
10:23

Unlike most of the farmers I meet at county shows or farmers auctions, I keep quite grounded

Seems that you think farmers are posh as well.

Octavius
Mon 30/06/08
12:20

I certainly don’t think farmers are posh. Well not posh in the sense of my associates and I.

They are certainly wealthy. It would seem most of this wealth is derived from farming subsidies and the selling of prime greenfield land for development.

Which is fine, but it don't make you posh.

keyplus90
Mon 30/06/08
12:53

Being rich does not mean you are posh as well. How can you be posh when you are driving a big 4 wheeler and the tyres are full of Bull Sh1t.

naomi24
Mon 30/06/08
14:41

I don't believe farmers are thought of as 'posh', except by those who still, erroneously, equate money with class. Farmers are generally quite wealthy - but that doesn't make them posh. Perhaps what you're imagining comes from a time when the big landowner was Lord of the Manor , and the people living in surrounding villages depended upon the farms for their living - but that no longer applies. Many who now live in those villages are a darn sight posher than any of the local farmers - and some of them even have more money.

code1
Mon 30/06/08
14:46

Question Author

keyplus90 - I am confused as to where you inflate your tyres Sir, as my pump produces air rather than methane...
I have been looking at the Lexus Hybrid (see motoring section) hopefully one would hope than there could be a decrease in ones carbon footprint by driving such a beast !..I could however resort back to our horse Sir Costalot, his a happy chap almost all the time.

Have a wonderfull day.

Regards NEWMARKET FARM

code1
Mon 30/06/08
14:50

Question Author

Q : Oneeyedvic
Mon 30/06/08
10:23 Unlike most of the farmers I meet at county shows or farmers auctions, I keep quite grounded

Seems that you think farmers are posh as well.

A : Grounded as in knowing the ways of the world, I am quite happy sitting in a fish and chip restaurant as I would be taking tea at the Ritz.
Good breeding isn't all about genes, it's about knowledge and understanding of ones fellow man.

Good day to you from NEWMARKET FARM.

naomi24
Mon 30/06/08
14:51

Incidentally, Keyplus, all the farmers I know, and many people who live in the country, do drive big four wheelers, but they don't have them to appear 'posh'. They have them because it's the most practical way to get around in rural areas, especially in bad weather. We have one, and we have it because it's necessary.

code1
Mon 30/06/08
15:01

Question Author

Thankyou my dear naomi24.

With a horse box and a large trailer, plus a multitude of other things I need to tow, a 4x4 is essential..

There is a confusion over ownership in the UK.

Because we own over 200 acres we are perceived as rich.
Because I own a 4x4 I I am perceived as rich.
Because Miles goes to a private school he is perceived as rich.

I am not rich or posh, just a normal person making a normal living for his normal familiy who I love.

Regards Newmarket Farm.

Post an Answer

Submit the above question and answers

add to del.icio.us	add to digg	add to furl
add to reddit	add to Technorati	add to Blinklist
add to StumbleUpon	add to squidoo	add to ma.gnolia
add to Cocomment	add to Netscape	add to Fark