Sorry if there is a delay in replying or if I'm away for short periods. Sometimes life gets in the way. As John Lennon says, life is what happens while you're busy making other plans.
I am mingling with the middle classes
this weekend, having been invited
to a wealthy relative’s swanky dinner party.
I am mingling with the middle classes
where there are rules and etiquette,
like we’re playing chess rather
than socialising for fun.
I remind myself not to swear,
to drink my beer from the glass
not the can,
and not to get so drunk I slur.
If I take my jumper off I will remember
to knot it around my shoulders
rather than tie it round my waist.
I will remember to pronounce
the letter G at the end of my sentences
even though the conversation is boring,
I will remember that talking about holidays
is a competitive sport, like playing poker,
destinations visited are laid down like cards,
that long-haul trumps a package holiday,
and that a vacation in this country
isn’t worth the jet-lag.
I will remember to bid even the most
rude and pompous of guests
a good evening, adding that it was lovely to meet them,
even though they look down their nose.
I will be travelling by bus, but, I assume,
the others will ride over on their high horse.
I will remember to go to my local pub
and meet with real people next weekend.
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Tom Dylan (
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Will you have cucumber sandwiches too?! And will you say things like: 'Tally ho'; 'How spiffing'; 'Can't say I care much for that chap - the cad, the bounder'?! etc. lol.
Yes, that's exactly it! Really not my scene at all. I'll be on my best behavior and they'll still look down their noses.
Just humour them - say 'Jolly hockey sticks' often, and things like that, and guffaw rather than laugh. How come I know these upper class things?! Hope it's not too boorish for you. Will Lord and Lady Muck be there? lol.
This is a splendid account of the uncomfortableness that many are obliged to suffer from time to time but is so very unnecessary .. enjoyed grossly Tom ..
Thanks a lot for your comments, Neville. Really appreciated, mate.
Fun not had by you along the way;
Up theirs is all I’d have to say.
Couldn’t you find any excuse?
Kindred spirits not mannered abuse:
Empty invite into the bin.
Make a point of committing some sin…..
My feeble acrostical attempt, Tom.
Spot on, Dave. Yeah, I should have made an excuse and gone out with some real people instead. 🙂 Cheers, Tom.
Well done. You convey the feeling of being like a fish out of water. I relate.
Thanks a lot, Thomas. Really appreciate your comments.
I've been to that club and didn't like it that much. Everything was overpriced. Did like the write though
Thanks a lot for your comments, Soren. Really appreciated
Wow! Too prettily rendered to effect, oh how delightfully this packs a smack! Excellent imagery and superb poignancy, I can't but adore this lovely number so winsomely rendered. Thank you very much for sharing!
Thanks a lot for your comments, Missy. Really appreciated. Cheers, Tom
Good words Tom, some people are like that but always treat all as equals.
Andy
Thanks a lot for your comments, Andy. Really appreciated. Cheers, Tom.
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