Someone asked about things that scream ‘British old money’ – 21 signifiers of Downton-style generational wealth
13.
‘Six children. All with ridiculous names. And not a chin between them.’
–Life-Bedroom-8886
14.
‘Terrible hair and red trousers. Why do the institutionally wealthy always have wild hair?’
–ChelseaMourning
15.
‘Cash poor but live in a country estate worth £35m with a third of Dorset for a back garden.’
–fucks_news_channel
16.
‘Battered old school suitcases, no wheels. Tweed with stains. Knackered Barbour. Ancient estate car. No fucks given.’
–xxx654
17.
‘Generally speaking, if it screams anything about money, the money isn’t old. One relative became friends with a woman through her watercolour classes in the 1960s. She had absolutely no idea she was fantastically wealthy – probably getting on for billionaire level wealthy in today’s money.
‘My relative was normally a very good judge of people, but she was surprised to find that she turned up to a beginners class with high quality paints. Apart from that she was oblivious.
‘Said friend went to great lengths to hide her wealth because she wanted to attract friends, not people interested in her money. It was only once they’d maintained a friendship for quite some time, and the trust was there, that all was revealed.’
–PetersMapProject
18.
‘My mate at uni had to sell an antique rifle from his country estate to pay his tuition. And his brother’s name was Crispin.’
–Fun_Entrepreneur7155
19.
‘Signet ring on eldest child’s little finger.’
–NotMyFirstChoice675
20.
‘A surname that came over in a boat with William The Conqueror. For the last thousand years, the same families have owned most of the land in England.’
–Expert_Temporary660
21.
‘Wearing a jacket with elbow patches but they aren’t a history teacher.’
–chrislomax83
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