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Socialist

16 (32%)

Green

8 (16%)

Peace and Freedom

2 (4%)

Democratic

1 (2%)

Transhumanist

11 (22%)

Libertarian

8 (16%)

Republican

2 (4%)

Constitution

2 (4%)

Total Members Voted: 49

[heydude6]

INTJ
I(53%)  N(38%)  T(19%)  J(12%)
You have moderate preference of Introversion over Extraversion (53%)
You have moderate preference of Intuition over Sensing (38%)
You have slight preference of Thinking over Feeling (19%)
You have slight preference of Judging over Perceiving (12%)

Wow, been a while since someone last submitted a result from the original Myers Brigs.

Anyway, back to the last middle class test. Personally I didn't find it very accurate due to how British and narrow it is. My family's annual income is around 50 000 dollars which is quite decent in Canada, and also a lot compared to the people I know. Yet for some reason, the test thinks that's pathetic. Also the social stuff is incredibly narrowly defined (There's no option for doctor, of which I know 3).

Although culture is just as narrowly defined, I think I can agree on my result since I don't regularly immerse myself in those things. There is a lack of nerd/geek culture though.

One thing the test does not take into account is the financial burden of family. If there are two people with the same income, the one that has to raise a kid is effectively poorer.

Those are all the thoughts I have to say on this test. Although my family is sorely lacking in savings, I do not consider myself an emergent service worker. Our main source of income comes from a manager at a big company, we live in a very nice apartment building that is better than many houses in raw square footage, and we have an income that just barely screws us out of many government benefits.

EDIT: Also it seems that I have posted my financials online, I'll probably delete this in a month. Don't quote this.

[MaximumZero]

How middle class are you? Independent
I got 0, of course.

Did the same for the middle class test by the Telegraph,
1. I got a NutriBullet as a present.

Social class test: Britbong Beeb Corp edition
I got "Emergent Service Workers." Young, urban, financially insecure, but somehow still cultured, a little bit.

Note: I am a real American, so take that as you will. I didn't know half of the shit they were asking.

[Solifuge]

As an American, I do not understand these Briticisms.

Independant: 2. I corrected someone on how to say Quinoa, and said Brillo in reference to a Brillo Pad (Sort of a steel-wool thing treated with detergent, for scrubbing cookware).
Telegraph: 1. I own matching coasters that my granddad designed and machined. They're plastic, and trap spills.

Spoiler: BBC: Emergent Service Worker (click to show/hide)

This class group is financially insecure, scoring low for savings and house value, but high for social and cultural factors. According to the Great British Class Survey results, lots of people in this group:

Are young
Enjoy a cultured social life
Rent their home - almost 90%

[Wimopy]

Pretty much as above.
These little quizes aren't really for students. I can say I know a lot of people though, like University Lecturers who are also Scientists.

Not sure why "rent" is considered worse off than "own" by the BBC. Quite a few flats in my area (London) cost more per month than a family home.

[Teneb]

Got 2 in the first, 1 in the second, and...

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

New affluent workers

This class group is sociable, has lots of cultural interests and is in the middle of all the class groups in terms of wealth. According to the Great British Class Survey results, lots of people in this group:

Are young
Come from a working class background
Own their own home

But that's because I am a middle-class brazilian instead of brit or even 'murrican.

[hector13]

How middle class are you? Independent
I got 0, of course.

Did the same for the middle class test by the Telegraph,
1. I got a NutriBullet as a present.

Social class test: Britbong Beeb Corp edition
I got "Emergent Service Workers." Young, urban, financially insecure, but somehow still cultured, a little bit.

Note: I am a real American, so take that as you will. I didn't know half of the shit they were asking.

Got myself a 0

Then a 1. Do I lose a point for my matching coasters being coca-cola?

Emergent Service Worker. Fancy term for being cultured but poor as dirt.

[Haspen]

I got 65 on the nerdtest ;v

[heydude6]

Not sure why "rent" is considered worse off than "own" by the BBC. Quite a few flats in my area (London) cost more per month than a family home.

The reason why rent is considered bad is because once you pay the monthly bill, that money is gone. In contrast, when you buy a house you have a home you can live in and several years down the line, you can resell it for profit. Assets like these are very useful for saving money since they won't be devalued by inflation, unlike currency.

[Tiruin]

How middle class are you? Independent
I got 0, of course.

Did the same for the middle class test by the Telegraph,
1. I got a NutriBullet as a present.

Social class test: Britbong Beeb Corp edition
I got "Emergent Service Workers." Young, urban, financially insecure, but somehow still cultured, a little bit.

Note: I am a real American, so take that as you will. I didn't know half of the shit they were asking.

._.

As an American, I do not understand these Briticisms.

As a non-british person, those stuffs are more local than international.

Have you got your ( middle class) priorities right?
0 Right!

You are NOT Middle Class
0 Right!

the class group you most closely match is:

Emergent service workers

This class group is financially insecure, scoring low for savings and house value, but high for social and cultural factors. According to the Great British Class Survey results, lots of people in this group:

Are young
Enjoy a cultured social life
Rent their home - almost 90%

...This really reminds me of Art Attack!, back around ten or so years ago headed by Neil Buchanan (haaa I remember the naaaame!), and how he went a lot of times with PVC glue.
...Is it commonly British to brand your utilities? Because as I did all those testy-tests, I remember that.

[Wimopy]

Not sure why "rent" is considered worse off than "own" by the BBC. Quite a few flats in my area (London) cost more per month than a family home.

The reason why rent is considered bad is because once you pay the monthly bill, that money is gone. In contrast, when you buy a house you have a home you can live in and several years down the line, you can resell it for profit. Assets like these are very useful for saving money since they won't be devalued by inflation, unlike currency.

True that, but I'm just trying to point out the fact that it is not really a good measure in itself for the social class. Besides, you could be 'renting' (I think 'leasing' might be the right word, I'm not good with financial English) a house for an amount of years. By which time even an owned house might not be in good shape.
Main issue was the black-and-whiting of owned vs rent, where I believe renting a high value property should still be a factor. Not that it would really affect the outcome of the quiz for people in question.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

 NEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR-

30-35
    - 1 (1.4%)
36-40
    - 0 (0%)
41-45
    - 2 (2.9%)
46-50
    - 2 (2.9%)
51-55
    - 7 (10%)
56-60
    - 16 (22.9%)
61-65
    - 20 (28.6%)
66-70
    - 22 (31.4%)

Total Members Voted: 70

Does that mean Trump's going to launch his coup on Christmas Eve?

But there's also an even more important question than that! One which you must answer for me now. The issue of our age.

Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?

[TheDarkStar]

Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?

Yes.

If you listen to it backwards.

[x2yzh9]

I thought this was the personality poll thread at first
Oh wellINFP
Introvert(19%)  iNtuitive(31%)  Feeling(25%)  Perceiving(3%)

    You have slight preference of Introversion over Extraversion (19%)
    You have moderate preference of Intuition over Sensing (31%)
    You have moderate preference of Feeling over Thinking (25%)
    You have marginal or no preference of Perceiving over Judging (3%)

[MetalSlimeHunt]

So many votes, so little posts.

I see. The people are afraid. They do not wish it to be known that they have beliefs on the festivity of Die Hard.

[Sirus]

Die Hard is totally a Christmas movie. A jolly man crawls through confined spaces delivering presents to good boys and girls, what more do you want?

Except he's kinda pissy.
And he moves through vents instead of chimneys.
And the presents are bullets.
And the boys and girls aren't good.

But other than that it's practically The Night Before Christmas.