'Them fancy London types don't know the pleasure of eating chips with fingers'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Working-class people enjoy simple pleasures like eating chips with fingers, which affluent city dwellers may not understand.
- In plain terms
- Rich city people do not know how good chips taste when eaten with your hands.
- What can you take from it?
- Simple pleasures are often overlooked by the wealthy.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What simple pleasures do you enjoy?
- Does class affect taste?
Another view
Many wealthy people also enjoy simple food like chips.
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