French poshness
Eh-up,
According to an old family story (which is almost certainly true - it's recorded in the family tree), a French nobleman had a liaison with one of my ancestors, sometime late in the 19th century. Naturally enough, a further ancestor was the result.

However, any blue-bloodedness I may wish to claim (not that I do) is rather cancelled out by her being a, er, "lady of the night" as they might say at that time. That's the closest I come to being posh - apart from going to a state grammar school with a chip on its shoulder - and thank **** for that!

*Edit* - Just remembered - my fiancee's stepfather claims descent from Irish kings. However, his surname is very close to a word which Wikipedia desribes as a state "one up from being a slave." I know which option I go for...
( Parmesan Quality b4 Quantity, Thu 15 Sep 2005, 10:49, Reply)