Are net curtains working class?

Posted by cellardoor2064@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 131 comments

I was recently chatting to some friends about net curtains and they all seemed to agree that net curtains were working class which is not an opinion I’d come across before. I’m from the north of England and grew up middle class but most people I knew growing up had net curtains and we certainly did (though both my parents grew up working class not sure if that’s affected my love of a net curtain). However I now live in the south and my friends from down here all seemed to think net curtains are a clear sign of being working class. They found it funny that I’ve put them up in my new house but for me they are just a great option, privacy with lovely diffused daylight, plus mine have really cute flower embroidery on it, I think they are just brilliant all round. This isn’t me passing judgement on anyone for perceived class or anything, though I did get the vibe from a couple of my friends, it’s just I genuinely had never heard the idea before. Not sure if this is just more of a north south divide instead.