Interior designer and celebrity Nicky Haslam has famously, over the years, declared many things to be ‘common’. So imagine my horror when I looked for a definitive list on the internet and couldn’t find one. I resolved to do some research and write the list myself.
First, we need to know Haslam’s definition of ‘common’. He once gave this answer in an interview:
‘It's nothing to do with some Nancy Mitford-esque horror of someone putting their knife on the plate. It's those little clichés that make you cringe, like someone saying: "My garden's got its own microclimate."’
And now for the list!:
• Saying "please"
• Cufflinks
• Anyone Scottish,
• The Caribbean,
• Tassled loafers
• Celebrity chefs
• Bottled water
• The sun
• Swans
• Queuing outside Annabel’s
• Organic food
• Sushi
• Saint Tropez
• Champagne flutes
• Christmas parties
• Non-Russians with Russian girlfriends,
• Film stars
• Complaining about the smoking ban
• Pronouncing the 't' in trait (it's a French word)
• Pronouncing the 'e' in furore (it's also a French word)
• Coloured bath towels,
• Drinking cappuccinos after eleven
• Art Deco
• Scented candles,
• Garlic on your breath,
• Framed photographs of anyone non-Royal
• Morocco
• Not knowing the words of hymns
• Fur coats on men
• Three-quarter length trousers on anyone
• Jet-lag
• Wheat intolerance
• Relaxing
• Loving one's parents
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3 comments:
Ha! He's just bought some tasseled loafers from Topman that he seems pretty fond of...well, slippers really, but still.
The sun or The Sun?
I think 'the sun'. The Sun is so self-evidently common.
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