Scots share hilarious stories of the “most absurd” reasons they have been called posh – including for using an umbrella and washing their hands

SCOTS have shared a raft of hilarious stories of the “most absurd” reasons that they have been called “posh”.

The question was posed to the Scottish population on a social media forum on Monday by an anonymous fellow countryman who was seeking some rib-tickling anecdotes.

Receiving hundreds of responses, the replies left users in stitches with reasons for being branded a toff including using an umbrella, washing their hands after using the loo and for having a garden.

The initial question asked reads: “What’s the most absurd reason you’ve been called posh? I once said Celtic instead of Selik.”

Racking up over 260 likes and more than 740 comments, the replies had many scratching their head over what the country deems as “posh”.

One person hilariously wrote in response to the question: “Once referred to my enjoyment of pain au chocolat and didn’t hear the end of it for a few years.”

Another said: “When I was a kid, my mum was a waitress and as it was just her, sometimes I was palmed off (nicely) to friends and family.

“One of these friends were a great couple consisting of a lovely Irish lady and a wicked Cockney chap rumoured to have been a driver for the Krays back in the day.

“Anyway, one time I was staying with them, and I was called upon to settle an argument. It turned out I am posh because I don’t p**s in the bath.”

A third commented: “[I] Washed my hands after a p**s down the pub.”

Another added: “In primary school, someone asked me what I thought a lot of money was, and I said £1m.

“Apparently, this made me posh, as a non-posh person would have said £5 or £10. I’m in my thirties and this still haunts me.”

A fifth claimed: “[I] wore a scarf. Tied with telling someone I had a croissant for breakfast.”

Another replied: “[I] Got the absolute piss ripped out [of] me for using the word ‘molecule’ once.”

One commenter attempted to explain the reasoning behind the ridicule, writing: “To be fair, you’ll get called posh or be ridiculed for even the most mundane thing in Scotland.

“We’re not very open-minded to creativity and anything outwith the norm. There’s even a term for it – ‘riddy culture’, which basically describes the propensity to knock things that are slightly different.

“Not only that, it verges onto the borderline ridiculous at times too. Pressing the button at the traffic lights? Gimp.

“Run for the bus ‘cause you might miss it? Gimp. Carrying a washing machine into your new flat? Gimp.

“You’ll get ripped into here for the most mundane and normal everyday things. It’s bizarre. This entire thread is just examples of people who have fallen victim to the ‘riddy culture’ phenomenon.

“You can’t do anything in Scotland without some random knocking you for it. We’re conformist as f**k whilst pretending to be individualist.

“Anything more sophisticated than pie and beans in this country will have folk lining up to rip into you.”

Other notable mentions include one person who claims to have been ridiculed for opening an umbrella in heavy rain, another Scot who was called posh for reading books, and a final who grew up with a garden.

According to a survey carried out by The Telegraph, some of the poshest places in Scotland include Strathtay, Perthshire and Elie, Fife.

The list also includes Gullane, East Lothian, and Killearn, Stirling and Falkirk, where the average house price is £315,927