I think it's less to do with Faldo's class, and more to do with his character. As has been mentioned, he was brought up in the southeast of England not very far away from me in fact. However Wikipedia says he worked as a carpet fitter when he was very young, which is a pretty working class job. While I don't know his exact circumstances, I would suspect that he was not "upper class". That said - and this was until relatively recently still the case - people who played golf were certainly less likely to be working class. There are and were exceptions in places like Scotland and Northern Ireland where it can be seen as more of a general pursuit. But if you wanted to play golf in the home counties, you were looking at an expensive sport with high fees etc.
Given that Faldo had very quick success, for most of his life he's been rich and money can do things to you! In summary, I think his nature is less his upbringing and more his character traits - or flaws - shining through. Whether he thinks he's "playing a character" I don't know. What I can say is that his accent is quite nasal, and is a cross between an "estuary English" accent (quite working class, and not upper class) with a now transatlantic twang given the amount of time he's spent in the US. He's more "yeah" than "yes" which is a good clue when you're listening to him. Incidentally, the new Simon Pegg film which I think has just opened in the US, End of the World, is partly shot in Welwyn Garden City, and the imaginary town it represents would probably be recognisable to Faldo. The film is OKish. Not the best, and not the worst comedy. Adam (Sorry - top posting, because that's the way Google makes me) On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 11:29 PM, Brad Beam <[email protected]> wrote: > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Bob in Jersey > ** > **** > > *>*He was knighted in the late 1990s, but grew up in a middle-class > family, from what I've seen. > > Per Wiki:**** > > Faldo grew up in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire – one of the Home > Counties, where hurricanes hardly happen – but went to U.Houston for a > year before turning pro.**** > > ** ** > > WGC is also the home to Ron Weasley. Hertfordshire is also native to > Spices Ginger and Posh, Simon LeBon, and Guy Ritchie.**** > > ** ** > > _ _**** > > |_>|_> Brad Beam- Belle WV**** > > |_>|_> http://www.facebook.com/74bmw**** > > -- > -- > TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "TV or Not TV" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
