After 25 years of living in Britain, US born Tim Downling believes he has finally worked out the class system. And here's what he's learned. There are no one kind of poshness; there are actually seven distinct types. Poshness of birth, poshness of wealth, of accent, of education, also the poshnesses of excellent taste and exuberant vulgarity. The queen is probably the poshest person in the country - she possesses all seven qualities.