We were so poor

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It's true my family was so poor when I passed my 11 plus and got into Burnley grammar school my mum and dad couldn't afford the price of the school uniform, so my mum said to me the only thing we can do is buy you a uniform from the charity shop.

I understood and I didn't mind

Spoiler:

until I realised I was the only kid in school that was a Japanese Admiral