Teens

From a teen perspective I can't say that I've ever seen any signs that adults were intimidated when I'm out with a group of friends. They may get annoyed when we're a bit too loud but I haven't noticed any intimidation

 

At the risk of sounding quite American...what does chav mean?

 

Um well in Denmark they aren't intimidated.

Actually I've been snapped at several times.

I think it's a british thing.

I read a book recently about the decline of the british culture.

 

Well to be honest.. I'm not all that old. But even I'm sickened by the way some British teenagers act these days. Luckily we don't have a big problem with that where I live, but where I work and other places I visit it's noticeable. And to think that I've always been brought up to be polite and respectful, why can these kids not do the same?

Personally.. I'd not be adversed to brining back national service to sort them out Or sometimes, I've been tempted to have words with them myself. I just hope something is done to fix the antisocial behaviour.

Oh and to clarify... it is a small proportion of teenagers doing this. Very small in fact, compared to the millions of well mannered and behaved children.

 

"What do you think you'd be doing five years from now?"
"I'd be dead five years from now."

Sigh... I guess I shall look at the bright side and assume that this is evolution's way of dealing with overpopulation...

 

So from my research (wikipedia style) and that video I have come to the conclusion that they are similar to gangs? or wanna be gangs? Something of the sort

 

I think you are amazing. :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap

And dead on...

 

I apparently look intimidating because I wear this big dark trnechcoat type thing all the time... But I'm always smiling at people and talking and looking really cheerful so people are never scared of me.

 

I do now. Didn't give a shit before, but I've been more nervous over the past week. Natural reaction, I guess.

 

It's amazing that we supposedly speak the same language, but the only person I could understand in that video was the reporter.

There's some hooligan / gang / punk kid problem everywhere, though there's no major problem here. Most that goes on is shopkeepers become nervous when teens enter their store and assume they are going to be lifting goods.

 

Only if the group is being loud, obnoxious or roudy. It doens't garner much more than a glare, though.

 

"Chavs" look soooo tough. Too bad they wouldn't last an hour inner-city

 

lol, really. I think an American gang would beat them up for good really quickly.

Not that that's a good thing.