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23 Aug 2006, 3:26 am

:lol: Avebury is better!! ! ^

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23 Aug 2006, 4:05 am

CockneyRebel wrote:

There are quite a few Routemasters scattered throughout England, from the Heritage Routes in London, to that Black one in East Yorkshire. Afternoon Tea. The music. The rainy weather. The different Regional Accents. London's history. Bobbies. Mods and Rockers. The TV show, Heartbeat. The rebellious attitudes of the Chavs.

A lot of the things you mention don't exist anymore. Most chavs aren't nice people at all, though - a lot are petty criminals and would hurt you/hurl abuse at you as soon as look at you.

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23 Aug 2006, 4:11 am

Who are the Chavs?

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23 Aug 2006, 4:14 am

Described on Wiktionary as:

"British, derogatory, informal) A working-class youth: especially as associated with aggression, poor education, and a perceived ‘common’ taste in clothing and lifestyle."

It's not really about being working class, though. It's about being nasty little s**ts who drive their crap cars recklessly and give people hassle.

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23 Aug 2006, 4:27 am

What's the word origin?

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23 Aug 2006, 5:00 am

One theory is it derives from the romany word for child, though an amusing backronym has it as standing for Council Housed And Violent.

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23 Aug 2006, 9:22 am

Tequila wrote:

CockneyRebel wrote:

A lot of the things you mention don't exist anymore. Most chavs aren't nice people at all, though - a lot are petty criminals and would hurt you/hurl abuse at you as soon as look at you.

I'm just a little old for my age. People tell me that I'm living in the 50s and 60s. That's also true, what they say about me. At least I have the Internet to remind me that it's 2006. :lol:

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"I may be stuck in the 50s and 60s, but the Internet reminds me that it's 2006."
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23 Aug 2006, 3:54 pm

lastwish wrote:

i live in england and i can say your very dilluded, come to nottingham and walk around town at 2 am. You wont like england for much longer. My house has been burgled 4 times (all our doors have multiple locks and we have an alarm system that is allways set).

I couldn't generalise England based on that. It would just put me off Nottingham, that's all.

I've never been to Nottingham, but it's known for having relatively high levels of crime and violence. That said, I shouldn't judge the city unless/until I've been.

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23 Aug 2006, 5:41 pm

Keeno wrote:

lastwish wrote:

I couldn't generalise England based on that. It would just put me off Nottingham, that's all.

I've never been to Nottingham, but it's known for having relatively high levels of crime and violence. That said, I shouldn't judge the city unless/until I've been.

It apparently has the highest crime rate in the country

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23 Aug 2006, 5:55 pm

I like how they drive on the Left side of the road, instead of the Right. I've been walking down the Left sidewalk my whole life, because I like the British Left, so much.

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23 Aug 2006, 6:07 pm

I just LOVE British Comedy TV, and "Doctor Who"!

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23 Aug 2006, 10:31 pm

Monty Python.

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23 Aug 2006, 10:45 pm

The Beatles.

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24 Aug 2006, 7:46 am

England is fine really, just avoid the bad citys (as in USA or anywhere i suppose)

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24 Aug 2006, 8:25 am

Fish & Chips!

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24 Aug 2006, 11:06 pm

Princess Diana :cry:

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