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Pardon me but what is a chav?

One time i was playing a game of 40k with a friend and these 4 teenage girls open the shop door, stare awkardly at the people playing the mini games(as we were in the door view) and let it close. Being 22 at the time, i thought, silly girls thought they were going to the clothing store(next door) and they would bugger off, but no. They opened the door , stepped within these hallowed halls and said...
"what are you guys a bunch of child molesters? playing with your pokemon, isn't that cute.Fags"
To wich i replied infront of the other 6 40k players(none of wich were playing any card game mind you) and the staff
"Shut your mouth you dirty little whores."(very loud and clearly)
The girls turned every shade of red and slinkked back through the door, never to been seen again( iheard their uncles were still spanking them, sexily)
Long story short, I'm the reason girls do't play, and i'm, sorry.

Frazzled wrote:Killer attack Gerbil?

Auto-guided, self-stuffing? Ew.

rdlb wrote:Pardon me but what is a chav?

They're what the Brits call little white-trash gangsta wanna-be's:

JD21290 wrote:lol, loss, i get called a chav for a few reasons

1: i tend to go out drinking alot on weekends.
2: im allways wearing a hoodie and jeans of some kind.
3: i listen to alot of dance/trance/rave music


Allthough, i do have a full time job, something which 99% of chavs do not have.
I also have common sense, another trait which is rare among chavs

I do one and two and never get called a chav I do listen to alot of Rock/Metal.

There are some pretty nasty Chavs in Wales, Im been saved by the police a few times

Oh, a chav is a wangsta(not wanksta)it what we call em round here. or Douchebag for short

Atleast they have better fashion sense than the "chav"
we have in Vancouver *shudders

To help the American users here are some chavs in all there non-glory

OK, what's "ASBO" and what's with the plaid?

JohnHwangDD wrote:OK, what's "ASBO" and what's with the plaid?

Not sure about ASBO, but I do know they're ALL about the fake Burberry...

Polonius wrote:You guys get kids causing trouble over there in merrie olde england? My FLGS is in the hood, next to a barber shop and across the street from housing projects, and I've never had any problems.

Of course, the owner of the barber shop recently sliced up a would be thief with a straight razor, so maybe punks know to stay away.

I dunno, here in the states businesses can generally make a call to the local Police, and they'll harass the local riff raff until they know they're not wanted.

Seriously? I like the cut of that guys' jib.

JohnHwangDD wrote:OK, what's "ASBO"

What is an Anti-Social Behaviour Order?
An Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO) is a binding agreement between a person or persons who have committed acts of anti-social behaviour and the police. The principle behind these orders is that they act as a legal and binding contract signed by all parties concerned in the hope that they will reduce the chances of the individual in receipt of the ASBO from causing any further acts of anti-social behaviour.

Taken from this site: http://www.lawandparents.co.uk/what-is-anti-social-behaviour-order-asbo.html

Commissar Molotov wrote:

rdlb wrote:Pardon me but what is a chav?

They're what the Brits call little white-trash gangsta wanna-be's:

Ah, so wiggers, got ya.

Commissar Molotov wrote:Never had any problems at my FLGS...

But then again, the owner keeps a cut-down baseball bat handy behind the counter.

Besides, the gamers at my FLGS are rather beefy fellows. Easier pickings elsewhere, I'm sure!

Funny, sounds alot like my FLGS. We also have some cops, firemen, ex-military, ex-wrestlers, and some basic home-grown cornfed country boys.

"Y'all come back now, y'hear!"


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fire4effekt wrote:One time i was playing a game of 40k with a friend and these 4 teenage girls open the shop door, stare awkardly at the people playing the mini games(as we were in the door view) and let it close. Being 22 at the time, i thought, silly girls thought they were going to the clothing store(next door) and they would bugger off, but no. They opened the door , stepped within these hallowed halls and said...
"what are you guys a bunch of child molesters? playing with your pokemon, isn't that cute.Fags"
To wich i replied infront of the other 6 40k players(none of wich were playing any card game mind you) and the staff
"Shut your mouth you dirty little whores."(very loud and clearly)
The girls turned every shade of red and slinkked back through the door, never to been seen again( iheard their uncles were still spanking them, sexily)
Long story short, I'm the reason girls do't play, and i'm, sorry.

You know, I'll be honest. I'm not really sure that "dirty little whores" qualifies as an over-reaction on your part. Given the group of you were addressed as child molester fags, dirty little whore actually seems to be about par. I salute you for your self-control in not taking it Too Far, sir.

Never had a problem. One kid was a problem and his dad took care of it with a parking lot whopping. It was hilarious.

grizgrin wrote:

Commissar Molotov wrote:Never had any problems at my FLGS...

But then again, the owner keeps a cut-down baseball bat handy behind the counter.

Besides, the gamers at my FLGS are rather beefy fellows. Easier pickings elsewhere, I'm sure!

Funny, sounds alot like my FLGS. We also have some cops, firemen, ex-military, ex-wrestlers, and some basic home-grown cornfed country boys.

"Y'all come back now, y'hear!"

Wow - it DOES sound like mine! Is your FLGS in Greenville, South Cacky-Lacky, by any chance?

hahaha...

Here in Georgia, in the good ole US-of-A, you have virtually a 100% chance of someone packing a lawfully concealed firearm in most of the FLGS' in the state.

that equals pretty much zero shenanigans. Georgia is a pretty darn polite state, once you get out of Atlanta.

Ahhhhh, legal to carry fire arms. Ya know I've found Texas and Arizona to be extremely polite states too. I've often debated whether it was just the culture or the fact that there are almost always guns in attendance somewhere and that in Texas you never know who has it

This has just reminded me of a funny story.

A couple of winters ago we had the fence in our back garden blow over in high winds, I waited for a sunny weekend and gave my friend Steve a call to help me replace it. At this point i should point out that he is a copper and i had not long got out of the Army, so was not the fat git I am today.

The previous fence posts had been put up with those metal spike things that are easy enough to put in the ground but hell to get back out, they also cause the posts to rot at the bottom (part of the reason the fence blew down).

I decided to take these spikes out and concrete the new posts in. I was using a sledge hammer to knock the spikes around to loosen them enough to lever them out of the ground.

About half way through the job, the chav (always causing the neighbours grief with constant police visits and loud parties) who lived on the corner appears in his garden and starts to put his music on, loudly. I dont have a problem with dance or hip hop, in fact I have seen Cypress Hill live. Anyway as time cracks on the music steadily increases in volume and decreases in quality (it had gone from Public Enemy to homophobic Jamaican men shouting about "killing batty men") I look over at Steve and ask him if I should have a word, he just nods, I said to him "okay but keep an eye on him because he is a bit of an idiot and i don't want to get my head kicked in" again he nods.

I nip into his garden (His fence also being down) and ask him if he wouldn't mind turning it down a bit. He just nods says "no problem pal" turns his steroe off and gets up to go inside, I said "you don't have to turn it off mate" he just mumbles "nah it's alright bruv" and dissapears inside. I go back to my garden and Steve is pi$$ing himself laughing I asked him what was so funny and he just points to my hand, i look down to see that i have been carrying the sledge hammer all the time. I must have scared the poor sod senseless!

....I wasn't ggoing to, but what the hell, this is the internet, I'd beat them into the ground the with their and their

On a real world note I'm eighteen and aggressive(i dunno why, it just happens ) and I'd LOVE to smack one of them, but repercussions such as aggrivated assault charges tend to deter me. on the other hand if they hit me or someone else first, I might try it, I couldn't tell you, , it's never come up. I think I shall stick to the whole "I'd like to" thing

-Kyley

I believe Chavs are a distinctly British phenomenon. although they have their equivilants in other countries, few seem to suffer the same level of infestation.
I live in a small town in Wales. I would say roughly a quarter of the population could be described as chavs. They're everywhere. And I don't broadly apply the label - for example, JD21290, I would not describe you as a chav at all. If 'chav' described everyone who likes some popular music, goes on nights out sometimes and wears jeans, that would actually describe everyone in my home town, including myself.

For those fortunate enough not to have witnessed these creatures first-hand: Chavs try to be gangsters, except they don't fight amongst themselves for 'business', they go around causing grief for ordinary people. They smoke copious amounts of sickeningly strong drugs, have extremely low IQs, play their 'music' (usually the very worst dance or pop or gangsta rap) at painful volumes, talk in stupid voices, shout insults at passers-by, and their favourite passtimes are usually thieving, mugging, joy-riding and just generally starting fights and beating people up for the sake of it. They usually expect to be allowed to do what they like, and any complaints lead to threats and/or violence. Seriously, although it's relatively rare, there have been many instances of chavs beating people to death for minor slights. Or just for the sake of it. Although usually weedy they travel in packs.

The teenagers are most troublesome, but most fail to grow out of their chaviness completely and just turn into anti-social, drug-dealing child-neglecting dole scum. This is the extreme, you understand, not all chavs are this bad, but you get the idea.

Although they dress like 'wangstas' or whatever else, the real US equivilant, culturally and behaviourally, is probably a cross betrween actual gangsters and the very lowest layer of trailor-trash you see on Jerry Springer. Problem is, these people dont live in a specific burough or in mobile homes. They Are Among Us...

So, you can probably see the problem, and the source of the general ire of the British members posting here. On topic, I've never actually seen any trouble from Chavs in or around my local Games Workshop. Although getting there and back without encountering some is a challenge.

There are two theories on where the term Chav came from.

One is that it is an abreviation of Cheltenham Average, this is due to the fact that when the term was first coined it was not used in the same way it is today. Today a chav is effectively white trash, when it was first used it described people who liked to potray a life style they were not capable of funding i.e. someone who lives in a rented bedsit but wears designer clothes and drives a new (hire purchase) BMW. As time has gone on the lines between these two types of people have become blured and are not mutualy exclusive.

The second is that it is an anachronism of Council Houses And Violence.

Sic a Genghis Connie @ them.

Straws in Skullz = Obedience.

Grief Bringer wrote:My usual tactic has been to stand up, get out my wallet and show them my warrant card.

That has yet to fail to get them apologising profusely and running with tail between legs Also usually gets me a small round of aplause and something to eat.

Whats a warrant card? I have a Mexican Express Card from Lupe Tortillas-does that count?




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CapNCaveman! wrote:hahaha...

Here in Georgia, in the good ole US-of-A, you have virtually a 100% chance of someone packing a lawfully concealed firearm in most of the FLGS' in the state.

that equals pretty much zero shenanigans. Georgia is a pretty darn polite state, once you get out of Atlanta.

Only 100%, what are ya a bunch of handgun banning hippy boys?
I knew I liked Georgia for a reason.


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squilverine wrote:
I nip into his garden (His fence also being down) and ask him if he wouldn't mind turning it down a bit. He just nods says "no problem pal" turns his steroe off and gets up to go inside, I said "you don't have to turn it off mate" he just mumbles "nah it's alright bruv" and dissapears inside. I go back to my garden and Steve is pi$$ing himself laughing I asked him what was so funny and he just points to my hand, i look down to see that i have been carrying the sledge hammer all the time. I must have scared the poor sod senseless!

Squilverine proverb: "Speak softly but carry a large sledgehammer."



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akira5665 wrote:Sic a Genghis Connie @ them.

Straws in Skullz = Obedience.

YES!!!

Frazzled wrote:

Grief Bringer wrote:My usual tactic has been to stand up, get out my wallet and show them my warrant card.

That has yet to fail to get them apologising profusely and running with tail between legs Also usually gets me a small round of aplause and something to eat.

Whats a warrant card? I have a Mexican Express Card from Lupe Tortillas-does that count?

Policeman's ID card.

I see your warrant card and raise you 1 MoD card

JD21290 wrote:I see your warrant card and raise you 1 MoD card

Are you an undercover agent working in a library, JD?

I wish
Just your average soldier on leave at the moment
Allthough, nearly done my time now, so looking for a new job once i leave

Just get everyone to bounce slowly up to him with arms out stretched saying "hug ... ... hug ... ... hug ... ..." Dr Evil style

I don't know about you, but that would freak the hell out of me if some random guys tried to hug me bouncing around like idiots. And I'd proberly not want to go back in.

You can't get arrested for offering a hug, and the Chav will proberly be freaked out enough not to return again, everyone's a winner

JD21290 wrote:I wish
Just your average soldier on leave at the moment
Allthough, nearly done my time now, so looking for a new job once i leave

Much respect to you, mate. Keep your bloody head down!