Nick - thanks for the broadening spectrum on Chavism - I don't think I'll be
using the word - nobody can quite agree on its definition which seems to
veer from designer clad lout to yer average working class lads and lasses. I
don't like the pernicious overlay that equates working class 'bad taste' to
loutishness. In fact your poem perfectly describe my next door neighbour's
son and they are totally lovely middle-class folk living in a very 'nice'
area.
Cheers,
By the way, I'm a Geraldine -
G.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Card" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2005 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: Chav the lord
Hi Gerald or G as you call yourself,
Well as you have been debating 'Chav' let me share share this with you...
CHAV
Oi you!
got a fag?
I'm really bored
life's a drag.
I'm on my game boy
ten hours a day.
I buy what I want
and get Mum to pay.
Nothing bothers me,
it's all a joke.
I live off Burgers
and cans of coke.
I get cheap gear
from my eldest brother.
I've got six kids
to four different mothers.
I play my music
when I'm on my own:
the four hundred tunes
on my mobile phone.
The people at work
don't have a clue.
They don't talk proper
like what I do.
So don't mess with me
or I'll give you a slap
'cos I'm a tough nut
in a baseball cap.
I pull all the birds,
I impress all my mates.
For I am the King
of the council estate.
Best Wishes
Nick
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