What's the latest in people's lives?

[Reliant121]

Come on. Its a cheap "hand made" (by mechanical machined hands yes) Taiwanese lump of crap bought in argos. it isn't worth much

[Tsukiyumi]

Single-speed, I hope?

[Sionnach Glic]

Easter hollidays are coming soon. Can't wait! Two whole weeks off!

[stitch626]

Lucky you. I get zero days off.

[Sionnach Glic]

And that's why my job rules. 8)

[stitch626]

I would much rather be teaching than be a collage student... it would certainly cost less.

[Reliant121]

Single-speed, I hope?

Nope...its a mountain bike. 3 gears, with 6 subgears to each one. Its a bugger to change and it rattles like a Russian Reactor but it serves a purpose. I wanted a road bike but dad got a cheap one with the thought that if it gets stolen, at least it wont be as financially difficult to get a second one.

[Tsukiyumi]

Good points, but you'll have a heck of a time once the chain starts falling off regularly.

Try to avoid changing gears too often, and popping over curbs, and it should be fine for a while.

[Reliant121]

I do. I ride on the road, illegal to do it on pavement for my age I think. I prefer the road anyway. The chavs go on the pavement. It's proving pretty damn tough, its shown me just how bad my circulatory system is. I cycle no more than 2 miles a day, and my legs are on fire, burning with the pressure.

[Mark]

What the hell is a chav again?

[Reliant121]

Originally it started with "Council Housing And Violence", young teens in council housing or flats with really shit lives that lead them to pretty shitty crimes. Now, its turned into a youth culture thing. Think tracksuits, going in gangs, IQ's of about 40, knives, guns etc. They take exception to any other social "clique" and are violent in their manner.

[Tsukiyumi]

Dang, beat me to it, Reliant.

Same type of losers I had trouble with in school, mostly because I looked like this:



I still dislike people of that "culture".

[Mark]

Ok, so the US translation would be "wanna be gang bangers", then?

[Lt. Staplic]

well from the way reliant describes them it would range from the "posers" to "skaters" to "wannabe gang bangers" (yes I know the last two groups are pretty similar) to "actual gangbangers"

[Reliant121]

Ah our clique systems tend to work in different ways.


Chavs: described

Sporty: similar to chav but not as violent, more sport obsessed. Arrogant of their abilities normally.

Boffin/Nerdy: no explanation needed.

Goth/Emo: hated by everyone for some reason for being different.

Trendy: into latest fashions, often a bit stuck up.

Scene: mixes Emo with fashionable. This is where most of the "gay" guys will be found, or at least feminine. I am probably in this group.

Plastic: Trying to be trendy, very fake or doll like. Speaks in that annoying high OH MAI GAWD way.

Everyone else: Dont fit into a group really.