[Josy]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

Nah, the "council housed and violent" thing was invented to fit the word after it had been in use for ages, council housing has nothing to do with chavviness. A lot of chavs actually do pretty well for themselves (50k+ incomes), usually in trades / building etc.

Boy Racers are (all) chavs... many of them have cars worth 20k+ and often they'll be in trade apprenticeships and will end up doing pretty well for themselves financially.

Money doesn't really come into it... in fact... some of the chavviest clothes / "bling" / gadgets etc. are effing EXPENSIVE!


Now... I'm aware that Helen grew up in a middle class household... but, I feel it's important to point out that there are LOTS of chavs born of middle class parents. It's a strange phenomenon, but not an uncommon one.

So which of these stereotypical descriptions does Helen fall into?

Originally Posted by LukeB

i do, but not all chavs are from council houses, and not everyone from a council house is a chav, they could live in a big house, and speak like this

"itz a mad ting bruv" and wear tracksuits everyday and blast ghetto music on the bus and in the street