Goths versus Charvers

[Damini]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/tyne/3132291.stm

"Although the fashions favoured by these two groups can be seen in most British cities, the term "Charver" is unique to the North East and there is little sign that the two cultures clash anywhere else in the country."

Lol?

 

[Scooba Da Bass]

Manson's music is gothic? Oh the horror!

 

[mank!]

"Apart from ages, the only description of the group of youths who ran off was that they were wearing casual jackets and Rockport shoes."

Must be townies then. Just like anyone with a Manson/Slipknot/Insert-crap-metal-band-here t-shirt on is a goff.

 

[Embattle]

They both suck

 

[Nibbler]

Bah, boy do I know of this rivalry. Fucking Kevs

 

[throdgrain]

When I was a kid, and just after i left school, in 1980 , it was the 2nd coming of the Mods
As you probably know, I was , and am, a biker, so I was classified by them parka wearing gaylords as a "rocker" . We had some wicked fights and clashes etc, where noone ever really got hurt
Happy days tbh !

 

[old.milou]

ohhh...I remember the "Mod Revival" - Harrington jackets eh!

 

[Arnor]

rofl, I tell you this is the pre-(something cant for the life of me remember what at this hour) to the great battle that will start(fuck me my sentence-building-thang-unit is borked) between the daoc'ers and the ot'ers!
I can see the stars are right and the planets are aligning(or other way around?)


sheesh my brain is half-fried today
last day at work atleast

 

[leggy]

We don't have the term charver up in scotland. Although I do have the pleasure of 50 mini mosher, linkin park t-shirt wearing scum bags lying all over the grass across from my flat.

Despite popular opinion I actually do like trampling in 30 discarded fish suppers and pieces of donner kebab every day. I saw one of them hit a taxi driver last week with back up from 10 of said mini moshers. The police did nothing, he said there was a law that prohibited the removal of scummy youngsters because they were on church grounds.

I have taken to pelting them with penicilin ridden crap from my fridge.

 

[Furr]

mini moshers= kevs in disguise.

 

[Trem]

Originally posted by leggy
We don't have the term charver up in scotland. Although I do have the pleasure of 50 mini mosher, linkin park t-shirt wearing scum bags lying all over the grass across from my flat.

Despite popular opinion I actually do like trampling in 30 discarded fish suppers and pieces of donner kebab every day. I saw one of them hit a taxi driver last week with back up from 10 of said mini moshers. The police did nothing, he said there was a law that prohibited the removal of scummy youngsters because they were on church grounds.

I have taken to pelting them with penicilin ridden crap from my fridge.

Fuck, I miss you Leggy

 

[leggy]

Originally posted by Trem
Fuck, I miss you Leggy

I miss you too lover

 

[Mr^B]

trendies vs goths SHOCK!

What next?

"Bear found in wood next to enormous pile of loo-paper - Detectives stumped."

:\

 

[leggy]

Rockport + teh rock != trendy

 

[throdgrain]

Wtf is a charver ??

 

[throdgrain]

Originally posted by throdgrain
Wtf is a charver ??

Err I just read the article doh

 

[Will]

Up here we call them Chavs (Edinburgh word), Neds (Glasgow thing), Casuals (general thing), or Tossers.

 

[Ch3tan]

Don't judge a book by its cover anyone?

 

[Will]

Most of them are alright up my way. I never get any hassle, and don't give it out. But sometimes its fun to descend into stereotypes.

 

[Scooba Da Bass]

Originally posted by Ch3tan
Don't judge a book by its cover anyone?

He's hiding something...Chet's a goth!

 

[mank!]

Originally posted by Will
Most of them are alright up my way. I never get any hassle, and don't give it out. But sometimes its fun to descend into stereotypes.

That's probably because you don't wear Marilyn Manson tshirts tho

 

[Will]

Originally posted by mank!
That's probably because you don't wear Marilyn Manson tshirts tho

Maybe, though I think its more to do with being over 6' and being a bit too old to care about that sort of shit any more.

 

[Ch3tan]

Nah, TBH I cant understand why you would want to dress like that, but I wouldn't insult them or think less of them for it.

I want to wear nice clothes, that doesn't mean that I am a certain type of person or listen to x type of music. I don't like this kind of sterotyping at all.

And TBH, its the alternatives that have more of a thing about it anyway. The amount of times people I know have refused to talk to someone else bcause they are too "trendy" is shocking.

 

[doh_boy]

Its kinda fun all the door-staff on deansgate (popular but fairly posh part of manchester) refuse to let people in the pub if they have:

• Ben Sherman Shirts (well the obviously ben sherman shirts anyway)
• Rockport (mocasin)-style shoes
• Jumpers with the name/logo in huge letters on the front (example rockport jumpers)

Keeps most of the gob-shites away.

 

[mank!]

Originally posted by Will
Maybe, though I think its more to do with being over 6' and being a bit too old to care about that sort of shit any more.

... or that

 

[Will]

Though I am far more of a goth than the mini-moshers are. If they heard proper goth music, they'd run a mile.

I just go to goth clubs for the interesting gothic take on techno, but its all good.

 

[mank!]

The whole rivalry thing is totally petty, but there are a lot of townies who are nothing more than violent, mindless, braindead, thuggish twats. Much more so than mini-moshers and 'goths'.

As for stereotyping, I've been abused in the street by mini-moshers for being a townie because I'm wearing a football shirt, which I found quite ironic.

 

[Will]

Originally posted by mank!
As for stereotyping, I've been abused in the street by mini-moshers for being a townie because I'm wearing a football shirt, which I found quite ironic.

Revel in the stereotype...beat the crap out of them.

 

[Furr]

As far as stereotypes go didnt it use to be the townies were the scum and usaully the "goths" were usaully more middle class following trends. And that recently a lot more of em are dropping Nike and Addidas for slipknot or Korn. Recently ive seen a lot of weird mixes in the past few months.

/end stereotype

 

[mank!]

Originally posted by Will
Revel in the stereotype...beat the crap out of them.

omfg you stereotyping bastard!!!!! not all football fans are 'ooligans!

On a slightly related note, I stumbled across the SAS' (Swindon Active Squad) messageboard last night. So funny, 12 year old football hooligans mouthing off at each other