one wonders about the nu-metal kiddie crowd heh

[Testin da Cable]

First off I must mention that this isn't about the muzak that bears the atrocious tag of 'nu-metal' [though I can diss that too if you like], it's about the average 'fan'. Since my hols started, more or less last thursday, I've been going out every evening in a dedicated effort to get my alcohol purged of anything even slightly resembling blood. While said effort is taking place, I observe the people around me...

Notice the fact that it is now the 'in thing' to dye one's hair violent colours. Blonde is passé, we want red, green, purple, blue. And spike it. Spikes rule, but only big ones. Size seems to matter again. We'll need big green spikes on our head to function normally. K. Now we accessorize. Our subject is bearing a large fluorescent-yellow bag, draped over his shoulder, a fly-eye model pair of sunglasses with yellow lenses. He either had a skin disorder or he is wearing several black bangles on his left arm. Clothes now. He's wearing baggy 'skate/gangsta' style pants and a hawaii type shirt. He is moving violently to a korn song, and we notice that he is dancing to the high line, not the bassline. Because of this he is moving about 4 times faster than everyone else, and sweating like a dog. When the chorus drops he starts to jump; we have a vivid image of him decapitating himself: there is a hanging fan about four feet above his head. He'll have to work on it though.

Now here it is. Why is TdC blethering on about this young man he noticed in a club somewhere? Well, our subject is going to make tracks. It's past two, he has to go to school in a few hours. His gf [who incidentally looks quite the opposite of him: babyT, jeans, short brown hair. a glint in her face hints of a bullnose piercing] is bitching that she wants to go home. He is busy putting on a hooded sweater in such a way that his hair doesn't get dishevelled. Printed on the back in large white caps is the text "FUCK THE SYSTEM". Now wait a minute. The system? Surely our lad knows that purchasing a hoodie in a trendy store will not lead to the fucking of the system? Does he know at all? Does he realise that the so-called system thrives on kids like him, who follow the trends scrupulously with painstaking attention to detail? Ah well, I won't cry over lost ideals, not while my brain is dancing on redbull-induced sparks of caffeine goodness.

 

[Damini]

BUT, and its a big but, at least the nu metallers aren't trotting out sprogs, driving around swearing at old people, drinking white lightening and threatening to stab you.

I'd prefer nu metallers any day over chavs. The sense of irony may be lost on them, but at least they know how to count to ten without having to line up their babies.

 

[MYstIC G]

Originally posted by Damini
BUT, and its a big but, at least the nu metallers aren't trotting out sprogs, driving around swearing at old people, drinking white lightening and threatening to stab you.

I'd prefer nu metallers any day over chavs. The sense of irony may be lost on them, but at least they know how to count to ten without having to line up their babies.

Sorry but thats wrong Damini. I've seen em doing all of the above. Todays youth at the core _all_ the same, alcohol fueled sprog poppers. The only difference between the two "tribes" as it were, is one lot like to fit "in", so dress in their fashion conscious stuff, and the others like to be "out", so dress (in now a virtually identical sheep manner to the other lot) in dark, torn, chained stuff.

 

[Perplex]

Originally posted by MYstIC G
Sorry but thats wrong Damini. I've seen em doing all of the above. Todays youth at the core _all_ the same, alcohol fueled sprog poppers. The only difference between the two "tribes" as it were, is one lot like to fit "in", so dress in their fashion conscious stuff, and the others like to be "out", so dress (in now a virtually identical sheep manner to the other lot) in dark, torn, chained stuff.

No, the difference tends to be that (and trying not to generalise in a sweeping fashion) that the nu-metal crowd (read: goth/greeb in my days) tend to come from slightly better backgrounds. They can 'afford' to rebel (oh the irony) and in a way think they are rebelling against their middle class background. This is certainly my obvservation in the last 25 years, having been involved with all facets of both 'tribes'

 

[old.Explosive23]

Nu-metal = psycho shit?

 

[MYstIC G]

Its ok Perp, generalise away, the threads "nu-metal" so we're already over that line.

 

[Testin da Cable]

there do tend to be cliques, but I think that the larger percentage of peeps don't feel strongly enough about a given trend to be arsed to follow it. However, I hasten to add that non-conforming automatically puts you in the catchall group heh.

as to the dutch version of chavs, I don't see them going out much. they tend to hang about places in the areas where their parents live doing whatever drugs they manage to afford. the stories you guys tell of them in england are really quite terrible [to me]. I'm rather glad we don't have that in this [little] city I live in, though as I posted once ot twice in other threads the young hoodlems seem to be attempting to graduate onto the main 'scene' sadly enough.

 

[Damini]

I have never ever been given grief by a nu metal kid, yet I have been given upteem grief by chavs eyeballing, refusing to get out of my way, giving lip...

And I dont always look grungey, quite alot these days (damn you non smoking making me abandon my slimmer wardrobe!!!) I look downright normal. So its not like either side would particularly associate with my clthes/look and be nicer/eviler.

 

[Wilier]

Erm, pardon my country-side naivety (sp), but whats a chav?

We have a lot of pigs (4 legged variety) that'll rough you up if you get in the way.

 

[Perplex]

Gary boys, boy racers, and their associated 'crew'

 

[Perplex]

Originally posted by Damini
(damn you non smoking making me abandon my slimmer wardrobe!!!)

Speaking of which, I'm picking up more Zyban this week. Trying again to stop the evil weed

 

[mr.Blacky]

Tbh never changes much in my little town, so no trend is doing anything but add a little flavor for the eyes. The only thing I have noticed is that nowadays we have a person selling the homeless-paper. Which is rather odd caus there are no homeless persons here.
/edit gl perp oh and how is tremor doing?

 

[doh_boy]

What always entertains me is (at least in manchester) when they all hang around in some city-centre square. In manchester it's "cathedral sqaure", which is the new posh bit with the big m&s All mascara and hooded tops, with a bit of baggy jeans and chains.

I remember once, finding a web-site dedicated to kids who hang around like that, the site called it something, but me forgot. And even had a listing of where to "hang"
aparently in manc there are(were) two

1) near afflecks palace(sort of modern day flea market)

2) the old(now all fashionably modern with cool fountain) gardens.


p.s. I also have a black hooded top! so am I hypocritical? hehe

 

[old.Jas]

I was about to post about cathedral square in manchester - its a fucking crowded with them! It a good laugh to walk past and watch them all 'hang'. What exactly do they do?

Down the road where I live, in Warrington, the standard chav usually wears the following -

• Scruffy black Hi-Tech trainers
• White addidas socks with two coloured stripes
• Dark shell suit trousers pulled half way up the shin to show the white addidas socks, the white socks pulled OVER the bottom of the dark trousers
• Dirty dark blue/green Kappa sweater
• NYC cap

They are usually chewing gum and in a group of 3 or more. Sometimes they are with a girl who is has -

• Scruffy long blonde hair (Peroxide induced)
• Similar Kappa top
• Fag in hand
• Skin tight leggings that go to the middle of the shin

Oh - and if they are in a large group then there is always one with a BMX

 

[Mellow-]

Originally posted by Jas

• Dark shell suit trousers pulled half way up the shin to show the white addidas socks, the white socks pulled OVER the bottom of the dark trousers
  
• Skin tight leggings that go to the middle of the shin

Can anyone else see a pattern?!

The same is true down in south london, only it's the charva's / chavs / kev's / trevs / tracy's / etc that hang around on high streets doing ... absolutely nothing. (sounds fun doesn't it )

 

[Trem]

I quite like the Nu-Metal crowd, they seem quite decent in general, I get scabby, scummy, smackhead's-to-be lads and lassies in my shop and they always seem to cause the trouble, where as the Metal kids are a pretty decent bunch, dunno whether its because(like perp said)they are richer or they just don't like the hassle, give me a Nu-bie anyday.

 

[Munkey-]

aye. rich kids trying to degenerate but failing rather badly


chavs are the knickers out here. their the fucking same throughout teh world

 

[Trem]

Knickers? You mean they are pants

 

[Skyler]

Hmm well lets see, I'd rather have chavs or nu metalers here, but instead I have gangsters

I aint gonna get into the race thing because people will flame me to pieces, but I'd love to live near white chavs instead of what I live near... At least the white idiots wont pick on me because of my race, and most of them actually do give a "shit" even if it is tiny. They are easier to control and generally give me less hassle.

Metalers are always nice to me and I dont have many probs with them, but they arent perfect.

Rather have metalers than chavs anyday

 

[Nighty-]

Aye, at least metallers don't come up to you, ask for a pound then pull out a knife.

 

[Hashmonster]

the gary girls round here do exactly the same, just sit on a wall and do fuck all :/ another tell tale sign is the huuuuge ear rings they wear!

 

[Xtro]

Hats off to tdc for starting a thread thats been a laugh to read .

I'm the wrong side of 30 and am an ex-punk who can sympathise with you tdc. I wont go on but I share your pain .

I like to hear all the names we've got for what some call "chavs" - kevs/garys/boy racers etc. lots of names but we all know the type people are on about.

Unfortunately my pink mohican has long gone (shame lol) and I'm suited and booted most days now. I do have 2 long lasting incidents with "kevins" on my mind:

1. a lovely sunny day in 1987. I'm dating a wee lassie from Barnsley (yes its as BAD as they say it is - barnsley is Hell) and er oops oh shit I have to walk past a working men's club to get to her house from the bus stop. About 6 Kevins are standing outside quite pissed (its 2pm ffs lol) and I KNOW its gonna happen.

The "Kevin's" leader sees me - he's dressed in a fetching luminous yellow v-neck pringle jumper with tight Chino's on (yes I STILL remember that jumper), moustache and permed sort of hair.
I get asked "oi weird bastard - why don't you dress like us?" Quick as a flash I reply "Darling it would clash with my hair." Of course I get pummelled but hmm it was probably worth it.

2. A group of about 8 "Kevin's" - again in Barnsley (gotta love it) and again late 1980's. I wont go on but they were aggroing 2 girls outside a pub. I tell em to leave em alone and get the girls to come with me and my girlfriend and walk off. Walk round the corner and I know they're following me..shit. Cut it short - I was stabbed twice and had the shit well and truly kicked out of me. In hospital for a few weeks, but got a nice wodge of money from Victim Support as compensation, one of the wankers got put away, and best of all I used the story to pull a lassie I had been fancying for about a year (sorry to the gf at the time lol).

I know you cant say ALL Kev's are like this - but shit like this usually happened every weekend and yeah Barnsley is a stinking pit at the bottom of Dante's Inferno - I haven't been there for years now


/rant off - carry on the great topic.

EDIT: If anyone wants a laugh at a pic of me with pink mohawk - http://www.euro-tribesplayers.com/gallery/ and click on Xtro (duh ).

 

[Trem]

Heheheh top picture matey, I like your pout!

 

[old.Jas]

You know that has to be your avatar now

 

[Xtro]

lol Jas er I best not - bast rofl

EDIT: Tremor - lmao - what a feckin poseur I was. Eeeh cheekbones - wonder where they went along the years lol

 

[Trem]

Awwww age sucks don't it? I drive a Saab and wear slippers(im 29)

 

[Testin da Cable]

ta Xtro. funny how things work out isn't it?

 

[Mellow-]

Getting stabbed never works out

Pulling girls works out

 

[old.katerina]

I lauged my head off when i saw that pic yonks ago and and it has done it again. Ta xtro for making me laugh at 00:21

 

[Munkey-]

Originally posted by Tremor
Awwww age sucks don't it? I drive a Saab and wear slippers(im 29)

i never knew you were in the young ones