Chav (Source: Wikipedia)
A chav (pronounced /ˈtʃæv/ (CHAV)) is a stereotypical rough young person in the United Kingdom. The typical "chav"—known also as a charver in Yorkshire and North East England[1]—is said to be an aggressive teenager, typically unemployed or of white working class background,[2] who repeatedly engages in anti-social behaviour,[2] such as street drinking, drug abuse and rowdiness, or other forms of juvenile delinquency.A chav (pronounced /ˈtʃæv/ (CHAV)) is a stereotypical rough young person
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I will freely admit I'm a bit of a snob. I have a tendency to judge people. I think this is, however, part of human nature. At least I recognise my affliction, so I can work towards overcoming it.
However, let me paint you a picture of something I witnessed recently, and perhaps you can tell me if you think my reaction was rash.
I was walking through our local park on my way to pick up the children from school/nursery on one of my shorter working days. In front of me I saw two men attempting to light what looked like a cigarette. They were pushing a baby (approx. 9 months) in a pushchair, and were also accompanied by a toddler, who must have been around 2.
One of the men was slightly overweight and dressed in a too-tight vest top and shorts. The other, probably in his early 20s, was wearing a football shirt and baggy jeans, had that strange greasy combed forward hair, several earrings and the sallow, spotty skin that instantly screamed of a diet of junk and not enough fruit and veg.
Judgement number 1: they are obviously not working, and they do not look like the kind of men who have CHOSEN to be stay at home dads.
Judgement number 2: they are smoking with small children around (although, granted, we were outside, so that could, technically, be forgiven)
As I overtook them, I realised that basically every other word was f*ck. "F*ck this, f*ck that, f*cking pot".
Oh, so it wasn't a cigarette they were trying to light.
I bet I'm not the only one wondering about the children now, am I?
