Boltonians

Not that many years ago, we were voted the friendliest people in Britain. I'm not sure who by, but it has to count for something.

You won't ever have heard me say anything along the lines of "bloody southerners". I never believed people get significantly less decent the further north, east, south or west you get. But a visit to Wolverhampton Asda for a ginger beer and prawn crackers yesterday forced me to have a rethink, as I'd never before come across a more ignorant set of shoppers.

At Astley Bridge, I know that nine out of ten people that get in my road or hit me with their trolley will apologise. This happened to me at least seven times yesterday afternoon, followed by not a single apology.

Should I pass it off as just a bad day, or are people genuinely this awful outside of Bolton?

doffcocker wrote:Not that many years ago, we were voted the friendliest people in Britain. I'm not sure who by, but it has to count for something.

You won't ever have heard me say anything along the lines of "bloody southerners". I never believed people get significantly less decent the further north, east, south or west you get. But a visit to Wolverhampton Asda for a ginger beer and prawn crackers yesterday forced me to have a rethink, as I'd never before come across a more ignorant set of shoppers.

At Astley Bridge, I know that nine out of ten people that get in my road or hit me with their trolley will apologise. This happened to me at least seven times yesterday afternoon, followed by not a single apology.

Should I pass it off as just a bad day, or are people genuinely this awful outside of Bolton?

Were you wearing a Wanderers shirt?

Quent wrote:
Were you wearing a Wanderers shirt?

I was tempted to mention that I was merely wearing my Lonsdale tracksuit.

doffcocker wrote:
I was tempted to mention that I was merely wearing my Lonsdale tracksuit.

So you were wearing the chav uniform and you wonder why people were rude to you?

Natasha Whittam wrote:

doffcocker wrote:
I was tempted to mention that I was merely wearing my Lonsdale tracksuit.

So you were wearing the chav uniform and you wonder why people were rude to you?

That in itself is another point. The people of Bolton don't judge you by the clothes on your back.

Who gives a two hoots what you were wearing they should still say sorry for doing it, ignorant fuckers.

aaron_bwfc wrote:Who gives a two hoots what you were wearing they should still say sorry for doing it, ignorant fuckers.

Don't talk rubbish, chavs should be ignored at all costs.

Next time Doffcocker, wear a suit. Show some class.

Who wears a suit to a football match, it's not the 1940s.

aaron_bwfc wrote:Who wears a suit to a football match, it's not the 1940s.

It's all about standards Aaron, when did it become the norm to wear Lonsdale to Asda? My grandad will be turning in his grave, he wore a shirt and tie to bring in the coal.

Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't dare wear a tracksuit anymore, those years went when I was about 15 but going back to the original point, why should it be ok to bash the fuck out someone and not apologies just because they wear a tracksut.

I doubt thats why these people did it, they're probably just pig ignorent.

Another thing that pisses me off is when you allow someone past when you're in the car and they don't raise a hand.

wankers.

Hipster_Nebula wrote:

Another thing that pisses me off is when you allow someone past when you're in the car and they don't raise a hand.

wankers.

We finally agree. I hate this.

Lonsdale is just casual wear, not necessarily tacky.

The word 'chav' evolves, and metrosexualism is the current standard of chavviness in my opinion.

Natasha Whittam wrote:

Hipster_Nebula wrote:

Another thing that pisses me off is when you allow someone past when you're in the car and they don't raise a hand.

wankers.

We finally agree. I hate this.

I too agree. And I've never driven a car in my life.

Manners seem to have gone out of the window these days, unless it's just me who thinks letting onto people or saying thanks have become a thing of the past.

doffcocker wrote:Lonsdale is just casual wear, not necessarily tacky.

The word 'chav' evolves, and metrosexualism is the current standard of chavviness in my opinion.

I have levels of Chav. Obviously extremely judgemental.

the "scum" level = Cars on bricks in the council house driveway, lawn full of kids ride on toys, another car buried in the lawn, kids everywhere. Usually 30+

The "cornershop" level - lives to abuse anyone who walks past "their" corner shop, usually wears the aforementioned trackie and one of them awful "flat" baseball caps. Usually teenage.

The "tarrnnn" (town) Chav = Is basically the cornershop chav on weekends, wears a ben sherman to go to the cheapest shittest club in town to "get off his ed" and start fights.

The "dressy" chav - would deny he was a chav, wears polo shirts everywhere, usually pink, or a "topman" t- shirt with the slogan "save a cat mouse (oops) eat a pussy" would describe themselves as a "cheeky chappy"

The "rich" chav - see Wayne Rooney

doffcocker wrote:Lonsdale is just casual wear, not necessarily tacky.

The word 'chav' evolves, and metrosexualism is the current standard of chavviness in my opinion.

For the record I was joking. Now if you turned up at my wedding in Lonsdale you'd receive a good kicking.

Dutch hoolie wear is Lonsdale.

That might explain the bumping into you.

doffcocker wrote:Not that many years ago, we were voted the friendliest people in Britain. I'm not sure who by, but it has to count for something.

You won't ever have heard me say anything along the lines of "bloody southerners". I never believed people get significantly less decent the further north, east, south or west you get. But a visit to Wolverhampton Asda for a ginger beer and prawn crackers yesterday forced me to have a rethink, as I'd never before come across a more ignorant set of shoppers.

At Astley Bridge, I know that nine out of ten people that get in my road or hit me with their trolley will apologise. This happened to me at least seven times yesterday afternoon, followed by not a single apology.

Should I pass it off as just a bad day, or are people genuinely this awful outside of Bolton?

SEVEN TIMES!

Has it crossed your mind that it may have been you? Drunk much?