You are a skanger if

Victor Meldrew

Anyone who chooses to make others feel uncomfortable and threatened by their apperance or behavior is a skanger.

Pajama to the shops is just unbelievably slovenly. However, i have to say, that at this stage, tracksuits outside sporting arenas a
re unacceptable as they are now a tribal thing.

CruelCoin

You know it when you live in an area with a faint "schweeeeeeeee........" as a faint general background noise

the GALL

I like ridin' posh birds

GTDolanator

This thread has exposed just how narrow minded and snobbish alot of people are.

''Skangers'' as most of you like to call us,we dont go on about yous at all....while it seems to be the subject of choice on here every few weeks!



why is that?

Monty Burnz

GTDolanator wrote: »

This thread has exposed just how narrow minded and snobbish alot of people are.

''Skangers'' as most of you like to call us,we dont go on about yous at all....while it seems to be the subject of choice on here every few weeks!



why is that?

If you can write coherently, and use a computer, you are not a skanger. You're not fooling anyone.

antodeco

There needs to be a clarification between actual skangers and wannabe skangers

giant_midget

GTDolanator wrote: »

This thread has exposed just how narrow minded and snobbish alot of people are.

''Skangers'' as most of you like to call us,we dont go on about yous at all....while it seems to be the subject of choice on here every few weeks!



why is that?

Because normal people don't wear Pj's out on the street or live in tracksuits and wear cheap argos chains, take their top off when it's over 10 degrees. Travel in packs like animals etc...

Monty Burnz

antodeco wrote: »

There needs to be a clarification between actual skangers and wannabe skangers

Good point. And then we need to tie down the wannabes and probe them to find out what went wrong in their brains.

antodeco

giant_midget wrote: »

live in tracksuits

Absolutely nothing wrong with always wearing tracksuits! If you go around in jeans, does that make you a cowboy?

Monty Burnz

antodeco wrote: »

Absolutely nothing wrong with always wearing tracksuits! If you go around in jeans, does that make you a cowboy?

Nothing wrong with it, but it looks terrible. Nothing wrong with very fat women wearing skinny jeans either.

giant_midget

antodeco wrote: »

Absolutely nothing wrong with always wearing tracksuits! If you go around in jeans, does that make you a cowboy?

going by your username and location i'll presume you are "one of them"...that was easy...:pac:

bnt

One tell-tale sign of "lower class" people, which isn't unique to Ireland, is in the way they treat public spaces. If you go to a park or the like, they are the ones who are littering or breaking things, they're arguing loudly, kids are screaming, and so on.

If you want to be seen as classy, treat public spaces with respect. Don't litter, don't damage things, and shut the hell up. The public domain is everyone's - it's not yours to pollute, not even for a little while. If you do it right, it will be like you were never there.

antodeco

giant_midget wrote: »

antodeco wrote: »

Absolutely nothing wrong with always wearing tracksuits! If you go around in jeans, does that make you a cowboy?

going by your username and location i'll presume you are "one of them"...that was easy...:pac:

No no, I'm one of the intelligent ones who didn't squander my money during the 'Celtic tiger' and bought somewhere I couldn't afford just so I have a nice postcode. Instead I bought over here, with no mortgage and no debt. I'd rather be seen as a skanger than be evicted from my home from lack of money!

antodeco

bnt wrote: »

One tell-tale sign of "lower class" people, which isn't unique to Ireland, is in the way they treat public spaces. If you go to a park or the like, they are the ones who are littering or breaking things, they're arguing loudly, kids are screaming, and so on.

If you want to be seen as classy, treat public spaces with respect. Don't litter, don't damage things, and shut the hell up. The public domain is everyone's - it's not yours to pollute, not even for a little while. If you do it right, it will be like you were never there.

There's a fine line between being a skanger and people just being ignorant dicks!

Monty Burnz

bnt wrote: »

One tell-tale sign of "lower class" people

One thing I'd like to get away from is this 'class' thing - I don't think it pertains to modern Ireland. You could be from Dolphin's Barn and grow up to be a brain surgeon if you work hard. I'm sure I don't need to say that people from low-income backgrounds can be the nicest folks you will ever meet, same as any other social group.

'Class' these days is something you choose by your aspirations and the goals you set for yourself. I have friends who have some siblings who are 'working class' and some who are 'middle class' - with the exact same upbringing and opportunities.

Hence, I think we need a new term when discussing this 'class' stuff, or recognise that 'class' is no longer something you are born into but something you choose.

studiorat

Shryke wrote: »

You're a dickhead if... you like to make fun of people from a lower class background.

Are you upper class?

Vicxas

Its not really about "Class" anymore, its more about attitude and demeanour now.

Pandora2

I normally find that those who warrant the description "classy", rarely look down on others!! :rolleyes:

bnt

Monty Burnz wrote: »

One thing I'd like to get away from is this 'class' thing - I don't think it pertains to modern Ireland.

There's a reason why I put "lower class" in quotes.

I don't think it's bigotry to come down hard on Skangers, because Skanger is not a race or a culture. It's not who you are, it's what you do. Personally, I have more experience of Glasgow Neds and Essex Chavs than I do of Dublin Skangers, but it doesn't matter - it can happen anywhere. I even saw Skanger-ish types on my one trip to Denver. You can't change who you are, but you can change what you do. Stop doing Skanger things, you can stop being a Skanger ...

Fuinseog

celtictiger32 wrote: »

let the snobbery begin.....................

not sure if this is snobbery or mocking folks who are bone lazy. one of the reasons they wear a tracksuit is cos you do not need to iron it. there was a time when working class folk dressed up for something like mass.

Fuinseog

Mr Magners wrote: »

Trackie bottoms mentioned above tucked in to dirty white socks

but not cantos with a pair of dubes?

Fuinseog

Shryke wrote: »

You're a dickhead if... you like to make fun of people from a lower class background.

sometimes they draw it upon themselves. i had to work with them and they had a constant scowl on their face.

Yes I mock their fashsion sense just like I mock Trent and Tiernan from the Southside who fulfill all the cliches. perhaps another thread here could be- you are a posh southsider if you: are into your rugby
wear your collar up
speak like a hooray henry
went to a fee paying school
was never north of the liffey, save to go to the airport

Truley

Corkgirl1234 wrote: »

whats really funny is i went away on holidays to a different country a while back and noticed NONE of these trackie people with the white socks.like what are they thinking?they're just horrible nasty things

I had a Scottish friend that told me this look was really popular in Glasgow/Edinburgh before it was ever done here. We reckoned it was because of the cold since 'Track'suits are designed for exercising in and not very practical for day to day wear in a cold climate. Tucking them in your socks keeps the draught out.

Monty Burnz

Fuinseog wrote: »

was never north of the liffey, save to go to the airport

Why don't they build another airport in, like, Leopardstown or somewhere. The planes that go to Ibiza and Spain and whatever could still land in the Northside.

Fuinseog

Truley wrote: »

I had a Scottish friend that told me this look was really popular in Glasgow/Edinburgh before it was ever done here. We reckoned it was because of the cold since 'Track'suits are designed for exercising in and not very practical for day to day wear in a cold climate. Tucking them in your socks keeps the draught out.

tracksuits are practical cos these literally run everywhere. you do see them running to the shops.

you never see them wear a coat.

whats with the pidgeon walk?

Fuinseog

Monty Burnz wrote: »

Why don't they build another airport in, like, Leopardstown or somewhere. The planes that go to Ibiza and Spain and whatever could still land in the Northside.

I am sure that has been discussed by several residents associations.
KISS

hardCopy

Fuinseog wrote: »

but not cantos with a pair of dubes?

Equally awful, but probably for another thread.

And I thought of another one, if 100 metres is close enough to have an intimate conversation with someone on a crowded street.

Fuinseog

hardCopy wrote: »

Equally awful, but probably for another thread.

And I thought of another one, if 100 metres is close enough to have an intimate conversation with someone on a crowded street.

what is the complete opposite of a skanger?

utyh2ikcq9z76b

Their the people who your all afraid of! The reason you sit on the lower deck of the bus. Some are entrepreneurs who you probably get your drugs off. And in a weird way you admire them cause they don't really give a fuk about societies rules and norms unlike you!

Monty Burnz

Leandro Witty Chimp wrote: »

Their the people who your all afraid of! The reason you sit on the lower deck of the bus. Some are entrepreneurs who you probably get your drugs off. And in a weird way you admire them cause they don't really give a fuk about societies rules and norms unlike you!

The same way that you might admire a serial killer for the same reasons?

giant_midget

Leandro Witty Chimp wrote: »

Their the people who your all afraid of! The reason you sit on the lower deck of the bus. Some are entrepreneurs who you probably get your drugs off. And in a weird way you admire them cause they don't really give a fuk about societies rules and norms unlike you!

are you drunk or something? admire them???...if you admire them you are as patethic as them...i've heard it all now...

Cianos

Monty Burnz wrote: »

One thing I'd like to get away from is this 'class' thing - I don't think it pertains to modern Ireland. You could be from Dolphin's Barn and grow up to be a brain surgeon if you work hard. I'm sure I don't need to say that people from low-income backgrounds can be the nicest folks you will ever meet, same as any other social group.

'Class' these days is something you choose by your aspirations and the goals you set for yourself. I have friends who have some siblings who are 'working class' and some who are 'middle class' - with the exact same upbringing and opportunities.

Hence, I think we need a new term when discussing this 'class' stuff, or recognise that 'class' is no longer something you are born into but something you choose.

If only everyone had equal choice. Of course it sounds nice to say that wherever you are born and whatever your circumstances, you can still achieve anything if you work hard enough. It's very comforting in its simplicity to apply the same potentiality to every individual, ranking with the same measuring stick.

Truth is that life isn't just about choices, it's also about chances. If you've been born in to a family that doesn't value literacy, what chances do you have of becoming, say, a doctor? Sure you still have the choice to go to school and work hard, because every child has that chance. But maybe your mother spends the money that could go to school lunches on booze instead. So the school day is spent hungry and distracted, hardly equal to others who are well fed and concentrating, who can go home and get help with their homework from their parents if they're stuck.

We can all run the same race but some peoples starting point is way way back, and they also have a limp and no running shoes.

Leandro Witty Chimp

Leandro Witty Chimp wrote: »

Their the people who your all afraid of! The reason you sit on the lower deck of the bus. Some are entrepreneurs who you probably get your drugs off. And in a weird way you admire them cause they don't really give a fuk about societies rules and norms unlike you!

Look at this skanger!

Bell Butter

Leandro Witty Chimp wrote: »

Their the people who your all afraid of! The reason you sit on the lower deck of the bus. Some are entrepreneurs who you probably get your drugs off. And in a weird way you admire them cause they don't really give a fuk about societies rules and norms unlike you!

They're all dirt bags gaz.

I love the way they "trun" stuff instead of "throw" and "streal", what does streal mean. Can someone explain?

"HEEEEOOORRRR, I'LL BLEEEDIN TRUN DIS AT YEH AND STREAL OUW OF YEH"

Monty Burnz

Cianos wrote: »

If you've been born in to a family that doesn't value literacy, what chances do you have of becoming, say, a doctor?

Slim - but don't blame 'society', blame your parents.

hardCopy

Cianos wrote: »

If only everyone had equal choice. Of course it sounds nice to say that wherever you are born and whatever your circumstances, you can still achieve anything if you work hard enough. It's very comforting in its simplicity to apply the same potentiality to every individual, ranking with the same measuring stick.

Truth is that life isn't just about choices, it's also about chances. If you've been born in to a family that doesn't value literacy, what chances do you have of becoming, say, a doctor? Sure you still have the choice to go to school and work hard, because every child has that chance. But maybe your mother spends the money that could go to school lunches on booze instead. So the school day is spent hungry and distracted, hardly equal to others who are well fed and concentrating, who can go home and get help with their homework from their parents if they're stuck.

We can all run the same race but some peoples starting point is way way back, and they also have a limp and no running shoes.

Being illiterate doesn't excuse hanging around LUAS stops all day hassling commuters.

Lots of decent people are just straight up poor, especially these days, being a skanger comes down to attitude and anti-social behaviour.

Cianos

Monty Burnz wrote: »

Slim - but don't blame 'society', blame your parents.

Of course. However it's still the duty of society to work towards minimising the number of these cases, for many reasons.

Camo22

If you went to wesley and told the bouncers you from Foxrock, followed by "ehhhhh beside the rock bud"

Cianos

hardCopy wrote: »

Being illiterate doesn't excuse hanging around LUAS stops all day hassling commuters.

Lots of decent people are just straight up poor, especially these days, being a skanger comes down to attitude and anti-social behaviour.

Yeah, not everyone who is illiterate is antisocial. But some environments are typically more contributive to becoming antisocial than others, for example those that don't encourage literacy.

It's obvious that money isn't the deciding factor, because as you say many poverty stricken people are very decent. In the same way many wealthy people are antisocial in their own ways.

Still, poverty does correlate with lack of opportunity, poor education, poor resources, poor opportunity and, given these conditions, more likely antisocial behavior.

Monty Burnz

Cianos wrote: »

Still, poverty does correlate with lack of opportunity, poor education, poor resources, poor opportunity and, given these conditions, more likely antisocial behavior.

Indeed. I wonder though to what extent though the tendency to be anti-social leads to downward social mobility, and to what extent the low social status causes the anti-social tendencies? Chicken/egg scenario.

bbam

bnt wrote: »

One tell-tale sign of "lower class" people, which isn't unique to Ireland, is in the way they treat public spaces. If you go to a park or the like, they are the ones who are littering or breaking things, they're arguing loudly, kids are screaming, and so on.

If you want to be seen as classy, treat public spaces with respect. Don't litter, don't damage things, and shut the hell up. The public domain is everyone's - it's not yours to pollute, not even for a little while. If you do it right, it will be like you were never there.

I just love this post, I couldn't have put it better myself.
I'm quite happy to be a snob.
I have no desire whatsoever to be Anywhere that skangers are and I definitely don't want my children mixing with skanger children either.

bbam

Cianos wrote: »

Yeah, not everyone who is illiterate is antisocial. But some environments are typically more contributive to becoming antisocial than others, for example those that don't encourage literacy.

It's obvious that money isn't the deciding factor, because as you say many poverty stricken people are very decent. In the same way many wealthy people are antisocial in their own ways.

Still, poverty does correlate with lack of opportunity, poor education, poor resources, poor opportunity and, given these conditions, more likely antisocial behavior.

I think it's a cop out to blame anti social behaviour on being poor.
There is no reason this should be so. We grew up during the 70's and haddnt a bean, we were poor but still we were taught a sense of respect for others and their property. During the recession in the 80's we were taught to go out and work for whatever pay could be got doing anything there was to be done. Now for some reason kids are being conditioned that if they aren't getting management wages they shouldn't bother working, while at the same time the parents don't encourage them to do well at school or get an education.

I drove a bus for a while bringing youth reach kids to the centre and to be honest the best public service I could have done was to lock the doors and burn them all in the bus! Such a bunch of waster no hopers it was unbelievable. To my knowledge none have work and the girls have children to multiple fathers before age 21.

Mance Rayder

pontia wrote: »

where are you from cisco student ? u ever been in inchicore ?

If you read the thread you would know , as I mentioned it twice.:D

Yes I've been TO Inchicore. Before you go getting all offended , that post was a JOKE it was something called HUMOUR and is not meant to be taken LITERALLY.

Capisce?

OldNotWIse

smash wrote: »

We should start a "have you ever made love to a skanger" thread...

There goes my breakfast

OldNotWIse

mrroboito wrote: »

This thread is just offensive.

I haven't found any lies in it yet...

Mance Rayder

mrroboito wrote: »

This thread is just offensive.

It's only offensive if you're a skanger. If so well done you must be in the top 1% of skang that can read and use the internet, give yourself a jonny blue and a dutch gold.

Brendog

You're a skanger if:

• You wear a tracksuit everyday with ridiculously expensive runners.
• You play Izbiza Hits out loud on the bus.
• Have a screaming match with the missus in the middle of a busy street.
• Walk around topless in public on a sunny day.
• Have I.R.A or celtic cross tattoos on your forearms.

CruelCoin

Monty Burnz wrote: »

Slim - but don't blame 'society', blame your parents.

You can also blame yourself.

Everyone has the choice to either

a: throw bricks at an oncoming car
or
b: go home, apply to college and turn on nat geo.

Social background, and disadvantaged njeighbourhood cannot realistically force you to behave like a chimp.

Fuinseog

Leandro Witty Chimp wrote: »

Their the people who your all afraid of! The reason you sit on the lower deck of the bus. Some are entrepreneurs who you probably get your drugs off. And in a weird way you admire them cause they don't really give a fuk about societies rules and norms unlike you!

why should they give a fcuk? Everything is handed to them on a plate and they are encouraged to sponge. their apologists would argue our society is not their society. what we need is some junkie(no, not coke, thats too aceptable) scanger to sit in the Dail.

Best username ever

CruelCoin wrote: »

You can also blame yourself.

Everyone has the choice to either

a: trun bricks at an oncoming car
or
b: go home, apply to college and turn on nat geo.

Social background, and disadvantaged njeighbourhood cannot realistically force you to behave like a chimp.

FYP