Scumbag/Spiceboy culture

MrBlack93

Is it just me or is anyone else noticing an increase in scumbags about the place?

snubbleste

Yes, they wear white shirts and sit behind financial desks.

poundapunnet

what in the name of the sweet baby jesus is a spiceboy? Is it the same thing as a scumbag?

If you're asking is galway getting rougher, no can't say I've noticed. Feel safer here than any other Irish city I've lived in tbh

biko

Like Damo and Ivor?

gordongekko

There are deffo a lot more junkies around. I'm not sure why but I have really noticed it since the Christmas market opened but im not suggesting there is a link it might be they just stand out more in a family friendly environment.

MrBlack93

poundapunnet wrote: »

what in the name of the sweet baby jesus is a spiceboy? Is it the same thing as a scumbag?

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Spice%20Boy

poundapunnet

MrBlack93 wrote: »

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Spice%20Boy

Huh. You learn something new every day. Sounds like half of NUIG.

Antifa161

These are two polar opposite 'cultures'....

FWIW the spiceboy carry on isn't nearly as bad in Galway. Cities in England are practically full of those types. Dublin is pretty bad for it too.

galah

MrBlack93 wrote: »

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Spice%20Boy

Wow. Do they not use spellcheckers on urbandictionary.com?

ben.schlomo

galah wrote: »

Wow. Do they not use spellcheckers on urbandictionary.com?

Written by scumbags, the arch enemy of spiceboys.

stampydmonkey

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Written by scumbags, the arch enemy of spiceboys.

So where does that put hipsters..a far bigger blight on society

stampydmonkey

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Written by scumbags, the arch enemy of spiceboys.

So where does that put hipsters..a far bigger blight on society

ben.schlomo

stampydmonkey wrote: »

So where does that put hipsters..a far bigger blight on society

Nah i reckon the scumbags with the white socks complete with tucked in tracksuits win hands down.

Paddyfield

In recent months I have spent time in Limerick, Tralee, Athlone, Ballina, Dublin and Castlebar.

I have long since come to the conclusion that Galway has a low ratio of skangers compared to these places.

Missyelliot2

Paddyfield wrote: »

In recent months I have spent time in Limerick, Tralee, Athlone, Ballina, Dublin and Castlebar.

I have long since come to the conclusion that Galway has a low ratio of skangers compared to these places.

Hmmmmm...you forgot Cork :rolleyes:

Paddyfield

Missyelliot2 wrote: »

Hmmmmm...you forgot Cork :rolleyes:

No. I just haven't been to cork for about 15 years.

TheBully

I think ballina has the highest ratio, def twice as many as castlebar and Tralee anyway

biko

Some posts removed, mind the language (and stay local).

Straight Talker

Missyelliot2 wrote: »

Hmmmmm...you forgot Cork :rolleyes:

I think Cork is a nice place.:D Skangers/scobes are in all of Irelands cities and towns although in my opinion parts of Dublin city centre and Tralee would be worse for them.I think Limerick is actually no worse than any other irish city for scobes!

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Paddyfield wrote: »

In recent months I have spent time in Limerick, Tralee, Athlone, Ballina, Dublin and Castlebar.

I have long since come to the conclusion that Galway has a low ratio of skangers compared to these places.

Dublin and Limerick have the element all right, I can't speak for Ballina or Castlebar, but having grown up in Athlone and lived in Galway and Tralee, I can definately say that Galway is probably the least rough (relatively speaking). Having said that, there are still loads of scumbags there and I was slightly surprised when I first moved to Galway how many there were - was always led to believe that there were very few. In fact I'd go so far as to say you're more likely to get a row on a night out in Galway than Athlone or Tralee. Outside Supermacs is Full Moon stuff most of the time.

The fact that Galway is full of hippies, foreigners and students probably just helps to water the scumbag element down a bit.

Casshern88

i moved to Dublin after 23 years living in Galway, I relish the times i come back to Galway now, you cant walk down any main street in Dublin with out being approached by scumbags / junkies harassing you for change, or seeing people shooting up in doorways.

Sure there's a slight scumbag element in Galway but its allways been there if you knew where to look, Galway is hands down the best city to live in in ireland IMO. As someone above said galway is full of hippys, which ill take any day over the other choices!

Paddyfield

deccurley wrote: »

.....In fact I'd go so far as to say you're more likely to get a row on a night out in Galway than Athlone or Tralee....

I'd take that further. I'd be more likely to stay in most of the time than go socialising if I lived in Tralee or Athlone.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Paddyfield wrote: »

I'd take that further. I'd be more likely to stay in most of the time than go socialising if I lived in Tralee or Athlone.

Yep, Galway gets bigger crowds at the weekends all right but its not the people coming down for the weekend (for the most part anyway) that are bateing lumps out of eachother in Eyre Square.

MadYaker

I enjoy watching a good fight in Eyre Square every now and again.

ronnie3585

Who's your favourite Spiceboy?

Mine's Stabby Spice.

civis_liberalis

Paddyfield wrote: »

I have long since come to the conclusion that Galway has a low ratio of skangers compared to these places.

The moaner to skanger ratio on the other hand...

I've lived in a few places in the city that some like to call bad areas. In my experience, I was made feel very welcome and no less safe than in any other built up area.

In my humble opinion, some people just want or need to feel better about themselves or their situation, so this sort of stuff comes out.

antoobrien

civis_liberalis wrote: »

I've lived in a few places in the city that some like to call bad areas. In my experience, I was made feel very welcome and no less safe than in any other built up area.

In my humble opinion, some people just want or need to feel better about themselves or their situation, so this sort of stuff comes out.

Definitely. Secret millionaire was in Galway a few weeks ago, they made Ballybane look like a transplanted Dublin north inner city cesspit (which has really annoyed a lot of the locals), when it's not at all that bad. Sure you get the odd scroat but they're not nearly as hard as they like to think they are.

Totally Tropical

antoobrien wrote: »

Definitely. Secret millionaire was in Galway a few weeks ago, they made Ballybane look like a transplanted Dublin north inner city cesspit (which has really annoyed a lot of the locals), when it's not at all that bad. Sure you get the odd scroat but they're not nearly as hard as they like to think they are.

Well i have relatives in Ballybane.There is good people there but the area does have it's rough element.I suppose there would be parts of Cork and other cities in Ireland that are worse but im from Cork county so i wouldn't know too much about them.However i find that the area is okay when i was living there apart from the month before halloween and im visiting the relatives there at the moment and to be honest the New Years fireworks have been going on and off sporadically there since last week!I did have a few break in attempts when i was living there but that's happening all over Galway.I spent about 15 years of my life living in Ballybane and all in all it isn't a bad place if you can put with the few draw backs that come with living in the area.I wouldn't let the actions of a few thugs ruin the good memories i have over the years of the sound people i met from there.

Banneret

I would agree with you on this, you also notice the scum have started wearing more and more fake brands notably lacoste, and even The North Face.

Regarding bleached hair and all that yes on that too, I think we must all come together and think , as there has been many many attacks in the last couple of months and is somewhat rising . Lets focus more on the scumbags, the scumbags may have started to dress like the "spiceboys" as you call it and this will make it hard for us to identify the scum on the street.

ben.schlomo

Banneret wrote: »

I would agree with you on this, you also notice the scum have started wearing more and more fake brands notably lactose, and even The North Face.

Regarding bleached hair and all that yes on that too, I think we must all come together and think , as there has been many many attacks in the last couple of months and is somewhat rising .

Lactose??? As in intolerant.

Banneret

ben.schlomo wrote: »

Lactose??? As in intolerant.

lacoste