Why do all scumbags dress the same?

Downlinz · 30-07-2011 01:52PM #1

The white sneakers, tracksuit bottoms tight on the bottom and a zip-up jacket. Why do people willingly choose to dress like this when they know 90% of the people who see them will identify themselves as scumbags without knowing the first thing about them?

Is there some sort of pride being labelled as an undesirable/trouble-maker or do they just simply not care what people think?
Either way why do they all have the same fashion trends when people in other social brackets dress so differently from one another?

Micky Dolenz · 30-07-2011 01:53PM

Uniform?

ejmaztec · 30-07-2011 01:53PM

I'd never noticed.

RichieC · 30-07-2011 01:53PM

It's like a uniform and they wear it with pride.

the socks tucked into the the trousers aids shop lifting.

Caraville · 30-07-2011 01:56PM

Bertie Ahern doesn't dress like that.

Toby Take a Bow · 30-07-2011 01:57PM

A lot of groups will wear the same clothes. Hang around outside Ballsbridge when there's a rugby match on, you'll see a hell of a lot of people wearing very similar clothes.

Or outside a 'distressed' auction on Stephen's Green. Safety in numbers and/or a sheep mentality.

Downlinz · 30-07-2011 01:59PM

Toby Take a Bow wrote: »

A lot of groups will wear the same clothes. Hang around outside Ballsbridge when there's a rugby match on, you'll see a hell of a lot of people wearing very similar clothes.

Wearing a rugby shirt to a rugby match isn't exactly what I mean.

Marty McFly · 30-07-2011 02:00PM

Its all about pride, Ive known people like this and they were scum and proud it was like badge of honour for them to be branded a scumbag.

I could never get my head around it,but most of them would rather dress like that and be branded a scumbag rather than to be seen to be "posh".

cowzerp · 30-07-2011 02:01PM

I'm pretty sure there just dressing like there mates, and some of them are not scummers, just like goths dress like there mates and some of them are scummers too..

As a kid i wore kicker shoes, levi jeans and ben sherman shirts, why, it was meant to be the cool gear to wear and like most i wanted to be cool.

i liked it anyway

py2006 · 30-07-2011 02:01PM

Image/appearance and what others think is not really relevant to them!

Some of them are of the mentality if you dress properly you are gay! or posh!

washman3 · 30-07-2011 02:02PM

Caraville wrote: »

Bertie Ahern doesn't dress like that.

If we had a proper justice system in this country he would be wearing the "striped pyjamas" for a long time...:D

hdowney · 30-07-2011 02:02PM

i know. it is madness. makes me ever so consious of what i am wearing. say i am shelpping round the house in trakkies and a t-shirt (which is perfectly fine) and then i realize i need to pop to the shops for milk/bread/whatever, i will actually change into a proper pants and take off the trakkies as i don't want someone forming the wrong impression of me cos i popped out in my lazy clothes.

Downlinz · 30-07-2011 02:02PM

luvbulmers01 wrote: »

Its all about pride, Ive known people like this and they were scum and proud it was like badge of honour for them to be branded a scumbag.
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hmm thats interesting.

Kevin Duffy · 30-07-2011 02:04PM

Downlinz wrote: »

The white sneakers, tracksuit bottoms tight on the bottom and a zip-up jacket. Why do people willingly choose to dress like this when they know 90% of the people who see them will identify themselves as scumbags without knowing the first thing about them?

Is there some sort of pride being labelled as an undesirable/trouble-maker or do they just simply not care what people think?
Either way why do they all have the same fashion trends when people in other social brackets dress so differently from one another?

Eh, what? You mean hipsters don't look like other hipsters, business professionals like other business professionals etc? Eh, yeh, right.

py2006 · 30-07-2011 02:05PM

I NEVER wear a tracksuit/runners and certainly wouldn't wear a football or a GAA top! If I did I would feel terribly self conscious and I would be worried that others would assume I am a scumbag!

Edit: Sounds silly reading it back but its reality!

Kojak · 30-07-2011 02:06PM

Well at least they are not running around buck naked OP......

ciaran76 · 30-07-2011 02:08PM

Its so you cant tell them apart.

When someone needs to describe what the scumbag was wearing that doesnt exactly narrow it doown for the Gardai.

They (scumbags) know what they are doing !!!!!

starviewadams · 30-07-2011 02:09PM

Yeah,they all seem to wear expensive suits and hang around Leinster House.

7Sins · 30-07-2011 02:10PM

I'd be more worried if scumbags were fashion conscious

"Alri stori bud, got me new daycent blazer yea wha?"

"Ah ffs man, well clashin' wiv yer levi's"

"Yea wha?!"

"Ya look like a spare prick bud"

"Here we get a few can ov dutch gold and hit the high street, saw a top dere dat wud well match yer eyes bud"

UrbanSea · 30-07-2011 02:10PM

Wearing runners,tracksuit bottoms and a zip up top doesn't automatically make you a scum bag.

Chris P. Bacon · 30-07-2011 02:15PM

Im wearing tracksuit bottoms and runners now,am i a scumbag?

Caraville · 30-07-2011 02:15PM

UrbanSea wrote: »

Wearing runners,tracksuit bottoms and a zip up top doesn't automatically make you a scum bag.

No, true- but how you wear them is usually a good indicator, e.g. the ends of the tracksuit bottoms tucked into white socks, runners being either manky dirty or waaaaay too white (not normal in-between) and a baseball cap perched on your head with the peak up a bit too high.

The hair is usually a giveaway either if they're not wearing a cap- too much gel, that spiky thing with the fringe gelled down, *shudder*

Edit: The walk is usually a good indicator too, in fairness. 10 to 2 legs on them (like hands on a steering wheel, except it's their feet on the ground)

py2006 · 30-07-2011 02:16PM

Chris P. Bacon wrote: »

Im wearing tracksuit bottoms and runners now,am i a scumbag?

Yes

(kidding)

py2006 · 30-07-2011 02:17PM

In fairness, the clothes aside! You can usually differentiate them from civilised people by their physical appearance, body language, the way the carry themselves etc.

RichieC · 30-07-2011 02:18PM

UrbanSea wrote: »

Wearing runners,tracksuit bottoms and a zip up top doesn't automatically make you a scum bag.

Not all tracksuit and runner wearing people are scumbags but all scumbags wear runners and tracksuits!

I kid, some wear suits and ties and have 6 figure salaries.

joseph brand · 30-07-2011 02:18PM

Scumbag or Dirtbag or Shnacko.

I believe that scumbags dress like scumbags, to be seen as scumbags. That simple.

They know that a lot of people will give them a 'wide berth', on footpaths. Makes them feel tough. The shnacko uniform might protect you if you happen across a bunch of similarly dressed shnackos. You will not be seen as being an easy target like a bloke in jeans and shirt.

"GERRRRRUUUUMMMMM lads".

Griffen262 · 30-07-2011 02:20PM

Lifestyle Sports?

Cormac2791 · 30-07-2011 02:23PM

RichieC wrote: »

It's like a uniform and they wear it with pride.

the socks tucked into the the trousers aids shop lifting.

Or the trousers tucked into the socks

xzanti · 30-07-2011 02:24PM

Because most of them come from dysfunctional families where there is no consistency in their lives.. dressing in sync with their piers gives them a sense of belonging..

Cause it's cheap.

RichieC · 30-07-2011 02:25PM

cormacharraghy wrote: »

Or the trousers tucked into the socks

Show Time · 30-07-2011 02:26PM

Chris P. Bacon wrote: »

Im wearing tracksuit bottoms and runners now,am i a scumbag?

As i am involved in a sports club i spent 90% of my time in a tracksuit and i am far from a scumbag so i think it's a safe bet you are ok as well.:)

Why do all scumbags dress the same?

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