You are a skanger if

Victor Meldrew · 14-06-2012 07:00AM

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 · 14-06-2012 07:17AM

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

the GALL · 14-06-2012 07:40AM

I like ridin' posh birds

GTDolanator · 14-06-2012 07:41AM

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 · 14-06-2012 07:43AM

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 · 14-06-2012 07:46AM

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

giant_midget · 14-06-2012 07:46AM

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 · 14-06-2012 07:47AM

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 · 14-06-2012 07:54AM

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 · 14-06-2012 07:57AM

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 · 14-06-2012 07:58AM

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 · 14-06-2012 08:05AM

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 · 14-06-2012 08:09AM

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 · 14-06-2012 08:10AM

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 · 14-06-2012 08:11AM

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 · 14-06-2012 08:16AM

Shryke wrote: »

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

Are you upper class?

Vicxas · 14-06-2012 08:16AM

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

Pandora2 · 14-06-2012 08:19AM

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

bnt · 14-06-2012 08:19AM

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 · 14-06-2012 08:20AM

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 · 14-06-2012 08:21AM

Mr Magners wrote: »

Trackie bottoms mentioned above tucked in to dirty white socks

but not cantos with a pair of dubes?

Fuinseog · 14-06-2012 08:26AM

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 · 14-06-2012 08:30AM

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 · 14-06-2012 08:30AM

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 · 14-06-2012 08:34AM

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 · 14-06-2012 08:36AM

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 · 14-06-2012 08:41AM

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 · 14-06-2012 08:43AM

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 · 14-06-2012 08:51AM

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 · 14-06-2012 08:56AM

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?

You are a skanger if

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