Explain to a non- British English speaker

[Strawberry_Juice]

Originally Posted by Muse=MyMuse

how not!? they are all in matching sports suits and act tough and gangstery like ... xD

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[Cheesy Grin]

While this is here:

What the fuck are "guidos" all about?

[Strawberry_Juice]

Originally Posted by Cheesy Grin

While this is here:

What the fuck are "guidos" all about?

There's one connotation of being a tough guy of Italian ancestry, but the one on the board that comes up most is that of a Long Island-dwelling, hair-spiking, fake-tanning, not necessarily Italian "macho" guy who likes to pretend to be HARD but is really worried that his fake tan will come off, and he frequents clubs and tries to score with the ladieeeeez.



OMG YOU GUYS.

There is a guido kid at my school. NOT EVEN KIDDING. I saw him today and lol'ed so hard inside. I've never seen one out here before. Epic.

[Cheesy Grin]

So would it be right to think that guido and cunt are synonymous?

[yoselyn]

Originally Posted by Strawberry_Juice

There's one connotation of being a tough guy of Italian ancestry, but the one on the board that comes up most is that of a Long Island-dwelling, hair-spiking, fake-tanning, not necessarily Italian "macho" guy who likes to pretend to be HARD but is really worried that his fake tan will come off, and he frequents clubs and tries to score with the ladieeeeez.



OMG YOU GUYS.

There is a guido kid at my school. NOT EVEN KIDDING. I saw him today and lol'ed so hard inside. I've never seen one out here before. Epic.

Reminds me of that episode of True Life.

TYPICAL STATEN ISLAND JERK-OOFF

I've never seen a guido before. Even though my own family is Italian. Thank god though.

[Strawberry_Juice]

Originally Posted by Cheesy Grin

So would it be right to think that guido and cunt are synonymous?

Cunt is a bit strong, more like knobhead.

[Strawberry_Juice]

For serious.

[Mr Fister]

Originally Posted by Gemsy

Yeah that's what it meant round here... which comes from the fact that it was the gypsy children (chavvies) who stole your gear. "OI YOU LITTLE CHAVVY come back 'ere with my bike!" = "My bike got chavved." = "The chavvies chavved it, moi chavvy."

See? So from there it just got adopted as a word for the low-class/non-prestigious. We used to call them chavvies or gippos (which isn't very PC of course), and the Burberry-wearing lads and Chelsea facelift-wearing girls were 'townies'.

So where do pikeys fit in then?

[Black Mamba]

Originally Posted by Strawberry_Juice

There's one connotation of being a tough guy of Italian ancestry, but the one on the board that comes up most is that of a Long Island-dwelling, hair-spiking, fake-tanning, not necessarily Italian "macho" guy who likes to pretend to be HARD but is really worried that his fake tan will come off, and he frequents clubs and tries to score with the ladieeeeez.



OMG YOU GUYS.

There is a guido kid at my school. NOT EVEN KIDDING. I saw him today and lol'ed so hard inside. I've never seen one out here before. Epic.

What's with the eyebrows?

[Muse=MyMuse]

Originally Posted by Strawberry_Juice

Text does not accurately convey the tone of sarcasm.

oh...
haha

[Gemsy]

Originally Posted by Mr Fister

So where do pikeys fit in then?

Pikey = another (derogatory) word for traveller

[The_Tourist]

Originally Posted by Black Mamba

What's with the eyebrows?

What's with any of that is what we'd all like to know, but will never fully understand.

[ButterflyPyromaniac]

Originally Posted by Gemsy

Pikey = another (derogatory) word for traveller

'Round 'ere (Maidstone) we tend to use that for the worst kind of chav.

[Noel Gallagher]

Originally Posted by ButterflyPyromaniac

'Round 'ere (Maidstone) we tend to use that for the worst kind of chav.

There are good and bad chavs?

[Stephie]

i always picture guidos as like guys trying to be the t-birds from grease and going around with dumb names like sonny la tierri