St Albans

[Electric ~soul~]

I just read this on a Chav message forum - is this guy from the same St Albans as I am??...

 

"I found this site whilst surfing the web. I checked your top 10 first, and then had a quick browse through recent archives. I was pretty suprised that my chavinated town, St. Albans, was not included.

I'm a year 11 student, and almost have to fear for my life when im walking to my friends around the corner! I remember back in the days of year 8 when everyone was cool, there wasnt much pointless violence. A year passes and suddenly i have to be very cautios of where im going.

 

I'm told, by parents, keep to the public places. Well the most public places are, naturally, the high street and parks. One end of our high street is dominated by a Macdonalds, the front half of which is infested with chavdom, im suprised teh tables aren't branded. I can no longer pass into that place for a quick bite, without getting assaulted.

 

There's also the local youth club, which every saturday night has 'decent' amateur bands playing. Its a good social occasion, anyway. Back in the day you coudl catch a breath of fresh air down there, once youd got a bti hot. But now they have to have no re-entrys, to keep about the 75 sane people in St.Albans safe.

Every day you hear about someone being attacked or chased by kevs in this town. The place is infested with mopeds, and now the new mini-bikes.

 

I can't even go to Morrisons to ghet some food, without taking a life-threating risk. Its pointless having parties, because every chav in Hertfordshire knows each other, and they all come down to gatecrash, and if u dont let them in, your a dead man.

 

Man I hate this place."

 

 

Does he not realise he's living in one of the most salubrious and affluent areas in the country, and he should thank his lucky socks that he's not living in Luton, Borehamwood or Billericay??

[Claire!]

I have noticed on a saturday night (possibly a friday night - though i can't say as i'm not out in St Albans on a friday night...) - that there seems to be alot of kids/teenagers hanging outside McDonalds and in Adelaid street. They are on their bikes,and standing in crowds. I swear last year there wasn't this amount of kids hanging around Adelaid street. Very intimidating.

 

I jokingly said it looks as though they've got on a bus from Luton to have a change of scenery!!!!

[Laz]

Or Markyate? (-:

[EFM The Firm, The Voice]

I see them all the time, they are harmless I just walk straight through them, they've never said anything. Just because they hang about in a group and look stupid doesn't make them thugs, it's a genralisation that is up there with I must be gay as I wear silly clothes and have daft hair.

[Claire!]

Nope - for a change of scenery - Markyate kids hang around in Redbourne :-)

 

Probably is generalisation, but it is also very intimidating.

[GHA EFM]

They're like mosquitos, more of an irritation than anything. But a good slap, and job done.

[Laz]

You should try Wheathamstead! I always make sure I'm out of here before it gets dark.

[Chubbhead EFM]

I think chavs tend to target people the same age as that lad that wrote that post so maybe thats why he feels more affected than the rest of us. I think they'd be too scared to try it on with someone older.

 

I have to admit, I feel St. Albans has gone down hill a bit-tonight I saw a police car and a bunch of policemen with this big group of teenage chavs. And thats in marshalswick! I'm pretty sure that kind of thing didn't happen before-maybe I just didn't notice it!

 

Ah well, St. Albans will always be my home I suppose.