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Title: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: Wilse on September 26, 2003, 11:38:16 AM
If any of you are intending to visit this fair city, you may want to peruse the Glasgow Survival Guide. (http://www.glasgowsurvival.co.uk/)

Check out the "Nedagotchi" - brilliant.

:roflmao:
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: Cyberus on September 26, 2003, 12:21:20 PM
 :roflmao:  :roflmao:  :roflmao:

That's one cool site! I like the weapons guide

What are eccies?
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: Calen on September 26, 2003, 12:28:41 PM
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Nedagotchi

The universal language that is Buckfast  :-D

They should use it as a paint stripper :-)
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: Cyberus on September 26, 2003, 12:35:08 PM
just checked out the nedagotchi

that's fookin brilliant!!!!

edit: and the gallery!

honestly, I think these guys are universal, down here we call them chavs, townies, pikeys, or simply 'geezers'
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: Wilse on September 26, 2003, 12:40:48 PM
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What are eccies?


Ask mdma. ;-) :-P
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: Cyberus on September 26, 2003, 12:42:54 PM
Ah gotcha, dunno why I didn't twig that... ;-)
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: Cyberus on September 26, 2003, 12:44:04 PM
edit: double post
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: KennyR on September 26, 2003, 06:13:30 PM
:lol:

I wonder if this gives non-Scots second thoughts about visiting our country? I bet before this y'all thought it was all green glens and men in skirts dancing around swords, huh? :)
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: meerschaum on September 26, 2003, 08:28:25 PM
That site was hilarious, I still dont understand what a ned is though, besides the funky accent all those people that site calls 'neds' just look like normal kids, over here in the US they would probably be considered 'clean cut' kids... I didnt see anything associated with counter culture or hiphop (the cultures an old fogey would be inclined to dislike)  divergences of it in them. No facial pierceing, tattoo's, strange amulets, long or otherwise massively altered hair, branding, extremeist clothing (i.e dressed all in black, all in chains, all in whatever) they looked pretty...well...normal? (if such a term exists anymore)

The accent is crazy though, I thought I spoke english... bieng from the us I've heard quite a few accents and I can generally understand what the person means... but that! wow... no offense at all... but I couldnt understand a thing ya'd say probably (and maybe thats the way ya want it???  :-D  )
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: KennyR on September 26, 2003, 08:39:06 PM
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Meerschaum wrote:
That site was hilarious, I still dont understand what a ned is though, besides the funky accent all those people that site calls 'neds' just look like normal kids, over here in the US they would probably be considered 'clean cut' kids...


Neds love drinking, shouting at people, petty crime, and basically being the most annoying little bastards in existence. They have no redeeming features whatsoever: they don't work, they have lots of kids they don't pay to keep (which then the state have to pay to raise), they're no value to society, everywhere they go they bring drugs and crime. It's really as if they're a subhuman race caused by pollution or inbreeding. Of course, that's not the case...but it still seems like it.
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: that_punk_guy on September 26, 2003, 08:41:06 PM
I live next to these people!  :lol: They're certainly not purely a Scottish phenomena  :-D

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KennyR wrote:

I wonder if this gives non-Scots second thoughts about visiting our country?


I'd love to go to Scotland. Closest I've been is Carlisle, about 3 weeks ago. We got BBC Scotland though!  ;-)

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meerschaum wrote:

That site was hilarious, I still dont understand what a ned is though, besides the funky accent all those people that site calls 'neds' just look like normal kids, over here in the US they would probably be considered 'clean cut' kids... I didnt see anything associated with counter culture or hiphop


Neds or chavs aren't really anything to do with a 'counter-culture' or any kind of scene, be it musical or whatever (although most of them listen to nasty techno "choons")... in terms of dress they are more inclined to wear tracksuits or shellsuits than the rest of the population but the main things that distinguish neds from the rest of us are (a) their anti-social behaviour - making trouble for no reason, breaking bottles over people's heads, shouting at the top of their voices down the street at each other at 3am, etc, (b) their stupidity and (c) their complete inability to speak coherently.

 :-)

Edit: Sorry, I edited this like, 10 times for typos and stuff :-)
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: meerschaum on September 26, 2003, 08:54:20 PM
well as an outsider looking in the Neds just dont look like how you describe them.

A lowlife usually looks like a lowlife, a counter culturalist looks like a counter culturalist, a hip hopper looks like a hip hopper, etc etc.. its strange.
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: KennyR on September 26, 2003, 09:07:07 PM
Neds might look like hiphoppers in those pics, but there are distinct differences. Neds are like what happens if you take a bunch of smelly retards and dress them up in (a very limited choice of) hiphop gear.

· They all look the same. Seriously. They all dress the same, wear the same brands (nike, kappa, etc), and have the same haircuts (gel on the front, making it look like they've stuck the front of their head in a bucket of grease). They're scared to look different, since neds will attack anything that's different without provocation. A gang of neds look like they've been cloned from the same bad egg cell.

· They wear white, which is not generally the best colour for people who never wash their clothes. Their stuff is usually dirty and disgusting.  They generally smell of marijuana, bootleg cigarettes, ultra-cheap drink, and last night's fish and chip shop sausage supper. A real hiphop fan would never let themselves get into such a condition.

· They prefer rave and hard techno, not hip hop. In fact, most neds won't even know what hip hop is. They'll probably say it sounds "poofy".
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: iamaboringperson on September 27, 2003, 09:11:31 AM
Strange...

While in Melbourne the other day, I was thinking about what 'smallish' cities might be like. In particular, I was thinking about Glasgow!

I was mainly wondering about how large the city was.

It's interesting that you created this thread and pointed to this web site.
Havn't read it all yet, but are there any sky-scrapers in Glasgow?
I saw some of the pictures there, and it looks pretty flat for a city.
Whats the population?

I realise this site is ment to be a joke, so I'll read the rest later. (Little time, ya see)
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: iamaboringperson on September 27, 2003, 09:31:02 AM
So these "NED's" wouldn't be named after the "Simpsons" character "Ned Flanders", would they?
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: that_punk_guy on September 27, 2003, 12:43:13 PM
NO


Non
Educated
Delinquent
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: Bobsonsirjonny on September 27, 2003, 12:47:56 PM
Bloody Charvers.. The North East is full of them.

One little idiot was gobbing all over the floor of the metro station - He turned to me and said "what the #### r ye looking at ya gay boi" ....

So I asked him to stop spitting, and he then went to spit at me - he hicked it all up, but I stopped him by pushing  his head down into his chest. He said he would have me for assualt -  He said he was gonna get his mates to kill me.

 Seriously - it is a cultural thing. I dont like to generalise, and I dont like stereotypes - but in this case its true. Its not about fashion, or music, but attitude. And their attitude stinks - selfish, greedy, and ignorant. I wouldnt accuse them of being nasty - I dont think they have the mental capacity for that. Its their ignorance that is the danger. Furthermore, they relish the fact - they dont want to learn, they dont want to help themselves other than to what the state can provide. All that money that could be going to the people that really need it is going to support these conciounceless  people.
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: Bobsonsirjonny on September 27, 2003, 12:50:48 PM
I'm sounding like a Nazi.....
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: Bobsonsirjonny on September 27, 2003, 01:10:18 PM
Just read the bit about the cheeky ned....


The other day it was raiing quite hard, so I took my umbrella with me to work. On the way home if wasnt raining - but of course I had my umbrella with me - folded up.

I passed a load of charvers pushing their prams. And about 10  Feet behine me they shouted "Ye do realise it aint raining, I bet ye any money hes as thick as clarts"

And they had babies in those prams - the cycle is repeating itself for another 20 years.......
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: cecilia on September 27, 2003, 04:50:24 PM
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KennyR wrote:
:lol:

I wonder if this gives non-Scots second thoughts about visiting our country? I bet before this y'all thought it was all green glens and men in skirts dancing around swords, huh? :)
actually, a friend's father and uncles were born in the mean streets of Glasgow and i have at least a small idea of what's happening over there. (i'm sending him this link. i'm sure he'll laugh!)

i love watching tv shows that display the various glasgow accents. they may be hard to fathom, but are fasinating!!!

i'd still like to visit! i ike places with character!
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: whabang on September 29, 2003, 12:58:24 PM
I'm a fairly decent english speaker, but I allways have problems with those "extreme" english accents...
 :-D
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: Cyberus on September 30, 2003, 10:58:08 PM
I was round a mate's house for the weekend - you know one of those lost weekends when you go round to someone's house on Friday and have a few beers, and then wake up on Saturday surrounded by bodies (live ones ;) ) and start again... That Nedagotchi thing was a hit, I was woken on Saturday morning to the sounds of "I'll stab ye in the face, ye wee d!ck" "My new Bergheese jacket" -  I couldn't keep them away from it!
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: that_punk_guy on October 01, 2003, 01:53:02 AM
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Bobsonsirjonny wrote:
And they had babies in those prams - the cycle is repeating itself for another 20 years.......


I was thinking about that too - there will always be people dumb enough to have charver babies, as long as charvers keep breeding more charvers. We should put them in camps. Sieg heil!!  :lol:

(Sorry people, I'm really tired, I know that's not funny...  :-D )
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: whabang on October 01, 2003, 09:10:43 AM
Yes it was. :-D
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: Wilse on December 12, 2003, 01:43:26 PM
Update:

If you want to know how the Glasgow Ned sounds, have a wee look and listen to this video. (http://www.glasgowsurvival.co.uk/nedagotchi/glaWhatever.html)

You'll need flash.
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: KennyR on December 12, 2003, 01:48:04 PM
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tpg wrote:
I was thinking about that too - there will always be people dumb enough to have charver babies, as long as charvers keep breeding more charvers. We should put them in camps. Sieg heil!! :lol:


As long as they could still claim social, they could still hang around corners with White Lighting and Buckfast, and if there was a JJB Sports in the camp, they'd love it.
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: Vincent on December 12, 2003, 05:20:41 PM
:lol:

Spot on!

btw, before anyone complains you might want to add a language warning ;-)
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: Fade on December 12, 2003, 11:05:01 PM
Wilse, do these "NEDs" ever grow up and become productive citizens?

Or are they quiting school, thus never getting the tools needed to do so?

What happens to them after they are 30 or 40 years old?
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: Wilse on December 15, 2003, 10:51:02 AM
@Fade:

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Wilse, do these "NEDs" ever grow up and become productive citizens?


In my experience, very rarely.

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Or are they quiting school, thus never getting the tools needed to do so?


It's safe to say that the majority will not be particularly academic.

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What happens to them after they are 30 or 40 years old?


By that time, most of them will have produced a few NED-juniors. Usually to more than one NEDette mother.
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: Franko on November 25, 2010, 04:19:25 PM
:bump:

Wheeeee....

I've always wanted to test out the BUMP icon... :)
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: Karlos on November 25, 2010, 10:49:53 PM
Quote from: KennyR;54474
Neds might look like hiphoppers in those pics, but there are distinct differences. Neds are like what happens if you take a bunch of smelly retards and dress them up in (a very limited choice of) hiphop gear.

· They all look the same. Seriously. They all dress the same, wear the same brands (nike, kappa, etc), and have the same haircuts (gel on the front, making it look like they've stuck the front of their head in a bucket of grease). They're scared to look different, since neds will attack anything that's different without provocation. A gang of neds look like they've been cloned from the same bad egg cell.

· They wear white, which is not generally the best colour for people who never wash their clothes. Their stuff is usually dirty and disgusting.  They generally smell of marijuana, bootleg cigarettes, ultra-cheap drink, and last night's fish and chip shop sausage supper. A real hiphop fan would never let themselves get into such a condition.

· They prefer rave and hard techno, not hip hop. In fact, most neds won't even know what hip hop is. They'll probably say it sounds "poofy".


7 years on and it's still true, though the musical "taste" may have drifted slightly.
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: nicholas on November 25, 2010, 10:53:12 PM
Quote from: Karlos;594371
7 years on and it's still true, though the musical "taste" may have drifted slightly.


Come back Kenny Richardson, we miss you! :)
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: nicholas on November 25, 2010, 10:54:33 PM
Quote from: Wilse;54371
Ask mdma. ;-) :-P


lolz! ;)
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: nicholas on November 25, 2010, 11:08:08 PM
http://glasgowsurvival.co.uk/articles/neds-finally-start-passing-highers/

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“It has even been reported that one ned didn’t turn up for any exams and got good enough results to study Medicine at Edinburgh.”

This report is ‘fabircated’

POSTED BY DANNY MCAULY | OCTOBER 17, 2010, 12:16 PM

You don't feckin say Danny boy!
Title: Re: Glasgow Survival Guide
Post by: Xanxi on November 26, 2010, 08:03:08 AM
I've been to Glasgow.
I love Celtic Park :D

(http://img72.imageshack.us/img72/3155/celtic-glasgow-bhoys-badge-4900861.jpg)