Is being a chav genetic or social?

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Popping to the local shops for essentials around my way is always interesting. I have to interact with the locals and quite honestly I would describe most of them as scumbags, jobless, stupid, junkies, pissheads. Just general *** if you're going to swear, fully star it out in future, not just some of the letters ***

Are people this way from their genes, or does your environment make you who you are?

Apologies.
 
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The last couple of generations have been the product of an environment where there has been a strong selective pressure against being smart! :/
 
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Popping to the local shops for essentials around my way is always interesting. I have to interact with the locals and quite honestly I would describe most of them as scumbags, jobless, stupid, junkies, pissheads. Just general *********.

Are people this way from their genes, or does your environment make you who you are?
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If everyone is the same you just don’t realise your one of them.
 
It's the environment and upbringing. As far as I remember there were two documentaries about it recently, focused on a young lad called Eggsy I think? Anyway, he turned out alright in the end :D
 
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Yes, but there must come a point in peoples lives where they stop and think.... I'm a tool, this needs sorting!
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This an interesting one. I sometimes think about how often films have a level of moral message. How do you watch and enjoy a film whose central message is the importance of doing good by your fellow man, and then go out and rob someone's house or vandalise a car or something the next day?
 
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Popping to the local shops for essentials around my way is always interesting. I have to interact with the locals and quite honestly I would describe most of them as scumbags, jobless, stupid, junkies, pissheads. Just general . . .
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Perhaps if you spent less time "interacting" with your buddies this wouldn't be a problem :confused:
 
Interact with them how?

Are they aggressive to you or do they just not match your class?
 
It's mostly a social/culture issue, although I believe there are those more disposed to addiction on a genetic level.

Obviously that functions outside of class, as lets face it there aren't a lot of people most would consider middle or upper class chav's. They generally give them different names, like Diane Abbot's son for example.
 
A Scottish mate calls them Neds (for Non Educated Delinquents) - personally find that more fitting than just "Chav."

It's predominantly nurture, through family and piers (potentially orchestrated by their environment). I'm unsure how to phrase anything without sounding like a judgemental prat myself. If you have someone that doesn't want to work, potentially smokes weed and/or drinks all day and live off hand-outs (or potentially deals, robs, etc) - chances are they probably live in council accommodation. Now, group lots of similar people together and then add children into the mix - how on earth are the majority of those children meant to know/aspire to anything different?!?
 
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