British 'lad' culture

[Bob the Awesome]

That just sounds like how many American 20-something males act, superimposed over Britain's existing culture. Trust me, I'm just like you, I can't identify with it at all.

Over here it's such a problem mostly because the guys who act like that are the ones who get girlfriends and sex. Guys wouldn't act like that if it wasn't effective. Now, don't get me wrong, I'm not blaming the females here, it's still the males actually doing it. It's just that it also shouldn't work, and it does. Why it's so prevalent

Bob the Awesome Reviewed by Bob the Awesome on 03-17-2007. British 'lad' culture I tell you man, one thing that pisses me off about this country is this whole lad culture bullshit. It's a totally alien thing to me and I can only think of 'laddism' from an 'us and them' point of view. To clarify for those not in the UK, laddism is the term coined for the FHM generation of 20 something males. The idea put forth by most tabloid newspapers and mens magazines such as Loaded, FHM, Zoo and Maxim is that if your a young male in Britain, you almost definitely: 1. Go out on the Rating: 5

[Wesley Pipes]

B.Basher I certainly understand what you're saying mate, and see it for myself on a firsts hand basis. I know people who own night clubs, and bars and see plenty of these types of "lads". I even have mates who are into that sort of culture. It isn't a piece of me to be honest, and I don't think it's right either. There was something on the news not so long ago about drinking alcohol constantly being on the rise because of these sorts of people. Plus B.Basher don't just believe it's "just the guys" because trust me it isn't. Girls are just as bad, and actually I think statistics show that women are the biggest cause of this rise of binge drinking in the UK.

I personally hate club culture with a passion myself.

lol there used to be a club called passion here (but it got taken over and is now called "DeJa Vu" and it got revamped and re-opened, but they didnt change much, so it was like "hmm, feels like i've been here before)... sorry just thought i'd add that totally useless piece of info :stoned:

[B.Basher]

by that post it sounds like you think you are in some way superiour to those types of guys who like football and drinking?

No mate, that's not what I was suggesting. My mates love football and I do like a drink. Your taking my thread the completely wrong way but I can see why. Apologies for coming across like that.

but just because someone is passionate about something you automatically stereotype them. Does that mean you think i'm a childish geek cuz i'm passionate about comics? (I have often been called that.)

Me too man, and a video game geek, and a cartoon geek. That's the problem with huge, generalising labels. Take lad culture for example, it's universally accepted, as is evident in our so called men's magazines, that all 20 something British men go out and get fucked, have sex with a different woman every night out and totally love football. For this reason it's almost unspeakable not to pertain to such a mindset. It's considered irregular and thus in some mentalities, boring, uninteresting, uncool, etc, which I think is a tad ridiculous considering not everyone likes to conform to such a lifestyle.

Hope you understand the point of the thread.

[B.Basher]

Knives crime is up Gun crime is Up gang culture is on the rise .. its tuff on the streets and you gotta get wise quick.. :rastasmoke:

Umm... OK. :wtf:

[Abattoir Dream]

yeh man... its true... just forget those people... they are all alchoholics, that feel the need to suppress emotion.... lol? I dont get it...

[Divadish]

I blame Oasis

[shoi]

i watched dirty sanchez once wen i was stoned...

i think chav is worse than this lad

[mushypeas]

i am in essex theres a thousand irratating 'lads' here they mostly dont like pot i hate em its like 'i aint touchin that shit it'll fry my brain' like alchohol is harmless arghh!!!

[mushypeas]

but with lads u get the female version who are like clones of lads thier just as bad lol

[Nocturnal Stoner]

i am in essex theres a thousand irratating 'lads' here they mostly dont like pot i hate em its like 'i aint touchin that shit it'll fry my brain' like alchohol is harmless arghh!!!

fuck them were getting high not them :thumbsup: