Chav in training

September 7th, 2009
Posted by gerrod in: uk

While we were in Wales, we visited Cardiff bay for lunch one afternoon. All-in-all, it was a bit of a non-event, however there was one major highlight: on our way back to the car, we spotted an all-too-rare example of a Chav in training!

Chav in training

You can see that it’s still early days for the little Chav, as he hasn’t earned any bling yet. From where we were standing it was hard to tell what he was doing, but it looked like he was being paraded around the city by his proud grandparents. I’m not familiar with the Chav sub-culture, so I’m not sure what this ritual represents; I can only guess it’s along the lines of a Debutante ball, and perhaps called the “Chaverton Walk”.

I’m just thankful that our little camera has a 12x zoom lens, as it allowed me to discretely get this shot without needing to get too close, and risk disturbing the Chav in his natural environment.

2 comments

#1 Ben September 8th, 2009 at 7:27 am

gold! pure gold!

He looks like a punk! or is that being chavenistic?

#2 Stac September 8th, 2009 at 10:36 pm

oh dear. how sad. but well-written story g! I wonder what he has to do to earn his bling.