Well, what can I say first of all other than I am shocked Grimsby is not already mentioned (apart from it’s link with Sunny old Scunny). This town is the laughing stock of the whole Lincolnshire/Humberside area, if not the country.
Yes, it’s been slated in terms of the football media for the diobolical Grimsby Town FC, where such legends as Steve Bruce have often referred to the town as the ultimate low point of their lives, when comparing to league successes.
e.g. “To think we’re flying high in the Premiership now when we were playing at Blundell Park on a dreary Monday night is unthinkable…”
Alas, the poor performance of such a football team does not warn away gatherings of chavs in their masses, with a rockport-style nike kit of black and white stripes being the ultimate compliment to their ‘Blueberry’ (counterfeit) caps and Reebok Classics. And one of four (if not more) Macdonalds in the town situated directly opposite the stadium.
It’s the hometown of one of the Country’s biggest hate figures in Maxine Carr, not to mention her Mother, who undoubtedly defines the term MIHT (Mum I’d hate to f**k) – or just the elder class of chav altogether.
After a hard day of spawning criminals and terrorising normal people in the town center all week, there’s nothing better chavs like to do then relax over a few (understatement) bevvys on a Friday night. Oh, the choices! Never has one town seen so many hang-outs for the antisocial scum of the earth!
Let’s see, there’s the ever popular Riverhead establishment. A Yates’s situated on the corner for ultimate chav accessibility (we can’t send them too far away from the town center for fear of endangering themselves near the main road now can we?) – that place might as well be sponsored by Burberry and Rockport. Next to that we have Lloyd’s Wetherspoons, which is admittedly never completely awash with with chavs, for they may be considered ‘cool’ to be hanging with the students and trendies (imagine the thought!). Then there’s a Walkabout, Fused and the elder-chavs favourite, Chicago Rock Cafe. No entry without a flickknife and upturned collars, sorry.
Of course, I’ve clearly not mentioned the unique stylings of the typical Grimsby chav. There’s your basic elements of the strange language (I can’t understand it myself so I won’t get into that), the clothes and the distinct attitude problems. However, Grimsby chavs have a particular aura of rotting fish. How odd. But of course they mostly work in the town’s main trade factories which are situated near the docks. £4.50 an hour at 16? Yes please! No education for me, thanks…that went out the window a long time ago. So you see it’s not just Gemma-Lou-Marie’s mighty strong pins unravelling at the site of a hefty skinhead coming her way that is letting off a nasty pong.
There is a fair amount of expendature going to waste around the town to accomodate for this scum, however. The Macdonalds in the town center has recently been refurbished to make way for more dining areas! How wasteful. Everyone knows chavs don’t need to sit down to eat at a table. Stick a few bus stop seats in there, that’s what I say. Guaranteed income booster.
Anway, that’s all for now, I better go as I don’t want to infuriate myself before going out to celebrate my A Level results. Hmm, I guess that means there won’t be many chavs out tonight. Result!
DONT MOVE TO GRIMSBY THEY HAVE CABIN FEVER SMELLS OF FISH NO JOBS CHAVS ARE DRUGGIES THIEVES LANDLORDS ARE AGGRESSIVE NO LAW POLICE ARE SO MUCH HELPFUL AS A CHOCOLATE FIRE GUARD THE TOWNS CORRUPT ASWELL AS THE COUNCIL”
I was raised in Grimsby and luckily I don’t live there anymore. It definitely lives up to its name, grim, grey and cold. Came across some nasty racist youths when I lived there. High unemployment and no culture. Lots of narrow minded people who never travel and think there is no life outside the A180. Didn’t want to spend the rest of my life unemployed and on Jobseekers Allowance.
This article is rediculous. I have lived in grimsby my whole life and have never been in a fight, and have never been ‘started on’. We have a great shopping centre, along with clean and safe streets. Yes we do get some chavs, but they are only kids going through a kevin and perry stage, and they are totally harmless. We have a great schools that absolutely dont tollerate bully’s. Also we have great collage’s for youth’s to go to once they have left school, which is all free.
This is absolutley bull s**te. look at london and look at how many people get mugged, killed and raped. and most of the crimes are from people who enter the uk from other countrys. so you stuck up idiots get real.
There’s a reason why houses are so cheap in this grim town. It’s because
It’s a s**te place to live. Thankfully I’ve escaped . I returned to visit relatives recently and was horrified to see how the town had deteriorated. Feral, aimless chavs getting pissed, getting impregnated and “staaaaartin ” on one another. (‘ starting on’ is Grimsby language for fighting). I can’t blame them, there are no jobs and nothing to do except drink, fight and procreate.
just like to start by saying i completely agree with both of you however i have been born and raised in grimsby and would like to just make the fact clear that grimsby isnt that bad yes we have a s**t football team and yes we have a failed fishing industry but based on your own unpleasant experiences in this town i do want to clear up your obvious stereotyping i for example do not own a pair of trackies or a cap burberry or otherwise and as far as burberry goes i dont recall seeing one piece of the stuff in a number of years out of experience i have seen how low this town can get but like any town or city in the country it depends entirely on area for example you venture into the nunsthorpe or the grange the is a chance you could run into trouble, i personally have never experienced such unpleasentries in my life, i have never been mugged, attacked, stabbed or anything else just as unpleasant unless there has been reason mugged never but i digress, lets remember other places where despite any sugarcoated views through the media or otherwise are just as bad if not worse than grimsby i challenge anybody to walk through a grimsby estate and 9/10 times you will pass uninterrupted whereas lets think of some examples where your luck may not be so glorious, norris green, liverpool, beckton, london brixton pretty much any area of birmingham every town has its chavs and every town has its lowlifes just because we are a small town it seems worse get over yourselves you dont like the area move to f**king humberston or waltham or holton le clay then tell me this towns a s**thole, just wanted to clear that up thanks for your time
p.s i am unemployed i claim jobseekers allowance i have never been arrested and i dont drink trust me i am not the only one.
ive lived at a number of different places in the uk and can honestly say none of them have been anywhere near as bad as grimsby! your talking about a place where adults and middle-aged people care more about a beer than their own kids! they have no self respect half the people dont know what a bar of soap is either! a few of u on here have said get a back-bone! message to u lot, get some manners and learn the word respect! i deal with the public in my job and all i can say is how my confidence has been ruined! never meant so many disrespectful chavs in my life! unfortunatly i was brought up! 99% of grimsby people were dragged up! so much arrogance! as for the jobs part! those going on about not getting a job – few little tips for u! take a bath buy some soap and use it and buy deodrant! while u are at it buy some clothes worthy of working in and spend more money on your kids! lets face it if u had a couple of less beers a day u would have no problem sorting yourselves out now would u! author of this blog is spot on! i just wished i read it before i moved here! however anyone knowing anyone who is looking to buy a house feel free to let me know! (although if your not from grimsby DO NOT MOVE HERE!)
My family got out of there before I was born but well do I remember the all pervading stench of rotten fish when I was dragged there to visit the old ones. Is it still twinned with Bhopal ?