Hi, I've been reading the emails re train travel in Cornwall and have one question, what is a "chav"? I think this was a term used by one of our American cousins and it is not a word I have ever heard before (I am an Australian). Could someone please elucidate? Norma

Hi Norma, T'was I who used the word, used by my cousin in her explanation of why to go 1st class, if possible.  The wikipedia definition follows: Chav, (pron.: /ˈtʃæv/ chav) is a stereotype and pejorative epithet commonly used, chiefly in the United Kingdom.[1] The stereotype was popularised in the British mass media to refer to working-class youth subculture in England.[2] UrbanDictionary.com defines chavs as follows:  In many places, Chavs are considered an underclass of people that good and decent people try to avoid when crossing the street or resent having to deal with in the first place.  Oll an gwella,Kitty, in balmy NorCal --- On Wed, 1/30/13, Norma Bakker <norma.bakker@gmail.com> wrote: From: Norma Bakker <norma.bakker@gmail.com> Subject: [CORNISH] Language problem To: CORNISH@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 1:06 PM Hi, I've been reading the emails re train travel in Cornwall and have one question, what is a "chav"? I think this was a term used by one of our American cousins and it is not a word I have ever heard before (I am an Australian). Could someone please elucidate? Norma ------------------------------- Subscribe to digest by sending an email to CORNISH-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line and body text.  If you want, MIME digests, email CORNISH-admin@rootsweb.com. Unsubscribe from either by sending an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORNISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message