Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Second day
I read some more in the Buford book today where I found out something very interesting to me. The people that are a part of these gangs don't see themselves as hooligans. That is one of the things that they make sure that reporters know. They repeat it to Buford over and over to make sure he knows that. Also, they do this thing called "living on the jib" which pretty much means that they want to make money instead of lose it when they go see their team play. This is accomplished by sneaking into airplanes, mass stealing, and other such actions. But they are not violent hooligans (according to them). They also hate pretty much everything besides themselves, and the things that make England who it is, such as the Queen.
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Matt---what kind of social composition are these people? Are the native Britons, or are many of them immigrants? I'm especially intrigued by what you wrote about how they hate the Queen.
ReplyDeleteOops. They don't hate the Queen. That was a mistake. They like the Queen and everything that makes Britain, Britain. and yes, they are native Britons for the most part. the guy writing the book is American.
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