we dont live in a ghetto

[SLEAZE BALL]

I swear people just type bullshit on this ting because it dont cost nothingA ghetto is an area, usually within a city, in which members of a particular cultural, ethnic, religious or national group live in high concentration, whether by choice or by force.ThereforeHow is there no ghettos in the UK?

[Infidel]

^^^So an area full of white people with no black people around = a ghetto

[That's That Kid]

These technicality threads again...

[Numero001]

Bump

[Bruno Di Gradi]

theres ghettos in england... but not slums

[spiderman]

der isnt any proper ghettos in england or the uk for that matter....not properly ghetto by definition, as in run under marshal law in a place where its survival of the fittest, and its more like a jungle than a civilisation....der are plenty in the world....favela's of rio, south africa, coloumbia and el salvador....just not here. what you do have here is run down urban areas, local grouping of poverty and ethnicity. but the authority of the state still runs, and its zones that are still governed and policed in relative control.all these ppl claiming ghetto should jam in the favela's for a while and see wagwan bout ghetto.

[HBK]

In a country which has a welfare system based on entitlement, the only poverty is mental poverty.

[Numero001]

der isnt any proper ghettos in england or the uk for that matter....not properly ghetto by definition, as in run under marshal law in a place where its survival of the fittest, and its more like a jungle than a civilisation....der are plenty in the world....favela's of rio, south africa, coloumbia and el salvador....just not here. what you do have here is run down urban areas, local grouping of poverty and ethnicity. but the authority of the state still runs, and its zones that are still governed and policed in relative control.all these ppl claiming ghetto should jam in the favela's for a while and see wagwan bout ghetto.

What does "local grouping of poverty" mean? You mean like economical background?All-in-all I personally thought that was garbage if I'm honest, but maybe thats 'cause I didnt get it. Seemed a bit contradictory. Also, youre doing what I said about raising the bar for what equals a ghetto.

In a country which has a welfare system based on entitlement, the only poverty is mental poverty.

Is what I was saying

[Skola]

i think what this thread is aboutis that when we compare what we consider 'ghettos' in this countryto ghettos in other countries where the conditions are much poorerits like our ghettos barely even count considering how bad others are

[Grafter]

West Midlands is meant to be the worst part of the country for poverty.I can only imagine what a shithole it is after going up north a few times.

where did u get that from?

[streets.]

If I mayIn the UK we have mini-ghettos. This is typified by an area such as Clapham - big affluent streets but round the corner you'll have a very violent estate.The one advantage England has, is that it's a small place and it's a welfare state. So if you live in a ghetto area it's easier to relocate then if you live in say, Lagos.If you look at Ghetto's across the world, they all have a common theme - - High unemployment levels- Poor housing and social services compared to that countries "normal" area.- Higher levels of violence then the countrie's average- High percentage of a certain "group" (e.g - blacks/muslims/kosovans/asian etc)If your judging by that criteria then England has plenty of ghettos. You can't compare UK ghettos to Brazilian ghettos because it's not relative. For example the gun controls in Brazil are much laxer and guns are cheaper, so in Brazil a boy can easily get hold of an AK-47 where as in Britain its much tougher and baiter. Also, the average brazilian earns MUCh less then the average Brit so a poor Brazilian is going to be MUCh poorer then a poor Brit.

[SLEAZE BALL]

Thank you streets topic done.

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Thank you streets topic done.

Now go fetch us some tea.

[Numero001]

Thank you streets topic done.

Now go fetch us some tea.

LMAOc/s Over Starish

[Thun]

Thank you streets topic done.

Now go fetch us some tea.

I'll have some biscuits with mine streets.

[Guest Radio]

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Go check if theres any chocolate hobnobs left while your there please. And can you make some copies of the thesis on brians desk ASAP.

[Jubez II]

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[streets.]

lol you fools, you'll never be an admin assistant like me.

[Guest SKYSCRAPER]

lol you fools, you'll never be an admin assistant like me.

From reading your little "2 pence" post, I take it a basic grasp of the English language isn't necessary for the post?

[The Somalian]

yeah i like what u wrote streets laid it out nicely but still i think its a mental thing more than anything

[Connoisseur]

if you have electricity and hot water in your home then u ain't living in no ghetto.i bet the people who say there's ghettos here, probably haven't stepped foot out of the country beforeSMH at the word 'ghetto' anyway, it's been raped and diluted to the maximum

[spiderman]

der isnt any proper ghettos in england or the uk for that matter....not properly ghetto by definition, as in run under marshal law in a place where its survival of the fittest, and its more like a jungle than a civilisation....der are plenty in the world....favela's of rio, south africa, coloumbia and el salvador....just not here. what you do have here is run down urban areas, local grouping of poverty and ethnicity. but the authority of the state still runs, and its zones that are still governed and policed in relative control.all these ppl claiming ghetto should jam in the favela's for a while and see wagwan bout ghetto.

What does "local grouping of poverty" mean? You mean like economical background?All-in-all I personally thought that was garbage if I'm honest, but maybe thats 'cause I didnt get it. Seemed a bit contradictory. Also, youre doing what I said about raising the bar for what equals a ghetto.

In a country which has a welfare system based on entitlement, the only poverty is mental poverty.

Is what I was saying

bruv its not a very complicated answer or situation....a GHETTO, by ACTUAL definition is something like a favela, a place where the laws of the state mean f*ck all and its dog eat dog, everyman for himself, etc....the term "ghetto" here is slang, IMO, for less well off area's that have problems of poverty and crime in the local community. its not the same as the actual original meaning as ghetto.you could get into a debate about how under some principals the real and slang definitions can be connected, but thats kinda the case with a lot of slang terms.

[streets.]

lol you fools, you'll never be an admin assistant like me.

From reading your little "2 pence" post, I take it a basic grasp of the English language isn't necessary for the post?

Correct.

[Kaiser]

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