So here I am, walking down the sidewalk, minding my own business...

**Evil_Maniac From Mars** · 01-20-2009, 20:51

Originally Posted by Sir Beane

I basically live in the racist skinhead capital of the UK, home to the BNP and UKIP (both extremely racist political parties), so those sort of people are usually bad news around here.

BNP, you're correct for sure, but UKIP? I think you may have to take this one to the Backroom.

**Sir Beane** · 01-21-2009, 13:38

Originally Posted by Evil_Maniac From Mars

BNP, you're correct for sure, but UKIP? I think you may have to take this one to the Backroom.

I don't want to cause any controversy here in the Frontroom, so I'll clarify. UKIP are nowhere near as bad as the BNP. They do however attract the same voter base 'foreigners out of England, England for the whites, etc.' They've softened their views a fair bit recently, mostly because all the 'crazy racist' votes were going to the BNP anyway, so they had to change tactics.

Not that political affiliations matter much when some chavvy guy in a tracksuit and hoodie is slamming you into a wall because he went to school with you and thinks you were 'a geek.'

On a lighter note I myself have been avoided in the streets. I was hanging around a bad part of Derby at midnight waiting for a lift. Luckily I was dressed all in black, in a leather jacket and fedora, with doc martin style boots on.

The interesting part of this is that I was deliberately trying to look as menacing as possible so that potential thieves decided to pick on an easier target. It had the result of making several party-goers and drunks cross the road to avoid me. Honestly it was quite flattering at the time, since I'm usually on the recieving end of being menaced.

**Megas Methuselah** · 01-22-2009, 09:17

Man... That's a rough-sounding neighbourhood. Y'know, you have got to get the heck outta there, Beane. It's insane.

**Zim** · 01-24-2009, 09:20

Looks like I have to change my answer. I was walking today and someone crossed the street to avoid me. I can't imagine the person was intimidated, given that I was walking my landlady's little rodent sized dog. More likely their own dog was friendly and letting the two dogs cross each other's path would mean a long delay.

**Thermal** · 01-27-2009, 20:11

I sometimes cross the road, when i genuinely need to cross the road to get home, some people are just paranoid

**LittleGrizzly** · 01-28-2009, 03:23

Im just relived im not the only one walking down the street capturing the attention of numerous hot guys.... seems husar and scurvy are also gay icons!