Feel Shocked & Justified!!!
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Re: Feel Shocked & Justified!!!
Sorry, but just had to jump on the bandwagon! Totally agree with the state of this country. I regularly had a grief load of sh!t from an 11 year old whenever I was out. It was only when I threatened to knock ***** out of him that he stopped. I`m female, 5ft tall and he`s going on for 6ft, but it worked. He hasn`t said a dickybird since. I`m not into agro, but I also can`t be doing with the fact that you can`t go out without copping crap from a kid! I`ve since found out that he has been expelled from every secondary school in the area within his first year! I know shit exists everywhere, but this country is going to pot. I have two daughters that no longer play out because of this rough arses that hang about. Anyway, know that I`ve got that off my chest!!
Mrs Mashy
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Re: Feel Shocked & Justified!!!
Its terrible that you should have to endure that from anybody, let alone a kid, hes gonna make somebody a lovely husband one day eh! if he has his liberty to court anyone that is!!
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Re: Feel Shocked & Justified!!!
I think it's a really sad state of affairs that things have got like this. Kids know their rights but not responsibilites. Despite living in a very nice village my daughter was bullied from the age of 4 when she started infant school to the age of 7 when she started Junior school. At the infants the parents of the ringleader told me to f. off on a regular basis and to watch my back as their precious darling never did anything. The kid admitted it at school but then denied it to her parents. the thing that amazed me most was that the ringleader's sidekicks came from very what most people would consider 'good homes' - one parent was a solicitor, the other ran their own company. the kids were regularly told they can do what they like and the solicitors kid even told ME one day that as she was under the age of criminal responsibility I couldn't do anything. That left me speechless for a day or so. Scum comes from every walk of life.
Good manners have to be taught at home and unfortunately they are not any more. Luckily the junior school had a new head at the same time my child started there and he said from the outset that he maintained zero tolerance for bullying and bad behaviour. Needless to say the parents of the scum complained.
My daughter now has a small but decent group of friends but my biggest fear is that she will be bullied in Australia.
Some comments in this thread have eased my worries a bit but I too will be glad if we get into Australia.
Good manners have to be taught at home and unfortunately they are not any more. Luckily the junior school had a new head at the same time my child started there and he said from the outset that he maintained zero tolerance for bullying and bad behaviour. Needless to say the parents of the scum complained.
My daughter now has a small but decent group of friends but my biggest fear is that she will be bullied in Australia.
Some comments in this thread have eased my worries a bit but I too will be glad if we get into Australia.
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Re: Feel Shocked & Justified!!!
Originally Posted by robos
Its terrible that you should have to endure that from anybody, let alone a kid, hes gonna make somebody a lovely husband one day eh! if he has his liberty to court anyone that is!!
with the court system the way it is
ie lets slap your hand you naughty boy
and massive over crowding in prisons
he will be at liberty :scared:
Last edited by steve`o; Feb 4th 2006 at 12:34 pm.
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Re: Feel Shocked & Justified!!!
Originally Posted by suzy
I think it's a really sad state of affairs that things have got like this. Kids know their rights but not responsibilites. Despite living in a very nice village my daughter was bullied from the age of 4 when she started infant school to the age of 7 when she started Junior school. At the infants the parents of the ringleader told me to f. off on a regular basis and to watch my back as their precious darling never did anything. The kid admitted it at school but then denied it to her parents. the thing that amazed me most was that the ringleader's sidekicks came from very what most people would consider 'good homes' - one parent was a solicitor, the other ran their own company. the kids were regularly told they can do what they like and the solicitors kid even told ME one day that as she was under the age of criminal responsibility I couldn't do anything. That left me speechless for a day or so. Scum comes from every walk of life.
Good manners have to be taught at home and unfortunately they are not any more. Luckily the junior school had a new head at the same time my child started there and he said from the outset that he maintained zero tolerance for bullying and bad behaviour. Needless to say the parents of the scum complained.
My daughter now has a small but decent group of friends but my biggest fear is that she will be bullied in Australia.
Some comments in this thread have eased my worries a bit but I too will be glad if we get into Australia.
Good manners have to be taught at home and unfortunately they are not any more. Luckily the junior school had a new head at the same time my child started there and he said from the outset that he maintained zero tolerance for bullying and bad behaviour. Needless to say the parents of the scum complained.
My daughter now has a small but decent group of friends but my biggest fear is that she will be bullied in Australia.
Some comments in this thread have eased my worries a bit but I too will be glad if we get into Australia.
Last edited by sreeby; Feb 4th 2006 at 12:52 pm.
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Re: Feel Shocked & Justified!!!
Originally Posted by Hutch
Just after the new year me and the wife and sprog went up to Sydney for a day trip. We got on the train and noticed it was a lot busier than usual and as we went further up the line the train got busier and busier. Turned out it was a sponsored walk for some charity or other - everyone meeting up somewhere up the line. Anyway - this family gets on the train and sits opposite us on the other side of the aisle - it being two teenage lads (about 15 years old) and mum and dad. The boys chat away to their parents about this and that and it amazed me and the missus so much that we commented on how two 15 year old brits would have behaved in the same circumstances. When the train reached the station at the start of the walk and everyone got off, I was amazed to see the number of children accompanying their parents - everyone jovial and chatting away. Does seem sometimes that we're breeding a nation of wankers over here in the UK ...
I can imagine the pro-UK brigade saying you get crap in Australia too, "what do you mean" - only the other day etc etc etc yadda yadda but seriously, compare apples with apples, and I really think the UK has a funny mentality. Australian kids are much better at talking to adults than British kids are. Its one of the first things you notice, actually. Forget academics. The worst kids anywhere will be bad, but it is noticeable that even the nicest areas seem to have problems.
I think England, especially in the SE, and in affluent areas if not much more, is breeding a 'wankers' - 'geezer' culture. Its almost like you have to be a bit hard, even the kids from reasonably good homes. It's all linked into soccer and the tribal/drinking culture that is unique to a lot of N European culture. I don't miss it one bit. It's been around for years - for us long as we can remember. I find Aussie society much less confrontational. Sure you get the occasional dickhead.
Yup you get all the problems in Sydney but that is racially divided, and deep rooted, not blokes out to he hard just because they fancy it and think the attitude makes them look cool. Granted, many will grow out of it. I notice that Aussie kids can be immature and amusing, but you know what, not once do I see them on street corners, or overtly aggressive on public transport even in ordinary areas. Ask an aussie kid a question and there's less backchat or a snide comment behind your back. People often say Aussies are laid back, well, generally the parents must be passing on these skills.
cheers
Last edited by thatsnotquiteright; Feb 4th 2006 at 12:54 pm.
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Re: Feel Shocked & Justified!!!
Its good to see that i am not alone in this, didnt think for one minute that i would be! But its a very bad reflection on society that most areas are more or less suffering from the same behaviour. Good to hear all of your opinions and a lot of sense is being talked, which is why i enjoy posting on here.
Gary.
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Re: Feel Shocked & Justified!!!
Originally Posted by robos
Its good to see that i am not alone in this, didnt think for one minute that i would be! But its a very bad reflection on society that most areas are more or less suffering from the same behaviour. Good to hear all of your opinions and a lot of sense is being talked, which is why i enjoy posting on here.
Gary.
Gary.
Theres no deterrent in schools anymore and the do good brigade say you cant discipline them. The kids are running riot and many of the parents let them so that they are out of their way.
Roll on Oz!!
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Re: Feel Shocked & Justified!!!
Originally Posted by Hutch
Does seem sometimes that we're breeding a nation of wankers over here in the UK ...
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Re: Feel Shocked & Justified!!!
Originally Posted by robos
Its good to see that i am not alone in this, didnt think for one minute that i would be! But its a very bad reflection on society that most areas are more or less suffering from the same behaviour. Good to hear all of your opinions and a lot of sense is being talked, which is why i enjoy posting on here.
Gary.
Gary.
one thing i think we ( that is the UK ) are particularly poor at is sorting out these problems
as you say (even with the small number of people that have replied) there's a common theme emerging
we all know about the problem but the authorities
seem unable to sort it
asbos not Worth the paper there on as the kids are proud of them its seen as a badge of merit in some parts
i truly despair
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Re: Feel Shocked & Justified!!!
Originally Posted by steve`o
asbos not Worth the paper there on as the kids are proud of them its seen as a badge of merit in some parts
i truly despair
i truly despair
It's not ASBOs that are badges of honour.
In my daughter's school they get detention points for breaking rules - if they get 5 they get a detention. Unfortunately the scumbags tried to accumulate as many points as possible and then boast about it. The head got wise to this now and implemented instant detention at break - it took 5 days to sink in and for it to stop - funny that!!
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Re: Feel Shocked & Justified!!!
Sorry first paragraph should have said Not JUST ASBOs.....
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Re: Feel Shocked & Justified!!!
Originally Posted by thatsnotquiteright
I can imagine the pro-UK brigade saying you get crap in Australia too, "what do you mean" - only the other day etc etc etc yadda yadda but seriously, compare apples with apples, and I really think the UK has a funny mentality. Australian kids are much better at talking to adults than British kids are. Its one of the first things you notice, actually. Forget academics. The worst kids anywhere will be bad, but it is noticeable that even the nicest areas seem to have problems.
I think England, especially in the SE, and in affluent areas if not much more, is breeding a 'wankers' - 'geezer' culture. Its almost like you have to be a bit hard, even the kids from reasonably good homes. It's all linked into soccer and the tribal/drinking culture that is unique to a lot of N European culture. I don't miss it one bit. It's been around for years - for us long as we can remember. I find Aussie society much less confrontational. Sure you get the occasional dickhead.
Yup you get all the problems in Sydney but that is racially divided, and deep rooted, not blokes out to he hard just because they fancy it and think the attitude makes them look cool. Granted, many will grow out of it. I notice that Aussie kids can be immature and amusing, but you know what, not once do I see them on street corners, or overtly aggressive on public transport even in ordinary areas. Ask an aussie kid a question and there's less backchat or a snide comment behind your back. People often say Aussies are laid back, well, generally the parents must be passing on these skills.
cheers
I think England, especially in the SE, and in affluent areas if not much more, is breeding a 'wankers' - 'geezer' culture. Its almost like you have to be a bit hard, even the kids from reasonably good homes. It's all linked into soccer and the tribal/drinking culture that is unique to a lot of N European culture. I don't miss it one bit. It's been around for years - for us long as we can remember. I find Aussie society much less confrontational. Sure you get the occasional dickhead.
Yup you get all the problems in Sydney but that is racially divided, and deep rooted, not blokes out to he hard just because they fancy it and think the attitude makes them look cool. Granted, many will grow out of it. I notice that Aussie kids can be immature and amusing, but you know what, not once do I see them on street corners, or overtly aggressive on public transport even in ordinary areas. Ask an aussie kid a question and there's less backchat or a snide comment behind your back. People often say Aussies are laid back, well, generally the parents must be passing on these skills.
cheers
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Re: Feel Shocked & Justified!!!
Originally Posted by suzy
Sorry first paragraph should have said Not JUST ASBOs.....