what makes a chav....there is all of this controversial stuff about them and i want to know what are the ingredients to being a chav lol?

Burberry hat Lacoste trackies ... hat at a 90degrees angle!!
*gets protactor out to measure speedy's hat*

Setting fire 2 cars , startting on sum1 for no reason.. nicking 20 quid of people's nans as Devvo quite awesomly does!! The list goes on.......

congregating in a large group then starting on some1 then when some1 starts on them they all run away

Abusive yob who is normaly worse off financialy than the average person and has a problem with everything. Tend to listen to R'n'B/Dance/Garage music and having the hat at the rite angle is a must.

Having, liking or doing any of this doesn't make u a chav tho, its gotta be the whole package

not all chavs are bad tho...devvo is a legend!

'oh my days! tis rarrr sick bled....brrrapp!'

Edited at 21:03 Mon 21/08/06 (BST)

i thought chavs listen to drum n bass or that uk grime stuff lol?whatever it is

yup drum n bass 2...by me a chav decribes over half the local population in but special and unique ways

You can normaly tell just by lookin at someone whether they are a chav or not.

why does everyone hate chavs then?

ste4eva my hats always at 180 degrees lol....i like walkin around with it back to front and upside down

ppl dislike chavs because of the uncalled for abusive attitude and the risk that they pose to modern society an they smell

180 degrees is fine the extra turn evens things out

Edited at 21:32 Mon 21/08/06 (BST)

lol.....yeah but some people i know arent chavs they are like....have long hair and stuff like that and really stink...im not stereotyping or nothing but i would rather be near a chav who smells of lacoste or joop! (wooo wooo joop!!!!) or somethimg like that then a person who smells like a tramp

In a word????...............IDIOT

Worst thing about it is i cant stop lookin at them, when im on the train and stuff i look at them once and they look back and then i put my head down, but dunno why i just keep lookin up and they keep looking back, cant stop doing it lol.

Edited at 00:42 Tue 22/08/06 (BST)

The essential credentials of being a chav is of someone conspicuously "common" i.e. lower-class (as defined mostly by taste rather than income, although ).

Elements of the stereotypical chav are someone who:

wears particular clothing, such as:
Brand name athletic clothing and shoes. Stereotypically, this might include white trainers and tracksuits.
Designer clothing and accessories, in particular the distinctive tartan of Burberry
"Bling": that is, gold jewellery — in particular conspicuous earrings and trinkets on chains for women, and gold sovereign rings for men.
Sports caps and hoodies. Often both are worn, the hood pulled up over the baseball cap.
Sports or jogging trousers, often tucked into sports socks, usually white. These are also referred to as "tracky Bs", "trackies" or "tracky bottoms".

if female, wears thickly applied make-up, makes heavy use of fake tan, large hoop-earrings and has a hairstyle in which the hair is pulled back into a tight ponytail (called a "Croydon facelift" or "council-house facelift").
owns a tastelessly modified car, usually with a basic original specification, but decorated in a gaudy style. The Vauxhall Corsa is one of the many small hatchbacks associated with this group.
aspires to the latest mobile phone and other mobile gadgetry. Typically these include the Motorola RAZR series phone and iPod Shuffle music player.
Charva Stereotype
lives on council estates and other low-income neighbourhoods, often supported by the "dole" (unemployment benefit / Income Support)
Takes part in under-aged drinking and sex (and, consequently, is associated with teenage pregnancy).
congregates and loiters in areas such as shopping centres , corner-shops and fast food restaurants .
is associated with crass, loud, in-your-face drunken behaviour and minor criminal activities. This includes unprovoked attacks on members of the public, vandalism, verbal abuse, and drug abuse. Often these crimes are committed purely for the fun of it and not the material gain most criminals engage in their activities for.
has no respect for others

Edited at 00:53 Tue 22/08/06 (BST)

heavy stuff magic......i mean well thought out... but spot on

Edited at 00:53 Tue 22/08/06 (BST)

lol on the money eh

u get my vote m8 lol

wat makes a chav?

BEING AN A$$HOLE TO SOCIETY, AND I HATE THEM WITH ALL MA HEART!!!!

no wonder i wanna move elsewhere, and yes there is a place without chavs, and that place my freinds...is australia!!!

AUSSIE HERE I COME!

the word chav is actualy an acronym which stands for Council Housed And Violent