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Laddish culture

When I was in the UK this past June-July I read countless stories that talked about "laddish culture." The term "laddish" isn't used in North America and I found generally that it was used to refer to males who drink too much, are misogynist, are only interested in sports and who don't perform as well as females academically. Am I right in assuming that this is the predominant sense of the phrase? Thanks
  

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" The term ... as well as females academically. Am I right in assuming that this is the predominant sense of the phrase?

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  • " The term ...
  • as well as females academically.
  • Am I right in assuming that this is the predominant sense of the phrase?
  • Thanks[/nq] Uh huh.
  • But don't forget the ladettes.
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[nq:1]When I was in the UK this past June-July I read countless stories that talked about "laddish culture." The term ... as well as females academically. Am I right in assuming that this is the predominant sense of the phrase? Thanks[/nq]
Uh huh. But don't forget the ladettes.

John Dean
Oxford
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I suppose so; but there are degrees of it. You can be good academically and still act laddishly. I wouldn't say laddish behaviour was necessarily misogynist; lads generally like women but make little concession to women's liberation etc. , at least when they're with their mates. It's largely a pose; when it goes further, it becomes male chauvinism, yobbishness, and general pig ignorance.
Witho
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[nq:1]When I was in the UK this past June-July I read countless stories that talked about "laddish culture." The term ... as well as females academically. Am I right in assuming that this is the predominant sense of the phrase? Thanks[/nq]
The distinction between what's "laddish" and what's "yobbo" is a rather fine line. Both lads and yobs are quite happy to urinate from the Pont Neuf into the
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[nq:2]When I was in the UK this past June-July I ... that this is the predominant sense of the phrase? Thanks[/nq]
[nq:1]The distinction between what's "laddish" and what's "yobbo" is a rather fine line. Both lads and yobs are quite happy ... into the Seine - but only yobs will urinate on the Eternal Flame at the Arc of Triumph. Clear enough?[/nq]
So what's "blokish culture"?

Rob
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[nq:2]The distinction between what's "laddish" and what's "yobbo" is a ... the Eternal Flame at the Arc of Triumph. Clear enough?[/nq]
[nq:1]So what's "blokish culture"?[/nq]
Blokes are older lads. Lads get *** up (sometimes with the ladettes) in the pub on Friday night, then get up and play Saturday morning football. Blokes get *** up at home on Friday night then get up and watch S
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[nq:2]The distinction between what's "laddish" and what's "yobbo" is a ... the Eternal Flame at the Arc of Triumph. Clear enough?[/nq]
[nq:1]So what's "blokish culture"?[/nq]
What lads do when they get to be over 18?

wrmst rgrds
Robin Bignall
Hertfordshire
England
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