hellooo from south wales

[Muddypause]

Sheesh - 37%. Now I'm really worried (mind you, I didn't actually understand some of the questions).

[couscous]

I just scored 23% on the chav test - now I'm not sure if that's good or bad. Husband want's to know what the f**k I'm doing as I'm not watching telly with him???? I still don't know what a chav is?

[greenbean]

Oh my, I have scored a massive 50% on the chav test! One of the questions was about buying a suit from Ciro Citterio, I'm sure my husband bought his wedding suit from them. The questions do seem strange, the co-op is one of the few shops in the country I like to use and Iceland (I hope I have my facts right here, but I think I do) were the first to sell only free range eggs, and I think products that only use fregs (what an excellent word for free range eggies)

[Wombat]

Well I'm 28% but didn't understand some of the questions!

Nev

[Lyds]

All this is rather odd, I have just scored 11%.
Why is shopping at co-op bad? They were the first to stock fair trade products and their own brand choc is fair trade.
I have puzzled over the web site and decided that I'm somehow missing the point, this is a long way from my understanding of peasant (see H. J. Massingham). Poss its too late in the evening

Anyway, welcome Azura Skye, this is a very friendly place, hope you enjoy the chat.

[couscous]

I totally agree. The co-op is ethical if expensive. I only buy limited things from supermarkets. I try to support local shops wherever I can; it's only that supermarkets have such tremendous offers, especially on wine. I'm a shit wine maker so I avail myself on their offers. T***o have sent me £40 in vouchers to spend so I'm buying wine, even if it;s already reduced. So great - Hic.
By the way - wealcome Azura Skye.

[Muddypause]

I don't think they are implying that shopping at the Co-Op or Iceland scores a chav-point; some of the questions are 'yes' and some 'no', but it's not always obvious (to me, anyway) which. Wasn't it Iceland that first made a big noise about refusing to sell GM stuff? Mind you, they also tried to sell us chocolate flavoured carrots.

[greenbean]

Choc flavoured carrots, how disgusting.
I am feeling really peeeeeed off being 50% chav. I feel like a complete slut now! I cannot bring myself to tell my husband about this. had to put that armoured man in, he's just ridiculous.

[ina]

Me, I'm 25%. But I still don't know what a chav is - the questions didn't seem to go into any particular direction. And some I don't quite understand... What has the number of buttons on a suit got to do with it? And what if like me you don't have a suit???

Anyway, poor Azura Skye. What a welcome to this site... Good introduction of what a bunch of folk we all are!

By the way, foraging: I think there's not so much of a danger that you eat something you shouldn't - most of what's poisonous tastes accordingly, or just doesn't have much flavour at all. It's more where you find the stuff I'd be worried about... Check which areas are used by the local dog population as loo before you pick those nice greens!

Ina

[Millymollymandy]

I'm 33% but as a lot of questions were N/A I just clicked No so it might have been adding chavvy points.

I think the buttons on a suit mean that if you have lots of buttons missing you are scruffy - does this make you a chav or not a chav? I'm scruffy because I am always wallowing in mud (or dust more like) and chicken poo.

I don't think we have chavs in France - at least not in the countryside! But Burberry print was all the fashion here a few years ago.

And Hello to Azura Skye!

[Azura Skye]

thank you for all the welcomes (you chavs you!)

I wouldn't worry - I seriously doubt you are chavs. My expirience of chavs are guys who are extremely loud mouthed, drunk most of the time, hang around in massive groups wearing tracksuits and burberry caps, try to be the centre of attention all the time, usually have 10 kids by the time they are 16... but think they are top dogs, and thats it I think :)

Thanks for the foraging warnings too - I'll definitely do my homework first!
I always used to pick wild strawberries and elderflower for cordial when I was younger, but I think its time to expand on that :)

[couscous]

I've got a wonderful book - published in 1977 - called 101 Wild Plants for the Kitchen. There's even a suggestion for Bracken. Apparently it can be treated like asparagus when plucked young. Not tried it yet.
I do eat nettles, jack in the hedge, chickweed, dandelion leaves, etc.
In the book there is a wonderful recipe for beech-leaf noyau - thought to have originated in the Chilterns. A bit like sloe gin only very very green!
Anyone interested in the recipe?

[ina]

In the book there is a wonderful recipe for beech-leaf noyau - thought to have originated in the Chilterns. A bit like sloe gin only very very green!
Anyone interested in the recipe?

Oh yes, please! And what is Jack in the hedge? (I probably know it under a different name...)

Ina

[shiney]

OMG Andy, that's a worry, I scored 11%!

[Millymollymandy]

I've got bracken - I'll have to go and google that now!