"It would have been safer in Japan."

3 Responses to “"It would have been safer in Japan."”

1. Tom says:

   February 7, 2008 at 12:07 pm

   At least all you had was a guy texting. I had to put up with a bunch of chavs (which I guess are our equivalent of “wiggers”?) making hilarious quips everytime something funky happened with the camera, such as “Huhuhuh the battery ran out! Huhuh.” I seriously wanted to tear a chair out and start beating them with it.
2. Ian says:

   February 7, 2008 at 6:11 pm

   Chavs I like that. What’s the etymology?
3. Tom says:

   February 12, 2008 at 11:25 am

   According to the all-knowing Wikipedia:

   The accepted etymology for “chav” is that it derives from the Romani word “chavi”, meaning a child. Related words derived from the same source include “charva” meaning prostitute (used in north-east England in a similar sense). In modern Spanish “chaval” or “chavo” means “lad” (eg: El Chavo, a Mexican television comedy whose principal character is a street orphan).