US Elections, Yob Culture

[James Heartfield]

In message <20001218181411.9001.qmail at web10807.mail.yahoo.com>, Adam
Pressler <adampopulist at yahoo.com> writes
>Excuse my ignorance.  Could you please explain what
>"Yob Culture" is?
>
>Adam

Excuse my anglo-centrism. Yob Culture is a buzzword in British politics
right now, meaning culture of violent crime. 'Yob' is an English
slangword for hooligan (to use the Irish name our forefathers gave him).
It's etymology is boy, spelt backwards.

-- 
James Heartfield