> I do not mind yuppies that much - I give them generally a Mencken
> treatment
> - i.e. watching them like zoo animals, which can be amusing. But
> otherwise
> they can be easily avoided simply by not fraternizing with them.
> Moreover,
> they have some usefulness in the form of the so-called
> "neighborhood effect"
> (e.g. clean streets, a good variety of shopping within a walking
> distance).
> It is the lumpen that I dread more, because it is not possible to
> avoid them
> that easily - they are loud, aggressive and obnoxious, leave their
> shit
> everywhere, steal from you, and have a very negative neighborhood
> effect.
>
Was 'n-word' the phrase that you were looking for? Race aside, is n-word an accurate translation for lumpen?
Martin