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[purdey]

No they had a bit of class Armani suits, Ballenciaga shades. These guys are genrally fat import prostitutes and try to be scary.

[Johnson&Johnson]

magnus

not so romantic i'm afriad. they deal in the slave trade (cabarets) and drugs and illegal gambling

most of them are small fry, hence the frequent petty car bombs/ arson attacks etc, and lack of any real criminal underworld structure on the island

[SSBubbles]

Have none of you noticed a change in Cypriot youth of late. Their parents will make it right on their behalf, and they will be back causing more mayhem.

You guys have no idea. The whole "mob" thing as you call it is purely a football team thing here in Cyprus. I know cause i have many friends involved. A teenager in Cyprus considers his football team as an expression of
1) Their beliefs
2) Their patriotism (or lack of)
3) Their machissimo

eg the 2 big teams are complete contrasts.

If you're an omonia supporter your idol is Che Guevara, you are a Cypriot NOT A GREEK, you are a communist (or you think you are), you despise globalisation, and you despise governments...(bordering on anarchists)
most of all you despise fascists


If you're an aboel supporter you're idol is Grivas, you are a capitalist, you are a Greek not a Cypriot, you are a fasist and you sympathise with extreme right movements in europe.

Now all this needs to be discounted to the understanding of a 16 year old but you get my drift.

I have an aboel friend and an omonia friend and we've spent countless nights debating this. They think that if it wasn't for the teams there wouldn't be any gangs now.[/quote]


Wouldn't be as simple as 'get rid of the teams, get rid of the gangs' then?

[Johnson&Johnson]

get rid of the teams = excellent idea

i never saw the appeal in football, so it would be easy for me to live without it, but i guess lots of blokes would be gutted

ever wondered why there is no sport related violence in america ? could never figure that one out. for a violent society (relatively), they have very peaceful and family-oriented sporting events

[purdey]

Or maybe just a sign of the times. Playing catchup with the rest of Europe, drugs, drink, fighting.

[Brittania]

get rid of the teams = excellent idea

i never saw the appeal in football, so it would be easy for me to live without it, but i guess lots of blokes would be gutted

ever wondered why there is no sport related violence in america ? could never figure that one out. for a violent society (relatively), they have very peaceful and family-oriented sporting events

duh! fist fights in ice hockey 7 times a game

[greggy]

How does any of this behaviour differ from the yobs in the uk. I saw far worse in the Uk than i have over here. Im not saying its good, just lets not forget its a problem all over the world- the younger generations are getting worse everywhere

[purdey]

On the ice, the public are kept well back baying for blood.

[Johnson&Johnson]

yeah but that's on the ice and it is usually theatrics, as the crowd has come to expect a bit of blood with hockey

the spectators, to my knowledge, never cause any troule

[Johnson&Johnson]

maybe the younger generation are not getting worse; maybe we are just getting older ?

discuss.