#3399238 - 09/28/11 01:27 PM
Two free seats left in the cinema... - What would you do? :-)
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#3400042 - 09/29/11 02:42 PM
Re: Two free seats left in the cinema... - What would you do? :-)
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Big tough nasty bikers are an American Myth. Completely different in Europe in my experience. Me and my buddies' local favourite Burger place is ran by a Harley Davidson fan, and is the main hangout for his group of friends, so the place looks pretty much like that cinema every time we go there, straight out of a Sons Of Anarchy episode. But they're the nicest folks, just enjoying American custom motorcycles, music and food while cultivating an intimidating appearance. All the European "tattoos, leather'n motorcylces" guys I've met were always very friendly, albeit a little wild, but not at all the savage beast their looks suggest. I'd have gone for those seats, probably laughing at the situation (whole group taking up one entire room).
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#3400069 - 09/29/11 03:19 PM
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Big tough nasty bikers are an American Myth. Completely different in Europe in my experience.
Nico Maybe in Europe they are 'Posers'. I have met the rough ones before. So glad I wasn't wearing anything that would have offended them. Ha!
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#3400075 - 09/29/11 03:34 PM
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Big tough nasty bikers are an American Myth. Completely different in Europe in my experience.
Nico Maybe in Europe they are 'Posers'. In Europe (as in the US and Canada), the Hell's Angels, Bandidos, Nomads and several smaller associated biker gangs are very much part of organized crime; they run prostitution rings, sell drugs, collect "protection money", sell illegal firearms...in short, they are very well organized and quite ruthless Mafia-like organizations. VonBarb's experience might not be all too representative is what I am suggesting here. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/...ce-2108221.html
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#3400089 - 09/29/11 03:57 PM
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Big tough nasty bikers are an American Myth. They are no myth. There are plenty of biker gangs here and some of them are very nasty pieces of work. There are plenty of documentaries about them to prove what I say is true too.
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#3400145 - 09/29/11 05:10 PM
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I am bigger and scarier than most of those guys from what I can see... I'll eat THEIR popcorn. -Skater
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#3400148 - 09/29/11 05:14 PM
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Big tough nasty bikers are an American Myth. Completely different in Europe in my experience. Me and my buddies' local favourite Burger place is ran by a Harley Davidson fan, and is the main hangout for his group of friends, so the place looks pretty much like that cinema every time we go there, straight out of a Sons Of Anarchy episode. But they're the nicest folks, just enjoying American custom motorcycles, music and food while cultivating an intimidating appearance. All the European "tattoos, leather'n motorcylces" guys I've met were always very friendly, albeit a little wild, but not at all the savage beast their looks suggest. I'd have gone for those seats, probably laughing at the situation (whole group taking up one entire room).
Cheers
Nico Ummm... Not so. Go talk to some Pagans or Bridgerunners, or Hell's Angels. Talk to any one of them with a 1% patch... Just be prepared to throw down. Those dudes would as soon fight as talk. I have quite a few friends in each of those I just mentioned... And almost every one of them I had to fight with before they would respect me. And believe me... Those were not easy fights. -Skater
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#3400183 - 09/29/11 05:53 PM
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My first sentence was poorly phrased, I apologize. What I meant by 'American Myth' was that the "Biker" groups such as seen in the video you see in Europe are very different from their violent American inspirations, at least in my personal experience. The stereotype of the violent and ill-intentioned biker that the commercial works on is directly imported from American cultural references that are not necessarily mirrored in European society but have sipped into public imagination thanks to decades of American cultural influences. Hence the premise of the commercial doesn't appear as dangerous being set in Belgium as it would have had it been set in the US. Whoever called "Posers" probably hit the nail on the head, at least for some of them Cheers Nico
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#3400204 - 09/29/11 06:28 PM
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My first sentence was poorly phrased, I apologize. What I meant by 'American Myth' was that the "Biker" groups such as seen in the video you see in Europe are very different from their violent American inspirations, at least in my personal experience. The stereotype of the violent and ill-intentioned biker that the commercial works on is directly imported from American cultural references that are not necessarily mirrored in European society but have sipped into public imagination thanks to decades of American cultural influences. Hence the premise of the commercial doesn't appear as dangerous being set in Belgium as it would have had it been set in the US. Whoever called "Posers" probably hit the nail on the head, at least for some of them Cheers Nico Since you seem to have overlooked the article I've posted above, let me try again: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/...ce-2108221.htmlhttp://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,545216,00.htmlhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Nordic_Biker_Warhttp://www.morgenpost.de/berlin-aktuell/...choeneberg.html (this one unfortunately only in German) http://www.pedaltothemetal.com/index.php...es_for_war.htmlIf you believe the European biker gangs are in any way less violent, criminal and dangerous than their American "brethren", then you are mistaken. Hell's Angels, Bandidos etc. operate internationally, divided into local, so-called "chapters".
Why men throw their lives away attacking an armed Witcher... I'll never know. Something wrong with my face?
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#3400228 - 09/29/11 06:55 PM
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So it seems I've only met the nice ones then... Very interesting read, thanks. Cheers Nico
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#3400288 - 09/29/11 08:18 PM
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I bet that theater stunk.
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