Is this old news?

[girlsteve.livejournal.com]

Sorry, I've been away from LJ and life as we know it for the better part of three months, and I apologise if everyone has already seen this, but I thought of you lot when it popped up.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/8243684.stm

Comments

[gaspardgroupie.livejournal.com]

Chardonnay was the name of a character on a TV programme called 'Footballers Wives'. People tend to use it as an example of a classic 'chav' name.

...this is really hard to explain. Someone British help me out please!

[rachie-01.livejournal.com]

I can't get the link at the moment, but go to Urbandictionary and type in "chav". I too thought it was one of those kinds of names, ugh.

[girlsteve.livejournal.com]

I think it's the fact that the general trends in the UK are generally more 'normal' than elsewhere - names like Charlotte and Hannah and Rebecca have never really gone out of fashion, there was always a few in every class, and you don't tend to get nearly as many cre8tiv names here - but we have a couple. They tend to be associated with lower class thugs (so affectionately referred to as 'chavs' in Blighty) and people with no class. And Chardonnay, thanks to a trashy TV series, has become one of those token 'chav' names. Like you might use Brandy or Starla as an over-the-top example of a red-neck or a stripper name. Trouble is, some people actually use them, and apparently they have horrible kids.

[gaspardgroupie.livejournal.com]

Yes, this is basically what I was trying to say. The thoughts in my head were far too garbled to form a coherent comment.


You're right, we do seem to have more 'normal' names over here.

[jeweledvixen.livejournal.com]

Ahh, ok. I wondered why there would be enough girls named Chardonnay to register on this poll. It's just such an odd name to be that popular. That explains it.