When I read the initial post, 'fink' just reminded me of the 'toff in trouble', Francis Fulford. He and his family can't seem to speak properley and will say 'fink'.
Salome said:
Yes, all that's true. I suppose it would be more tied to class than to region. For example, if you've ever heard the hip hop group from Birmingham The Streets, they say "fink", but come to think of it, I've never heard any middle-class Brummies say that. So yeah, it's a working class thing. AKA chav.
To be fair, I always thought with The Streets he's more trying to sound Cockney.
I think Mike Skinner is sorta chav-ish...in a good way.
Harleen
United Kingdom
June 2005
MAY 17, 2007 03:55 PM