Local youths and man bags.

‘Roadman’ used to basically mean ‘drug dealer’ but these days it’s a fashion thing as much as anything. From the London estates in the late 2000s:

to the mean streets of York, 2013:

What’s a manbag really? I have a bag I use for work (Crumpler Gold Dig XL) with its sole purpose being to move my laptop to the office/place of work and back. Anything else either lives in my pockets or, if I am travelling, in a daysack. Possibly in a jacket.

Are we talking some sort of small ‘pocket on a strap’ thing?

For me it’s a bag that has both function and is also worn as a fashion accessory, by a man. I have a couple of different sizes and styles. If I had a bag solely for carrying a laptop etc, that didn’t show any consideration to how it looks then that would be just a laptop bag.

For the record, I have an unhealthy interest in looking smart, and I’m on a train so I’m happy to discuss something so boring at length.

‘Roadman’ used to basically mean ‘drug dealer’ but these days it’s a fashion thing as much as anything. From the London estates in the late 2000s:

to the mean streets of York, 2013:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nK-okdwv09g

That second video, is that Scott Redding, pre Moto GP?

Is it the influence of the migrants?

Migrantis, surely, if we’re talking about manbags?

I blame David Beckham.

For both the manbag and the sarong I’m presently wearing

For me it’s a bag that has both function and is also worn as a fashion accessory

First part, yes. Second part, you’re a wannabe roadman.

you’re a wannabe roadman.

A calling I can only aspire to at my age. But I believe I is looking well peng 8)

Dem yoot round this way been wearing them bags for years. Roadman looks been strong round here at least 5 years.

In keeping with the rest of your post you probably should’ve kept the second them as ‘dem’ and finished with the ubiquitous “for time”

Thusly…

Roadman ting been ’round for time!

Ya feel me, bruv.

The local yoof, who hang out at the Co-op, see no irony whatsoever in describing themselves as the Witham Death Squad.

Despite that, no handbags.

That second video, is that Scott Redding, pre Moto GP?

That second video, is that the first video?

I can’t work out if that video is meant to be a piss take or serious.

I have just read all the above posts. Twice. No idea at all what any of you are on about.

Bags. You can put things in them rather than having to hold them in your hands or overload your pockets. I’m surprised this is a new concept for you, they’ve been around for a while now.

Me neither but at least now when someone talks about Roadmen (Roadmans?) I’ll be able to claim an aloof indifference without having to worry that they’re trolling me and there’s actually no such thing as a roadman. Consider me educated.

they’ve been around for a while now.

Not again…..!

Kids been wearing these bags for years. The Socks and sandals thing makes me laugh…

No cash, No keys, but a beard comb!

Brilliant

Not carried cash for a few years now. Just seems a bit pointless in this day and age. Very rarely lock the door either and only take the one key if I do. Never leave the house without the beard comb 😀

Beard comb?

For combing facial hair. Crazy I know!

That second video, is that Scott Redding, pre Moto GP?

That second video, is that the first video?

ah yes, C&P fail sorry. It was an early Giggs tune FWIW…

Here’s the Roadman vid my son eductated me with last year. And we revisited yesterday for entertainment.

Excuse the vid style, kids understand it, I’m sure 😆

binners

Seabrook crisps

greatest crisps known to mankind

You wouldn’t get a laptop and the Guardian in the bags they have around here, more a boy bag.

At least they don’t have wheels and **** handles and trundle about taking twice the **** pavement.

You ain’t OG.

Does a frayed old Timbuk2 courier bag count as a man bag? If so, I am horribly at risk of being dahn wit da yoof. Or something

How about a LIDL carrier bag?

so are THESE roadmen?

What manbag for carrying my billhook?

What manbag for carrying my billhook?

No, these are roadmen

^^^^
– roadman
?r??dm?n/
noun archaic
noun: roadman; plural noun: roadmen
– a man employed to repair or maintain roads.

No, these are roadmen

Nah bruv! Creps are totally clappin.

Yes fam!

They’ve banned man bags at my daughter’s school.

If you can’t fit a standard exercise book in it you can’t bring it to school.

How come?

How come?

because all the boys stopped taking their exercise books to school because they coulnd’t get them in their fashionably small man bags…

Ah – so they were using them instead of school bags rather than as well as.

Looks like Blackpool is where it’s at nowadays :

Roadman Shaq – Man’s Not Not (R1Extra Fire in the Booth session)