{"id":26870,"date":"2017-06-24T15:50:48","date_gmt":"2017-06-24T13:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.limbicnutrition.com\/blog\/?p=26870"},"modified":"2020-09-26T21:55:25","modified_gmt":"2020-09-26T19:55:25","slug":"gopniks-slavic-deplorables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.limbicnutrition.com\/blog\/gopniks-slavic-deplorables\/","title":{"rendered":"Gopniks: Slavic deplorables"},"content":{"rendered":"

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“Russian Gargoyles”. \u00a0Squatting seems to be popular with Gopota.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My Ukrainian pal Nikita introduced me to this term. From Wikipedia<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Gopnik<\/strong> is a pejorative term to describe a particular subculture in Russia, Eastern Europe, former Soviet republics, and other Slavic countries to refer aggressive young men or women of lower-class suburbans (usually under 25 years of age) coming from families of poor education and income, somewhat similar to American white trash, British chavs, Australian bogans and Scottish neds.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

See also<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.slavorum.org\/gopniks-why-do-slavs-squat\/<\/a>
http:\/\/www.calvertjournal.com\/opinion\/show\/7350\/gopniks-slavs-squatting-mem<\/a>es
https:\/\/twitter.com\/SquattingSlavs<\/a>
https:\/\/www.slavorum.org\/racist-shaming-of-slavic-people-on-internet-is-ok-story-of-slav-squat\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My Ukrainian pal Nikita introduced me to this term. 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