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I know what chavs are, I've got raised in a very criminal low income neighborhood, projects if you will.
That was a satire.
I live in Thailand. My city is getting weekly influxes of Russian tourists. 
So so so many 18-45yr olds are just staying here and hoping to not get caught on an overstay for long enough that when they inevitable do get sent home the war will be over. 
Lots of couples and families. Very few single men. >

When I was in Phuket, it felt like the city was 1/3 Thai 1/3 Russia 1/3 Everyone else >

Half of Phuket is owned by Russians. Russia Mafia has strong investment there too. And the local hates them. >

Yea. Part of the reason I kept a very wide berth to anyone Russian... never know who they're connected to. One drunken argument and you're getting your throat cut... or defenstrated. >

There is a saying here "Russian business or Russian girl....don't go inside" >

Jeez that’s kinda scary >

The scary thing is the severe overlap between your average Russian here and a British chav.
Cut from the same cloth somehow >

Can confirm, am average russian, bloody love the British culture, movies, music and language.