Virgin Crew Fired After Insulting Passengers on Facebook

Thirteen Virgin Atlantic crew members have been fired after insulting passengers on the Facebook fan page for the airline. According to the BBC, the employees were calling passengers “chavs”. What is a chav exactly? I had no idea until I looked it up. According to Wikipedia:

Chav, or Charv/Charva, is a mainly derogatory slang term in the United Kingdom for a person whose lifestyle, branded casual clothing (especially if counterfeit), speech and/or mannerisms are perceived to be common, proletarian and vulgar.

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