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The side that is west of the east side.

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"West side is the best!" -- Ali G, West Staines Massive
"East side is the best!" -- East Staines Massive
"West side is the best!" -- Ali G, West Staines Massive
"West side is the best!" -- East Staines Massive
"East side is the best!, erm... damn!  You iz tricked me." -- Ali G
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Derived obviously from the Los Angeles street gang territory, a lot of Hamilton youth like to proudly align themselves with a gang that they have no idea of the politics on; now fallen into either general or comical use.  "West side" refers to Hamilton West, "East side" refers to Hamilton East.  You don't have to be a member of either of these.

Which reminds me, I went to a new school in Standard 4, and I remember a little 10 year old bogan coming up and asking me if I was a rapper or a 'mettler'.  The concept that you could like music that wasn't rap or metal worried me.

The WestSide Connection is the 'clan' name that some [Hamilton] gamers comically use in that one of the members lives on West Ridge Drive in Western Heights.

CraigBox is a west-sider that has lived on the east-side for long enough to not really know who his homies are any more.

Note: has nothing to do with being a 'westie' (aka Ewen Gilmour); westie =~= "west aucklander" =~= "bogan".

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Last edited on Saturday, July 8, 2006 3:28:22 pm by CraigBox

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