It's something which the media and government call 'anti-social behaviour'. Anti-social behaviour is rather acomplicated way of saying 'people causing trouble'...
fighting, being noisy, making a mess in the streets,damaging buildings…all these kinds of things form part ofwhat's called 'anti-social behaviour'.
There has recently been a rather disappointing report,which says that Britain is seen across Europe as thecountry with the worst problem with anti-social behaviour.
Our Europe correspondent Tim Franks has been looking at theresearch. As you listen to him, try to answer thisquestion. What do peoplethink is the main cause of anti-social behaviour inBritain?
Tim FranksThree quarters of those questioned said that Britain had aproblem with anti-social behaviour. France follows closebehind - perhaps a result of the riots there. In contrast,the cause in Britain is seen, in large part, as alcohol.
Jackie: Well, according to the report, alcohol is the maincause of antisocial behaviour in Britain. France is seen asthe country with the second biggest problem ofanti-social behaviour. The report says people might thinkthis because of the recent riots. Rioting is when a largecrowd of people get together and behave violently, oftenbecause they are angry about something.
So how to people in Britain feel about all this? We'reabout to hear from Elena, who lives in London. A few wordsto listen out for:
Gangs of teenagers – groups of young people who staytogether and sometimes cause troubleTo feel intimidated – to feel scared or nervousTo be rowdy – is to be loud and badly behavedLet's listen to Elena. Is she worried about anti-socialbehaviour?
ElenaMy name is Elena and I life in North West London. I thinkin certain areas there are problems with anti-socialbehaviour…noisy neighbours and gangs of mainly teenagershanging around with nothing much to do, especially in theevenings and late at night and I feel a little bitintimidated when I have to walk past them. I think some ofthe problems are when just as the pubs are closing and alot of people come out it's a bit rowdy.
Jackie: Did you get the answer? Well Elena is a bit worriedabout people being rowdy, including gangs of teenagers, whomake her feel intimidated.
Why do gangs of teenagers hang around causing troublethough? Here are the theories of a couple of residents inthe town of Rochdale. Don't worry if you can't understandeverything. We'll hear their views again afterwards.
ResidentsDiscipline has gone out the window. There's nothing forthem to do, nowhere for them to go or anything.
Jackie: The first resident says 'discipline has gone outthe window'. Discipline is about controlling behaviour andobeying rules. It can be both a verb and a noun. Listen toit used in these phrases.
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