Traditional Attitude

The working-class is about being proud of who you are, where you come from, and working to get the things you deserve in life, be traditional and be proud! If you are not true to yourself you are not going to be true to anyone that looks upon you. You cannot shape my integrity by trying to dictate my beliefs. I stand firm in my convictions and will not be swayed.

Respect

In the street, through their play, children pour their individual life experiences into a common knowledge pool, affirming, confirming, and elaborating on what they have observed in the home and matching their skills against those of others. And they learn to fight. Respect is viewed as almost an external entity that is hard-won but easily lost, so it must constantly be guarded. The rules of the code, in fact, provide a framework for negotiating respect.