How To Be Nang

I don't like the word nang, ever since I saw it on a Lily Allen blog on her myspace, but still, it's a way of life
'Nang' basically means cool,
but when it's used by Lily Allen, it means 'I'm a little rich girl that's never been to the hood in my life, but wanna get down with the kids.'

The Times talked to a bunch of kids about how to be nang.
In the event that you aren't nang,
or are considering whether you are nang or not, which probably means you aren't.

Here are the rules of how to be nang:
1. Not Pete Doherty, who is a wasteman and can’t sing, but 50 Cent, who is the king of bling.
2. Not Australian soap operas, but EastEnders.
3. Not Harry Potter, because books aren’t cool, but you can read anything by Malorie Blackman in private and you might be told off (which is good) for reading Benjamin Zephaniah’s Gangsta Rap in school.
4. Not those rocker skater boy big black bags with diagonal straps but bags that say “Just Do It”, and, among certain sets, bags with Winnie the Pooh logos.
5. No Crazy Frog ring tone, but Grind With Me by Pretty Ricky.
6. Not clapping, when clapping is called for, but making gunny fingers and going “Braap, braap” which is the new “Pow Pow”.
7. Not Kate Moss, but Paris Hilton and her tiny dog.
8. Not rich, but not too poor to buy Academic sportswear, 50 Cent type bling, and Mayfair cigarettes.
9. Not McDonald’s, but Nando’s.
10. Not actually hating your mother, but pretending she beats you up.

I'm off to polish my gunny fingers, cos I've got to go to Nando's, to get out of my house while my mum wants to beat me.
'BRAP BRAP'