BEACH BUMS
BEACH BUMS If you go to the States during the summer and go to the beach, you’ll see all sorts of different people there. Who are they? And what are they like? This is a comprehensive guide to the types of people you can find on an American beach.
The Surfer Dude The Surfer Dudes are the coolest of the cool. They’re the good looking guys with tanned bodies, long blonde hair and lots of muscles. They love to brag about catching waves. They wear trendy beach wear and use phrases such as “righteous”, and “Dude”. They are usually so obsessed with themselves that they don’t notice anyone else on the beach.
The Lifeguards Lifeguards are similar to the Surfer Dudes as they’re just as muscular, tanned and aloof. They lounge around all day with their sunglasses on beach chairs watching people. Their job consists of staring out to the sea, blowing their whistle every now and then and running into the water to pull out innocent swimmers from the water just to show how cool they are.
The Beach Employees The Beach Employees are so desperate to be at the beach that they work there. However, they soon realize that they can’t
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actually participate in the beach activities. Instead, they work in hot kitchens, making hot dogs, serving soda and watching everyone else having fun. Other typical jobs include stacking deckchairs, picking up litter and flattening the sand.
The Old People There are two categories of old people at the beach: the huddlers and the wrinklies. The huddlers hide under beach umbrellas all day as they too afraid of the sun. They wear long sleeve shirts, zinc sun block on their noses and big floppy hats. They spend most of their time reading thick books. The wrinklies are those old people who have been tanning themselves all their lives. Their skin is a strange colour and it looks like a kind of brown leather jacket. They spend their time walking up and down the beach.
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