'A ponce,' he says, with relish, 'is a bloke who likes milky alcohol. An' can't 'and out a kickin' to them what need it. The sort o'bloke who drinks out of a straw an' talks abou' girly shit. An' probably cries.'

This right here says quite a lot about Gene and the time period he's from. Especially when he follows up with;

'A real bloke drinks a real drink. Like Scotch.'