Looking dodgy?

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Last night at the pub this guy (who I don't know that well) looked at me and said infront of my friends "He looks dodgy".

The question is though is how would you define a dodgy looking person? To be fair the guy who made the comment to me had a few drinks.

Its not possible to say really. He could've been remarking about you not saying much (im totally guessing here). Some body language he didnt like the look of...or whatever, could've been many. different. things. young man.
Now report to the headmaster and hand in your homework.

You seem like a magnet for people who like to make stupid comments in pubs.....

I would have been a magnet, too, if I kept on hanging out in pubs.

Why do you go to these pubs and drink with these judgemental idiots?

I'm guessing he thinks bar patrons are cool.....like they "know about life" or something.

Yes, a quote from an English professor I know--who told me people who don't go to bars are "not really living life."

"Dodgy neighbourhoods," in the UK, are ones where there is an overall "threatening" aura about it. Neighborhoods to avoid. An area where people hang out in alleys, ready to stomp on victims.

I sense that the guy who called James "dodgy" was drunk, and perhaps was looking for a fight----or was looking to insult James without necessarily fighting.

A dodgy neighborhood in the UK is similar to what k.k. describes. Probably has those helium canisters on the floor and needles in a doorway.

I was wondering when we would get another one of these questions

My interpretation of what this person meant is 'suspicious' or 'someone to keep an eye on as they may cause harm'.

But what I am most interested in is how your "friends" responded. Did they defend you in any way, speak up for you, or leave you to handle this rude person on your own? These type of events are good ways to tell if your friends are actually friends. If they did not defend you then perhaps they are not really friends.

I don't see the relevance of 'class' to this situation.

My interpretation is that these people are not your friends.

There are “council estates” where the majority of residents are white people of British origin. Many of these are pretty dodgy.

To assume I was “euphemising” about “minority” areas would be dead wrong.

If they’re labeled dodgy when they are not, that should be called out.

Stratford, London is often called dodgy. It’s a rather heavily minority area. I’ve been there. I don’t see the “dodge.”

I live in a “majority minority” area. Lots of garden apartments. Some private houses. Tree-lined streets, parks. Left $10 on the sidewalk at 7 AM. Was still there at 10 PM.

I think the regulars don't like the look of me for some reason?