A nice politically correct building site

[ARWadsworth]

It was like travelling back 40 years in time.

The labourer was called "Black Dave".

That's the last time I work in Scunthorpe.

[The Medway Handyman]

Did he mind?

If Typhoo put the T in Britain, who put the ....

[ARWadsworth]

Was he asked?

[Andy Champ]

I used to play cards at school with a guy called Khan. This being a largely white area we all called him Ghengis. He said he quite liked it.

Andy

[Dave Plowman (News)]

There's a big difference in nicknames used between friends and those used as an insult to strangers. Even although the wording is the same.

[Tim Watts]

[Adrian Simpson]

In article , Tim Watts writes

Yes they do.

A few years back we had two Daves. The second one to join was younger, so got referred to as "young Dave", which after a while he started objecting to on the grounds that he was 30. Problem was solved when the other Dave left.

Adrian

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Nicknames given by work colleagues often ain't popular with the recipient. Same as in the army. But the more they object, the more fun it becomes. So best to just live with it until in a position to get your own back. ;-)

[Steve Walker]

One of circle of old school friends is a couple of years younger than the rest of us, hence "little Rob." The name has stuck and he is quite happy with it, depite being 6'2"

SteveW

[Tim Watts]

Inverse humour (aka "Little John") is the least likely to offend. On that basis, I should be called "Slim Tim" but I don't mind "Fat Bastard" either. I suppose some people get offended more easily ;->

[Plusnet]

Back in the 17th Century it was quite common to refer to "a black woman" - meaning someone with black hair.

Even now we still talk about "a blond woman".

[Bill Wright]

What about Young Mr Grace?

Bill

[Roberts]

Yes that is true. I was in charge of a very multi-national shift in a transport workshop and some of the names were very difficult to pronounce.One chap had an Afgan name so will called him Fred when we shouted for Fred, people would be surprised when he arrived also another called Dev was of course Dave. We all got on together but between theirselves they still retained their own traditional dislikes of each other and they call us racist..... Robbie.

[grimly4]

"Black Irish" referred to jet-black hair and nothing to do with other organs or Hiberno-Caribbean musicians.

[Phil Addison]

Some in our office used to have fun at the expence of certain imigrants by calling them on the internal phone from the other end of the office and asking to speak to Isaac Hunt.

[Plusnet]

Pitt the Younger would be 253 years old - if he were still around today.

[geoff]

I have a customer who always phones up saying "Its black dave here ..."

[Steve Firth]

Plusnet wrote: [snip]

He just changed his name to "Ed Milliband".

He's still the same snivelling snot rag used as a toast rack at school.

[Andy Champ]

If you see a pub called "The Black Boy" it's probably King Charles (I forget which) who was a little swarthy. I've seen some with pictures of young African men in Moorish dress.

Andy

[Dave Liquorice]

Kids are just the same with knicknames, best approach is to only make a fuss about the one you like. B-)