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African customers make me laugh.
« on: March 14, 2013, 10:55:25 am »
I have this african family i clean in charlton who have about 7 kids and all i here whenever im there is "mummy, there is a white man in the garden!" Or "mummy theres a white man at the door". I dont know weather to take it as rudeness or not but it does make me laugh. If i was to shout to my gf on the phone while doing there backs "lisa im doing the black mans house" im sure they would have something to say back to me lol. had them for 2 years and are loyal payers so cant grumble.

sean mcc

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Re: African customers make me laugh.
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2013, 11:08:59 am »
Yes us White British are not easily offended,just keep laughing ;D ;D

C o z y

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Re: African customers make me laugh.
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2013, 11:49:58 am »
I wonder where the kids picked up on that..................school perhaps, or church, or sports club..............

Or their parents?
No still don't understand, I must be thick

formb

Re: African customers make me laugh.
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2013, 11:56:01 am »
Kids, no matter what race, say stupid things all the time. I'm sure black people hear that kind of thing from children every day.

Richard60

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Re: African customers make me laugh.
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2013, 09:33:26 pm »
how does bob marley like his cake
 with jammin

Spruce

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Re: African customers make me laugh.
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2013, 10:12:59 pm »
I have this african family i clean in charlton who have about 7 kids and all i here whenever im there is "mummy, there is a white man in the garden!" Or "mummy theres a white man at the door". I dont know weather to take it as rudeness or not but it does make me laugh. If i was to shout to my gf on the phone while doing there backs "lisa im doing the black mans house" im sure they would have something to say back to me lol. had them for 2 years and are loyal payers so cant grumble.

Mick,

Its not rudeness at all. In my African experience it's the way that the races work and live together. If they haven't been here that long then it is still perhaps strange to see a white man working in the black community or for a black household as it was unusual overseas. 

Describing someone by the colour of their skin wasn't classed as rude. Black people were quite happy to be called blacks as were we whites. Everyone who was neither black nor white was called a coloured. The asian community hates being called coloured though.
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Tom White

Re: African customers make me laugh.
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2013, 10:18:58 pm »
I once saw an English kid (a soldier's brat) shouting "Achtung Spitfire" at the top of his lungs in a German supermarket.


C o z y

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Re: African customers make me laugh.
« Reply #7 on: March 14, 2013, 11:03:09 pm »
Stop it Tosh!!  ;D ;D
No still don't understand, I must be thick

C o z y

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Re: African customers make me laugh.
« Reply #8 on: March 14, 2013, 11:04:01 pm »
I have this african family i clean in charlton who have about 7 kids and all i here whenever im there is "mummy, there is a white man in the garden!" Or "mummy theres a white man at the door". I dont know weather to take it as rudeness or not but it does make me laugh. If i was to shout to my gf on the phone while doing there backs "lisa im doing the black mans house" im sure they would have something to say back to me lol. had them for 2 years and are loyal payers so cant grumble.

Mick,

Its not rudeness at all. In my African experience it's the way that the races work and live together. If they haven't been here that long then it is still perhaps strange to see a white man working in the black community or for a black household as it was unusual overseas. 

Describing someone by the colour of their skin wasn't classed as rude. Black people were quite happy to be called blacks as were we whites. Everyone who was neither black nor white was called a coloured. The asian community hates being called coloured though.

Full respect mate, but this is UK they're talking about.
No still don't understand, I must be thick

Griffus

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Re: African customers make me laugh.
« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2013, 01:33:03 am »
Just kids saying what they see. The absolute innocence is what makes this so great.

If everyone spoke in such simple and honest terms and avoided all the usual pc diatribe, then I'm pretty sure the Country and the World would be a better place.