jam25mack

Awful!

Ruby is the only way to go!

In other news is describing someone as 'black' considered OK?

scrubbedexpat141

Picked it up from an old boss who once rode the 'cuzza train' in the North East and thought it was the best thing ever.

Since then, it's cuzza. Unless it's offensive, then I'll stop.

Meow

I would say that's fine as a description in the same way as describing someone as white is fine. As ever, it's context, nuance, intonation etc that makes the difference.


Regarding curry, is that ever mean to be derogatory? (Actually I am sure it is by some, sigh.) The word is used for Thai, Indonesian and Malaysian food so so it's not even exclusively for the dishes from the Indian sub-continent.

Is it like Americans (as in North Americans for the pedants among us) describing any mixed dish that they put in the oven as a casserole? A vegetable bake or macaroni cheese is not a casserole, FYI. It isn't a casserole but we kind of know what they mean.

Not as bad as putting marshmallows or vegetables in jelly in a mould and calling it salad. That's just wrong!

Meow

Same chef? People rave about their chicken and waffles but when we had the chicken it was woefully over-cooked. We now stick to their breakfasts as they are good.

jam25mack

See I would agree. Over the years I've had a few long term relationships with ladies of a different ethnicity to me (5yrs being the longest), in fact I haven't been out with a white girl since I was 18. I also have many black and Asian friends and we have had discussions on similar topics many times over the years. As we know (or should do) terms such as 'coloured' or 'half caste' for mixed race folk are not OK in this day and age, although a lot of people (read older generations) who do still use these terms think that they are being PC, however, as they don't have any interaction with black or Asian people they are unaware of this.

I do find it rather amusing though when someone is describing someone to you and it goes along the lines of..... six foot, average build, bit chubby, short hair, clean shaven, brown eyes..... blah blah and you go ahhhhhh Max? They go yeah, and you ask why they didn't start with black guy because it is the most descriptive of the terms..... Theses days people are so afraid to be seen as racist that they go to the other end of the spectrum.

As Irishbeekeeper said earlier and from what I have experienced being in mixed race relationships and hanging around with people of different ethnicity in different countries around the world, the Brits generally have a very low level of racism and have done a huge amount over the last few decades to stamp it out. Yes there are some idiots out there but you can't change them all overnight.

scrubbedexpat141

Ruby? I'm many bad things but faux Cockney isn't on the list....

Yeah, call people black all you like, if they're black.
It's when you add '****' or 'wanker' or 'tosspot' or 'bastard' after black that you start upsetting people.

weasel decentral

You'll probably upset people calling them a wanker etc., without adding anything further

Millhouse

I like you scamp, you call a spade a spade, and a pinoy a maid.

scrubbedexpat141

True. I try not to call people too many names, as a rule of thumb. Unless they deserve it of course...

scrubbedexpat141

jam25mack

That's sooooo bad its good!

Sandboy

maybe you misunderstood him - some of the natives can be a tad tricky to pick, I'd call him a skunk but that might add to the arguments

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mission

who the hell objects to the word 'curry'? that is just total bollocks....if you are a desi regardless of which part of the subcontinent you hail from, your staple diet is referred to as a 'curry' - end of.

mission

absolutely ok....using the word 'coloured', or as the yanks like to spell it 'colored' is very un-pc

jam25mack

Poor Dando!