Yes, my husband is from eastern Europe and always gets asked because he has an accent. it seems to be the first question that leaps to some peoples mind not because theyre racist but because they simply are curious. He just gives random answers about where he’s actually from.
Harry & Meghan #269 When will Charles put an end to this crap? The ginger whinger and his penis fly trap
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So The Prince’s Trust actually makes differences in people’s lives and highlights ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Not celebrities, but everyday people. Lovely, just lovely.
I am from the north. My ex-husband was from the Deep South and his grandmother had lived her whole life in a town so small that it was little more than a train stop and a gas station. I am of Southern and Eastern European descent (2nd Generation on both sides) I look pretty Italian and may have had a bit of a NY/NJ accent at the time. When describing me to her daughter she said “I’m not sure what she is but she’s something ‘furrin’ (foreign)” It wasn’t meant maliciously and has become a family joke.
If she was so offended by this (and remember, we only have one side of the conversation recounted in the most damning way possible) The correct thing would have been to address it with Lady Susan first, not immediately take to social media. Unless of course, you have no interest in actually fixing anything. Amazing how those with nothing but a hammer always find nails everywhere.
If she finds the BRF so choked with structural racism, then she free to not accept any invites or money from them or their trusts.
I am from the north. My ex-husband was from the Deep South and his grandmother had lived her whole life in a town so small that it was little more than a train stop and a gas station. I am of Southern and Eastern European descent (2nd Generation on both sides) I look pretty Italian and may have had a bit of a NY/NJ accent at the time. When describing me to her daughter she said “I’m not sure what she is but she’s something ‘furrin’ (foreign)” It wasn’t meant maliciously and has become a family joke.
If she was so offended by this (and remember, we only have one side of the conversation recounted in the most damning way possible) The correct thing would have been to address it with Lady Susan first, not immediately take to social media. Unless of course, you have no interest in actually fixing anything. Amazing how those with nothing but a hammer always find nails everywhere.
If she finds the BRF so choked with structural racism, then she free to not accept any invites or money from them or their trusts.
My favourite... when I lived in Wales, was when someone would start talking darkly about "the English ..."Noone asks me where I'm from
I suppose the Black country accent just isn't that interesting lol x
Tell us more?
after seeing the little clip on the news tonight I got bad vibes then seeing her pal doing the rounds on other channels O would say there is more to this than meets the eye and i.m.o. is deffo been a set up
Me too, constantly...white, grew up in Scotland, also lived abroad but now live in England. I've been asked where I'm from, which team I support Rangers or Celtic (them trying to find out if I'm Protestant or Catholic), do I vote for/support SNP, what's my opinion on Sturgeon!
Thanks for new thread! Brilliant title how did I miss that suggestion
Happy Birthday @Nuttynana
Happy St Andrews day
And of course it was Williams godparent that made those comments
… just as they head to Boston… just as the harkles are getting an award for standing up to the “racist” RF … there is a whiff of markle about all this
Happy Birthday @Nuttynana
Happy St Andrews day
And of course it was Williams godparent that made those comments
… just as they head to Boston… just as the harkles are getting an award for standing up to the “racist” RF … there is a whiff of markle about all this
Of course.
Hypocritical cunts , just out to cause trouble.
None of them are worth a light.
All shits.
My husband gets asked practically every time we go into town shopping.
"American or Canadian?"
And when he says the former, we usually get told all about their Fly-Drive to Florida 10 years ago.
Occasionally he gets a bit of anti-American stuff hurled at him, but thankfully it's rare. Most people are just curious when they hear the accent.
You're right. This whole thing is the opening of a bad joke. "A hypersensitive grifter walks into the palace..." I wonder if THAT's ever happened before!!
Me. All of the time. Latest was on Tuesday afternoon. I had a lovely chat with a woman who was picking up rubbish to put in a bin on the street. (I felt a bit guilty that I didn't think to do that myself.) We chatted about my home town, my accent and the importance of girls' education, particularly in developing countries. A good time was had by both.
And I admit that people's origins are a particular interest of mine, along with their names. I'm not racist; I'm curious about other people.
Where he is?
yip I here you!
Wow, tell us more, please!
I feel like Fulani clearly understood that SH was asking about her heritage, but didn't want to answer. I am curious why she didn't say something like oh I'm live in X now but I was born and raised in Y, my parents came to Britain from Z in the 50s. That would have answered the question and provided topics for further discussion. I think having different ethnicities and heritages is something to be proud of and something one might happily share with others. Maybe I'm just not understanding something.
I'm terribly sorry if my comment offends anyone, that is not my intention.
What does 'they didn't give me any papers' mean? was she being sarcastic
I think it’s about picking up on the vibes. Some people are happy to talk about their background/ethnicity and some are not. The woman at the Palace clearly was not. Unfortunately, maybe because of her age, Lady Susan just didn’t pick up on this and change the subject. She kept on digging. Hence it turned into an “issue.” Yes the woman may have milked it but Lady Susan did provide her with the ammunition. I think the Palace have handled the fall out well though so hopefully it won’t gain much more traction.
Me. Plenty of times. I'm not English, have lived here (UK) for a long time, still have a bit of an accent - but it's not one usually associated with the country I'm from. Actually - I was at a Post Office yesterday, chatting to the staff, and got asked by another customer about Rugby on Saturday (he assumed I was from SA, I'm not
). No offence whatsoever, we joked about it.In the past I was asked about my slightly slanty eyes, which - again - would suggest a past interaction in the family with someone of clearly not quite European background - my own husband jokes I have some Genghis Khan genes in me from many generations back...and is probably right, although no record exists, but those features run through the family.
And yes - I'm really really fuming about the RF cowering to this. Lady SH is 83 FFS, pretty sure she is polite to a fault, and was just trying to make small talk...the 'victim' not only claims she was left "stunned speechless" (shame it wasn't for a lot longer...), and says it was a trauma. Considering what the occasion was in the first place, talking of this 'incident' as a major trauma takes away from the real trauma abuse against women causes. Lady SH is from a different era, and anybody with half a brain wouldn't have thought for a second that pushing your hair away to see the badge is anything more than it is - however 'not on' it might seem to people nowadays. Unless, of course, you were hell-bent on using this occasion as a stick to beat the RF with, because, you know....you really dislike them deep down, and only went there to see if you could take an offence in one way or another....
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