benjamin1945 16,279 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 oooh you are awful Rog.................but i like you.........lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,240 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 24 minutes ago, plantfit said: I too have FRIENDS who are black and asian but they are NOT my BEST friends, don't have any homosexual friends though Rog You should get out more Rog. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,673 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Don't bloody want any Phil Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,240 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 I have no black friends, no Asian friends and no homosexual friends. In fact no friends at all. That’s how I like it. I have lots of acquaintances though! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 I wouldn't have homosexual friends. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,673 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 see you in Homebase car park in a couple of weeks Phil, we're off to Leicester next wednesday instead of newark Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,240 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 I shall be passing close by in a few moments Rog on my way to Teal Park to have the cameras recalibrated on my wife’s car which had a windscreen replacement last week. I’ll wave. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,240 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 9 minutes ago, catfan said: I wouldn't have homosexual friends. They might be in the closet! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,673 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Left Teal park about an hour ago Phil,dropped Mrs P off at the gym near there Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 26 minutes ago, philmayfield said: They might be in the closet! That's where they can stay too ! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,673 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Should never have been allowed out Rog 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,279 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 54 minutes ago, philmayfield said: . I have lots of acquaintances though! Yes Phil.....mostly when i say 'friends' it would be more accurate to say acquaintances............ 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,240 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 1 hour ago, plantfit said: Left Teal park about an hour ago Phil,dropped Mrs P off at the gym near there Rog We're like ships that pass in the night Rog. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,673 Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 It happens Phil,it happens Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted April 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 On 4/4/2019 at 11:07 AM, philmayfield said: We're like ships that pass in the night Rog. I once travelled into the Arctic on a Hurtigruten ship which went up the Norwegian coast, every time a Hurtigruten ship passed another of their flock going in the opposite direction, they sounded their foghorns at each other in salute - day or night. No silent passing in the night in Norway! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,185 Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 I was the only white none officer in an artillery observation post team in Germany & they called me "white honky, I took no offence at all. My personal (self selected) password was "white honky." They were the best bunch of lads ever & we had great times in the German bars... 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 That was funny, I am doing my hair and looking at my phone. Not wearing glasses and I thought this thread was called Making Icecream. Good I thought, I was just looking at recipes. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted April 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 Back in the 1990s I took a holiday in the working island of Trinidad. Everywhere I went lads would lean out of their vehicle window and shout "Hey Whitey!" as they drove past. I wasn't offended and on each occasion I simply waved and shoute "Hi!" back to them and of course, most waved back. Can you imagine what would happen if I leaned out of a vehicle in UK and shouted "Hey Blackie!" at every coloured bloke I saw? 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,109 Posted April 11, 2019 Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 You'd be strung up Compo. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,185 Posted April 11, 2019 Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 I was sweet on an Asian girl but when I met her Dad he said "I don't want my daughter dating/marrying a guy with blue eyes." He wasn't bothered about me being white just that I have blue eyes, the romance fizzled out.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,462 Posted April 11, 2019 Report Share Posted April 11, 2019 I met young Asian girl (18) some years ago (long story) who's father was a race relations officer. She told me they couldn't be racist because they were Asian. It has been instilled into her that only whites are racist. She was not allowed Caucasian friends and males where untouchable. His reasoning? He was defending their culture... now where have I heard that before... 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,185 Posted July 12, 2020 Report Share Posted July 12, 2020 Remember reading an article in New Scientist years (maybe decades) ago that said when someone emigrated to a country where they look different to the local indigenous population they usually congregate with people who look like themselves, & in many cases this seems to be true.. I read an article written by a black American who was always being pulled over & suspected of committing crimes by the cops. He went to Nigeria on hols & said "I never once got looked at twice by the cops, it was great to drive around in the hire car & not get pulled over. I now know what it feels like to be white in America." He emigrated to Nigeria & AFAIK he's still there.... Only place I've been to where whites are a minority is The Bahamas, but I was in a tourist area so I didn't stand out. The locals I met were very friendly... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,185 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 Read another article about how to emigrate, it said (in so many words) to only emigrate to a country where you won't look different to the locals as you'll find it hard to integrate otherwise. So if I were to emigrate it'd have be to Northern Europe, Canada, USA, Australia or New Zealand as anywhere else my lily white fair skin & light blue eyes wouldn't fit in... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
loppylugs 8,429 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 There are few countries today that could be considered 'white only' Especially when countries allow unlimited access to so called refugees. To this point I have found the three countries I have lived in to be welcoming to all. Georgia, my current home in the deep south has always been accused of racism due to the history of slavery in the past. Maybe I've been fortunate but the black folks I've met have been decent, open people. The last one was a big black male nurse in the local hospital who came in to shave me, and I don't mean my face!. Great guy, we had a few laughs and he brightened my day. I wouldn't have wanted to argue with him anyway. There are some rotten characters in all races,and racism is not just a white thing. It is natural of any race to tend to congregate together. As someone once said, We need to hang together or we'll all hang seperately. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,279 Posted August 6, 2020 Report Share Posted August 6, 2020 Well said Loppy........this last few months ive been hooked on some American u tube like shows..........'high desert' ,USA Constitution lovers,,and others i can't recall the titles....Much of it is about people with video cameras testing out the Police,,security guards and the like....Must admit it has put me off the USA quite a lot,,,mainly because of the really awful job the Police seem to do.Racism is seemingly rife. It covers all parts of the country,,and i couldnt believe the offensive attitude of many Cops......Grew up loving America ,,Films,,TV shows,,actors,,Pop stars ,,infact more or less everything about the place,,,its certainly dented my opinion,,, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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