Don't be soft

Live in Nth London zone 2 - my street alone has distinct Orthodix Jewish, Pakistani ,Bangladeshi, Caribbean and African communities on it.

And - guess what - the different communities choose different names for their kids. Hasidic Jewish, Bangladeshi, North African, Caribbean - all tend to choose different names.

Nothing racist in being aware of the fact. And there are no little Jewish Troys as far as I'm aware. But there's quite a few at my son's school, and none of them are white.

Posted By: Tricky Hawes on August 7th 2008 at 11:02:35

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Troy Archibald-Henville!!! How on earth can he be a (NCFC) - CB41, Aug 7, 10:39:09
- Commentators Confusions (NCFC) - Partial Angler, Aug 7, 10:46:52
  - Could well happen here... (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 7, 10:52:17
- You're being about 20 years behind the times again, that's how (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 7, 10:41:23
  - Crikey, really? What about the "TROY" bit though??? (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Aug 7, 10:45:20
    - Troy? Pretty common inner city name, too. (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 7, 10:47:07
      - Tricky aims to take Pant's 'WOTB Racist' crown from him (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 7, 10:54:35
        
        Don't be soft (NCFC) - Tricky Hawes, Aug 7, 11:02:35
        
        *pfft* looks like the old "i'm not racist, some of my best friends are ethnicly diverse" (NCFC) - blindasabat, Aug 7, 11:06:04
        
        EASY! EASY! EASY! (NCFC) - Brom, Aug 7, 11:03:22
        
        That's what Damien Francis said (n/m) (NCFC) - Steve in Holland, Aug 7, 11:14:11
      - Are you pants in disguise? (NCFC) - Partial Angler, Aug 7, 10:52:32
      - racist, (NCFC) - NCFC4life, Aug 7, 10:51:39
      - Good lord!! (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Aug 7, 10:50:22
      - British-Carribean would've been softer. (n/m) (NCFC) - sheffieldcanary, Aug 7, 10:49:55
    - Must Troy Harder, intut (n/m) (NCFC) - Partial Angler, Aug 7, 10:45:57
  - I was remarking much the same to Charleighanne Chavfghfg-Bennyfits just the other day (n/m) (NCFC) - Partial Angler, Aug 7, 10:43:20

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