Being used to settle a bet...
I grew up in the Midlands (factories, faggots and peas, mild ale, strong accents, you get the picture...)

I work down in that there London, with mostly posh types (especially senior management).

Once, when I was quite junior, I was standing waiting to get something off the printer when the head of department's door opened and he shouted to me:

'Snowy - come here a moment'

So I scurried over into his office, where another senior management type was sitting...

'Snowy - you're from the North right?'
Me: 'Well, the Midlands, which isn't quite...'
'Yeah, yeah, whatever... Important question: what do you have on chips?'
Me: 'Er, salt and vinegar?'
'Anything else?'
Me: Erm, I might have a bit of curry sauce, maybe some gravy if there's some going'
'Ha!'

...and he turned to the other guy...

'That's a tenner you owe me, I told you the poor have gravy on their chips. You can go now Snowy - I imagine you've got lots to be getting on with....'

Fucking. Hell.

This was the same guy who was sent on a Diversity Training Course and asked the trainer 'What you're supposed to call poofs nowadays', so I suppose laughing at me for having gravy on chips was quite mild, really...
(SnowyTheRabbit, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 14:52, closed)

Im poor.
What are you supposed to call poofs nowadays?
(bazmorningstar of Bethlehem Meal Of Yule On Time. Xmas dinner must be punctual, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 15:02, closed)

I don't think...
...he got an answer.
(SnowyTheRabbit, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 15:17, closed)

not a very good
diversity trainer then ... :P
(skydivingyeti is back in Blighty! :), Thu 18 Jun 2009, 15:26, closed)

Or very good...
...as I suppose you don't really need to call them anything.
(SnowyTheRabbit, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 17:53, closed)

that really
depends what their name is I suppose.
(misskitty reeks of sex and turpentine; laudanum afternoons, Fri 19 Jun 2009, 23:48, closed)

Ha! Nice one!
Being a child of the Midlands living in London myself I know what its like to be treated like a thicko. (Ok, I am a thicko, but thats besides the point). Click.
(SpankyHanky, Thu 18 Jun 2009, 17:28, closed)

He sounds awesome!
I'd love to meet this blokey if only to see what his reaction would be upon seeing my hairy visage.
(RVD420 it's Arma-goddamn-motherfuckin-geddon!!, Tue 23 Jun 2009, 16:40, closed)