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[jimmy jazz]

@DJChameleon

Do your parents/grandparents/anyone in your family (Caribbean family) of the older generations go by their middle names rather than their first names?

There is a reason I'm asking BTW.

[DJChameleon]

@DJChameleon

Do your parents/grandparents/anyone in your family (Caribbean family) of the older generations go by their middle names rather than their first names?

There is a reason I'm asking BTW.

I'm the only one that does but what's the reason for asking?

[jimmy jazz]

I'm the only one that does but what's the reason for asking?

At my mom's funeral my aunt said in her speech that in the days when my mom was born, Caribbean moms (my nan was from there) did strange things like using middle names instead of first names then made a joke anout how my nan did one better with my mom because she went by another name completely for all of her life, it wasn't on her birth certificate. Then recently I just found that my nan went by her middle name and I learned what her actual first name was. (I didn't know that the name we all knew my mom by wasn't part of her name at all until I was in my early 20s).

I've asked a couple of Jamaicans and they said its very common, said they're called garden names. So I thought I'd ask you as well.

[DJChameleon]

At my mom's funeral my aunt said in her speech that in the days when my mom was born, Caribbean moms (my nan was from there) did strange things like using middle names instead of first names then made a joke anout how my nan did one better with my mom because she went by another name completely for all of her life, it wasn't on her birth certificate. Then recently I just found that my nan went by her middle name and I learned what her actual first name was. (I didn't know that the name we all knew my mom by wasn't part of her name at all until I was in my early 20s).

I've asked a couple of Jamaicans and they said its very common, said they're called garden names. So I thought I'd ask you as well.

That's new to me and maybe only specific to Jamaicans. I'm gonna ask my cousin and aunt if they have heard about that. Maybe I'm just out of the loop.

[jimmy jazz]

That's new to me and maybe only specific to Jamaicans. I'm gonna ask my cousin and aunt if they have heard about that. Maybe I'm just out of the loop.

Well my nan wasn't from Jamaica so I doubt it. Let me know what you hear Big D.

[DJChameleon]

Well my nan wasn't from Jamaica so I doubt it. Let me know what you hear Big D.

Okay so my cousin didn't know but he's around my age but my aunt that's a few years older says yes that's a common thing that happens in the West Indies.

[jimmy jazz]

Okay so my cousin didn't know but he's around my age but my aunt that's a few years older says yes that's a common thing that happens in the West Indies.

Cheers, did think it was an older gen thing.

Nice one.

[Trollheart]

@DJChameleon

Do your parents/grandparents/anyone in your family (Caribbean family) of the older generations go by their middle names rather than their first names?

There is a reason I'm asking BTW.

My waste of skin father's name was Kevin Anthony, but my mam always called him Tony. His sisters though called him Kevin. I call him cunt. Sorry sorry, my mistake: dead cunt.

One of my uncles' name was Brendan, but he called himself Bob, as did everyone else, because his name was Brendan O'Byrne = BOB. True story.

Note: for clarification, neither were Jamaican.

[jimmy jazz]

My waste of skin father's name was Kevin Anthony, but my mam always called him Tony. His sisters though called him Kevin. I call him cunt. Sorry sorry, my mistake: dead cunt.

One of my uncles' name was Brendan, but he called himself Bob, as did everyone else, because his name was Brendan O'Byrne = BOB. True story.

Note: for clarification, neither were Jamaican.

One of my granddads was from Waterford. I've never met him. But I know that he was an absolutely massive cunt. A drunk, abusive piece of shit. I daren't ask any family about him for fear of upsetting anyone.

Noticing a bit of a trend here 🤐

[Trollheart]

To be perfectly fair to the arsehole, he wasn't a drunk. In fact, he was a tee-totaller, or as we call them here, a Pioneer (?). Didn't stop him being an abusive cunt though. I suppose had he been a drunk there might have been some mitigation in that case (not really) but no, a self-professed Holy Joe who went to Mass on Sundays, beat his breast and then went home and beat his wife. Scumbag. May he rot in Hell, if it exists.

[QuantumSync]

[jimmy jazz]

Listening to Funhouse by The Stooges.

Reminds me of @Toy Revolver

Mate come back, all is forgiven. We don't care about your shit chili just come back x

[Guybrush]

Yes, I also miss our wild card troublemaker. Come back, @Toy Revolver!

[Guybrush]

So a mate at the office said he's read a poll in the news where randos were asked if they thought it was okay to have friends of the opposite sex. He said most females said yes and most males said no. Then he asked us guys sitting there, I think we were like five guys, if we have any female friends who we could visit or do stuff with. I'm like.. of course! I have female friends and often prefer the company of women.

I was surprised to find I was the only guy out of that group who had female friends.

It's so weird to me. Why would it be like this?

[DJChameleon]

So a mate at the office said he's read a poll in the news where randos were asked if they thought it was okay to have friends of the opposite sex. He said most females said yes and most males said no. Then he asked us guys sitting there, I think we were like five guys, if we have any female friends who we could visit or do stuff with. I'm like.. of course! I have female friends and often prefer the company of women.

I was surprised to find I was the only guy out of that group who had female friends.

It's so weird to me. Why would it be like this?

Depends on if they are in a relationship or not I think. Some women feel threatened by their partners having female friends while obviously others don't care and trust their partners.