Today Mr Woo was chatting to someone on the phone about dropping a delivery off. The guy on the other end said ..............
'Drop it at the first gate - do you know the guy on the gate?'
Mr Woo said -' yeah - the Chinese guy?'
the guy said 'You can't say that!!!'
Am I really out of touch? Was it a wrong thing to say? Surely it's like saying - the guy with glasses, the ginger guy, the Scottish guy etc.?
Isn't it?
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Today Mr Woo was chatting to someone on the phone about dropping a delivery off. The guy on the other end said ..............
'Drop it at the first gate - do you know the guy on the gate?'
Mr Woo said -' yeah - the Chinese guy?'
the guy said 'You can't say that!!!'
Am I really out of touch? Was it a wrong thing to say? Surely it's like saying - the guy with glasses, the ginger guy, the Scottish guy etc.?
Isn't it?
I really can't see what is wrong with saying that Soozy 
. TBH I think the world has gone PC mad these days!!
Today Mr Woo was chatting to someone on the phone about dropping a delivery off. The guy on the other end said ..............
'Drop it at the first gate - do you know the guy on the gate?'
Mr Woo said -' yeah - the Chinese guy?'
the guy said 'You can't say that!!!'
Am I really out of touch? Was it a wrong thing to say? Surely it's like saying - the guy with glasses, the ginger guy, the Scottish guy etc.?
Isn't it?
And that story is a perfect example of why PC is sooooo stupid and wrong.
Today Mr Woo was chatting to someone on the phone about dropping a delivery off. The guy on the other end said ..............
'Drop it at the first gate - do you know the guy on the gate?'
Mr Woo said -' yeah - the Chinese guy?'
the guy said 'You can't say that!!!'
Am I really out of touch? Was it a wrong thing to say? Surely it's like saying - the guy with glasses, the ginger guy, the Scottish guy etc.?
Isn't it?
Nope
PC gone mad!
It is absolutely crazy!
PC is mad...full stop.
Today Mr Woo was chatting to someone on the phone about dropping a delivery off. The guy on the other end said ..............
'Drop it at the first gate - do you know the guy on the gate?'
Mr Woo said -' yeah - the Chinese guy?'
the guy said 'You can't say that!!!'
Am I really out of touch? Was it a wrong thing to say? Surely it's like saying - the guy with glasses, the ginger guy, the Scottish guy etc.?
Isn't it?
Did the guy say what the correct term should be? 
Sounds perfectly reasonable.
Today Mr Woo was chatting to someone on the phone about dropping a delivery off. The guy on the other end said ..............
'Drop it at the first gate - do you know the guy on the gate?'
Mr Woo said -' yeah - the Chinese guy?'
the guy said 'You can't say that!!!'
Am I really out of touch? Was it a wrong thing to say? Surely it's like saying - the guy with glasses, the ginger guy, the Scottish guy etc.?
Isn't it?
Did the guy say what the correct term should be?
Yeah, chinaman would have been better. 
That was a joke BTW, in case anyone hunts me down for it. lol
Today Mr Woo was chatting to someone on the phone about dropping a delivery off. The guy on the other end said ..............
'Drop it at the first gate - do you know the guy on the gate?'
Mr Woo said -' yeah - the Chinese guy?'
the guy said 'You can't say that!!!'
Am I really out of touch? Was it a wrong thing to say? Surely it's like saying - the guy with glasses, the ginger guy, the Scottish guy etc.?
Isn't it?
Did the guy say what the correct term should be?
I'm wondering what that would be too.
It's no different to saying "an American" or "an Egyptian".
Absolutely nothing wrong, unless he was actually Korean, in which case the only thing he got wrong was the nationality.
Today Mr Woo was chatting to someone on the phone about dropping a delivery off. The guy on the other end said ..............
'Drop it at the first gate - do you know the guy on the gate?'
Mr Woo said -' yeah - the Chinese guy?'
the guy said 'You can't say that!!!'
Am I really out of touch? Was it a wrong thing to say? Surely it's like saying - the guy with glasses, the ginger guy, the Scottish guy etc.?
Isn't it?
Did the guy say what the correct term should be?
Yeah, chinaman would have been better.
That was a joke BTW, in case anyone hunts me down for it. lol
*Gets tracker dogs out* 
Was the guy Chinese or just oriental looking? If he is in fact Japanese then it could be seen as really offensive.
Today Mr Woo was chatting to someone on the phone about dropping a delivery off. The guy on the other end said ..............
'Drop it at the first gate - do you know the guy on the gate?'
Mr Woo said -' yeah - the Chinese guy?'
the guy said 'You can't say that!!!'
Am I really out of touch? Was it a wrong thing to say? Surely it's like saying - the guy with glasses, the ginger guy, the Scottish guy etc.?
Isn't it?
Did the guy say what the correct term should be?
No .....and Mr Woo was a bit taken aback and embarrassed that he'd said something really wrong so he didn't ask ........I'll be honest Mr Woo very often gets it very wrong and says the most inappropriate things but on this occasion - I can't see what was wrong.
Was the guy Chinese or just oriental looking? If he is in fact Japanese then it could be seen as really offensive.
I guess names come into it here then too 
Today Mr Woo was chatting to someone on the phone about dropping a delivery off. The guy on the other end said ..............
'Drop it at the first gate - do you know the guy on the gate?'
Mr Woo said -' yeah - the Chinese guy?'
the guy said 'You can't say that!!!'
Am I really out of touch? Was it a wrong thing to say? Surely it's like saying - the guy with glasses, the ginger guy, the Scottish guy etc.?
Isn't it?
Did the guy say what the correct term should be?
No .....and Mr Woo was a bit taken aback and embarrassed that he'd said something really wrong so he didn't ask ........I'll be honest Mr Woo very often gets it very wrong and says the most inappropriate things but on this occasion - I can't see what was wrong.
Me either Sooz, tell him not to worry. A bit of an over reaction by the other guy I'm thinking
Nah ............just puzzled. He's pretty thick skinned really which is just as well cos he has been known to come out with some bloopers.
Not long ago a farmer came into the shop accompanied by someone (he's a regular customer) - Mr Woo said
'Hiya - is this your oldest lad?
....................................................... Long Silence
'No - this is my wife' 
There are umpteen more stories like that.
Nah ............just puzzled. He's pretty thick skinned really which is just as well cos he has been known to come out with some bloopers.
Not long ago a farmer came into the shop accompanied by someone (he's a regular customer) - Mr Woo said
'Hiya - is this your oldest lad?
....................................................... Long Silence
'No - this is my wife'
There are umpteen more stories like that.
..one of my usual sayings to my dad is..please tell me you did'nt insult them....
Nah ............just puzzled. He's pretty thick skinned really which is just as well cos he has been known to come out with some bloopers.
Not long ago a farmer came into the shop accompanied by someone (he's a regular customer) - Mr Woo said
'Hiya - is this your oldest lad?
....................................................... Long Silence
'No - this is my wife'
There are umpteen more stories like that.
