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How would you have described them without giving way there origins?
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- Thread starter Dave the OAP
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How would you have described them without giving way there origins?
TSB
Captain Hindsight
Traders?
Pogue Mahone
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- Apr 30, 2011
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I wouldn't have mentioned their origins. By doing so, I would be judging them based on their race (or origins). A dodgy trader is a dodgy trader.
Pogue Mahone
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- Apr 30, 2011
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Well, that's it, isn't it? The Racehill Market has always been thus.
pastafarian
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in that regard the opening post seems quite clear the market has changed from people selling fruit and veg,old stuff and meat to dodgy knocked off gear today
read it again and you will understand
Nibble
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- Jan 3, 2007
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Actually yes, I stand corrected there.
skipper734
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This is why I don't fill out Census forms, or help the Police with their enquiries. It's impossible without being racialist.
5mins-from-amex
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Bought a vegetable peeler from the market in the early 90s, still used almost every day, best 50p I have ever spent... thought I would share that with you.
HAILSHAM SEAGULL
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- Nov 9, 2009
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Was he English or from foreign country?
Nibble
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I never did like the fast lipped old school market traders, always something quite piss takey about them, quite smug and alienated the buyers rather than welcome them. Don't get me wrong I like your fruit and veg winky, bag rolling extra plum types but the proper Del Boys selling empty camera boxes and 24 piece sets of mixed crockery were proper scum. Don't like the new breed either. I guess what I'm saying is I don't like con merchants wherever they hail from.
hitony
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So you do go up there then?
sir albion
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Yes remember the market well and it was great back then and I also worked at reading market for years...Most market stalls now are run by Indians as I recall them buying the stalls and goods and contacts way back from the white traders.
Not an issue although I get your point in the old day Del Boy traders as it was what British markets were all about and the characters of these markets are dire now.
Not an issue although I get your point in the old day Del Boy traders as it was what British markets were all about and the characters of these markets are dire now.
Pogue Mahone
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- Apr 30, 2011
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As I said, I haven't been for years.
However, I used to live on Elm Grove, and went up quite often over quite a long period of time. Nice place to be in the sunshine, shitty market. I stopped going when the kids got to an age where it was no longer a drag to venture further afield.
sir albion
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They're salesman that's all no matter what they sell...sadly the new breed have no humour.
Nibble
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The proper trade markets , Billingsgate etc have been ruined by the decline of unions. You don't need a union card to be a market porter now so the wages are now reduced and the stall holders hire immigrants willing to take less pay.
My god, this must send the right wingers into a spin, the very idea that a right wing ideal (no unions) is actually encouraging the employment of immigrants over white British. Confusing times.
My god, this must send the right wingers into a spin, the very idea that a right wing ideal (no unions) is actually encouraging the employment of immigrants over white British. Confusing times.
- Aug 7, 2003
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Used to be Del Boys, now Patel Boys 
...or purple or green?
Nibble
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I dunno. If you know how to talk to them as if they are humans one can have a good laugh with these new breed. I do.
sir albion
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Maybe so,but for someone like me who spent years on markets you can't beat the tradition Del Boy white man traders for humour.