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mibbe he was joking.......postmen don't do jokes well.

Bad delivery.

ffs

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ffs

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[islaydarkblue]

What was his answer?

He did not reply to my question.
However prior to becoming a postie on Islay my postie who is called Jim was employed by the Bank of Scotland on Islay to cover Maternity leave.
Several months after becoming a postie Jim told me that he was sent on a Bank of Scotland induction course in Glasgow. While at his course a couple of men on the course asked him if he was a Billy or a Tim. He replied “My name is Jim”.
I had to explain to Jim that a Billy is a Protestant in Glasgow and a Tim is a Roman Catholic
The people on the course were asking him if he was a Protestant or a Roman Catholic.
In hindsight I should have also told Jim that Rangers were the Protestant football team in Glasgow whilst Celtic were the Roman Catholic football team.

[BCram]

He did not reply to my question.
However prior to becoming a postie on Islay my postie who is called Jim was employed by the Bank of Scotland on Islay to cover Maternity leave.
Several months after becoming a postie Jim told me that he was sent on a Bank of Scotland induction course in Glasgow. While at his course a couple of men on the course asked him if he was a Billy or a Tim. He replied “My name is Jim”.
I had to explain to Jim that a Billy is a Protestant in Glasgow and a Tim is a Roman Catholic
The people on the course were asking him if he was a Protestant or a Roman Catholic.
In hindsight I should have also told Jim that Rangers were the Protestant football team in Glasgow whilst Celtic were the Roman Catholic football team.

Honestly don't think I have ever encountered a conversation that was based on finding out what kind of Christoan I was.

[hmac]

Honestly don't think I have ever encountered a conversation that was based on finding out what kind of Christoan I was.

It’s a common conversation for newcomers in Northern Ireland so suspect same in Glasgow

[grantzer]

He did not reply to my question.
However prior to becoming a postie on Islay my postie who is called Jim was employed by the Bank of Scotland on Islay to cover Maternity leave.
Several months after becoming a postie Jim told me that he was sent on a Bank of Scotland induction course in Glasgow. While at his course a couple of men on the course asked him if he was a Billy or a Tim. He replied “My name is Jim”.
I had to explain to Jim that a Billy is a Protestant in Glasgow and a Tim is a Roman Catholic
The people on the course were asking him if he was a Protestant or a Roman Catholic.
In hindsight I should have also told Jim that Rangers were the Protestant football team in Glasgow whilst Celtic were the Roman Catholic football team.

WHAT? when did all this happen?

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Honestly don't think I have ever encountered a conversation that was based on finding out what kind of Christoan I was.

They tend to do it less directly in my experience by asking which school you went to, where you come from or what team you support. It seems to mean a lot to a certain type out west.

I was once asked by a guy on my first day at a new job in Prestwick which team I supported, of course I said Dundee. The immediate response was 'but you must support either Celtic or Rangers too'. That wasn't a question by him it was a statement. Obviously I was aware of what he was getting at and told him I was a Welsh Methodist - he'd no idea how to take it and said 'well, at least yer no a Tim'.

[hmac]

They tend to do it less directly in my experience by asking which school you went to, where you come from or what team you support. It seems to mean a lot to a certain type out west.

I was once asked by a guy on my first day at a new job in Prestwick which team I supported, of course I said Dundee. The immediate response was 'but you must support either Celtic or Rangers too'. That wasn't a question by him it was a statement. Obviously I was aware of what he was getting at and told him I was a Welsh Methodist - he'd no idea how to take it and said 'well, at least yer no a Tim'.

It was annoying in Belfast being asked the same, Dundee always being the answer. Aye but who do you prefer, Rangers or Celtic? They were bamboozled when I said i detested them both equally but nowhere near as much as Dundee utd.

[islaydarkblue]

WHAT? when did all this happen?

In the last four years.

[islaydarkblue]

Honestly don't think I have ever encountered a conversation that was based on finding out what kind of Christoan I was.

You must have led a sheltered life.