To not like it when Fern Cotton calls her assistant "Cornish"

[WimpleOfTheBallet]

I proably am BU...but it annoys me! Oneof the assistants or producers or whatever who is i the background of her show...he's from Cornwall...and she always calls him "Cornish"

"What do you reckon Cornish?" "Shall we have some cake Cornish?"

It winds me up! It's rude!

If he was from Pakistan would she be saying "Come on Pakistani...let's all have a coffee!"

I've not heard this. Are you a Cornwall yourself? I understand they have quite a nationalistic vibe going on down there.

A cornwall?

I can't be a part of the counry!

Fern Cotton.

I'm Welsh Kreecher....I may be slightly sensitive because of that. Lot's of "Taffy" and sheepshagger comments you see!

Maybe it's his nickname? How is it rude? I got called a Cockney (as I suppose to them I have a London accent) all the time at uni (up north) and it didn't occur to me to be offended by it.

Shrill and vile.
Can't stand Fern Cotton anyway.

I think his nickname is the Cornish Fairy. He seems to be fine with it

YABU, it's Cornish Fairy!

Now if it wre Fern Cotton you were objecting to then fair enough. She may have hidden talents, but hosting a radio show is not amongst them!

She's driven me to Radio 2 @ 10am.

Its like calling someone from Manchester a Manc or someone from Liverpool a scouse.

If he is happy with his nickname then no one else can get upset on his behalf.

She was good on fingertips.

Aha,radio 2 is great!
I even like Ken Bruce
But i did think he was Terry Wogan for ages.

Sorry, the word I was looking for was Kern or Kernish [blus]. I get called London by DH. For the first couple of months it was endearing. I've had it coming on 24 years now.

I thought he was Terry Wogan for ages too

You're no the only one who thought she was listening to Wogan when infact it was Ken Bruce!

YABU to listen to that irritating bint, especially when Huey Morgan's on 6.

People from Cornwall always need like a bit of attention.

Pah.

I can't listen to fearne C either - her voice is so sibilant it gets on my tits.

Given that his nickname is in fact the Cornish Fairy, if you are going to insist on getting het up on his behalf then I would suggest that you direct yourself to the latter part of the name

Although I must confess that after the hideousness of Chris Moyles, Adolf Hitler's Morning Show would be a welcome relief.

Fearne Cotton is an ignorant twunt. Probably thinks she's being all pally.

I know a few Geordies down here, and don't think Dh could care less if you call him Essex (well he'd probaby think it was cool )

Cornwall isn't a country so not quite the same comparison as you made about Pakistan.

I knew I was being unreasonable.

what CharlotteBronteSaurus said

Wimple, I'm Cornish and can confirm that as with any stereotype, it can get a bit tiresome after a while. At least she is not (at least you don't mention) saying oor-arrr, asking him if he's a pirate, or enquiring after his combine harvester (the Wurzels are from Somerset, hundreds of miles away, you ignoramuses!) though :o

But if he doesn't mind then it's alright. Being Cornish is something to be proud of.

:o at ShirleyKnot, how true.