Unofficial Christ's Hospital Forum

I think I need to make a white flag

soc wrote:I think I need to make a white flag

That just makes me think Of Dido and her brilliant song!!

Anything to do with useless menare by any chance?

Spoonbill wrote:Lads like Gerard Hall and Alan Maxwell were very popular, partly because they were black. Some houses had no black kids in them at all, so being black had rarity status and was seen as kinda winsome.

From my memory Alan Maxwell (big Max) and Dave Maxwell (little Max) were popular just because they were great blokes. I can never remember anyone even mentioning their colour at CH.

I do however remember some outrageous racism to a Sikh guy (whose name escapes me) in the year below me - it still galls me to this day that I didn't stand up and defend him against the everyday bullying that took place against him merely because he was a different colour and religion. Truly shameful.

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Katharine wrote:Ruth Deech was the most prominent Jew in my time at Hertford, and I only just overlapped with her.

wasn't there a Deech at Horsham in the 70s? Russell Deech.?? or was that John Leech........I'm getting confused

Yes Russell Deech it was I think he was in above me in Maine B (in the 4th form when I was in the 2nd form in 76).