This is Belinda last Saturday!
and now on our drive!
Yes, white van man!
Well Done Libby!
"White van man" is a stereotype, a usually pejorative term used in the United Kingdom to describe aggressive, thoughtless drivers of light commercial vehicles. Such vehicles are almost always painted white at the factory — in order to facilitate easy sign-writing on the panelled sides — and as such, the colour is very popular among van buyers. Drivers of un-lettered white vans are often thought of as having poor road manners, cutting off other road users and generally failing to drive safely. The term is therefore used to refer generally to aggressive van driving, extremely fast driving speeds and is not usually specific in its target.
The stereotypical "white van man" is often thought to be a self-employed or small businessman, often a builder, carpenter or a plumber. His vehicle of choice is the popular Ford Transit light panel van.
Wikipedia.......Use of the term is a uniquely British social phenomenon. Although it may have been in popular use beforehand it is generally agreed to have been first used in the media by BBC Radio 2's Sarah Kennedy in 1997, sometimes also credited with coining the phrase
Alastair Stewart, presenter of ITV's Police, Camera, Action!, in the episode A Lorry Load of Trouble (produced in 1997), had a sequence of footage from police forces in the United Kingdom showing the problems that "white van man" causes.
Between 2001 and 2003, The Sun newspaper used a "white van man" as an alleged representative voice of the people.
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Well, having raised two sons, I know all about men and their cars, vans or trucks (as we call them)...but I'd rather have Elsie any day!!! But wait a minute...is Elsie a dog, Wilma a dog and Ella a cat?? I'm a bit confused, but I'd take all three any way. Sorry Jon.
For a moment there I thought you'd added to your menagerie with another cat, dog or duck!!
Welcome to Belinda Berlingo Nesbitt. (I think she should have a blog of her own too!!!)
Congrats on the new addition.
Gary
Welcome Belinda - glad Wilma approves of being white vanmans doggy!
Congratulation.
Drive safely
from a white van man in grey SUV
It is a very popular van here - and that looks to have a N. Irish reg.
Good luck with it.
I was definitely on the wrong track :-)
I'm so hopeless. At first I thought you had a new dog!
Hope you enjoy the new van. Looks like Elsie will!
I think some of us use the term "white van man" without meaning anything bad but just because it's such a common thing to say - besides, apart from the white van, what else do these van men have in common?
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Good luck with the new van! And thanks for the lesson on "white van man." That's a great term.
This is a lovely piece from Mary Oliver, above. She is a favorite of mine.
Hi Belinda!
Congratulations!
Not a bike then but a van - big enough I take it to transport a few bikes and more besides.
It is the anonymous white van driver that gets the flak on account of that if they were securely delivering a legitimate business they'd be advertising it on the side.
D for driveway then on Wed?
looking good both sandy
I have never heard the term "white van man", but yes! It definitely applies here in Vancouver as well.
You have a gorgeous dog, by the way...!
Hi Denise, like some others, I was definitely on the wrong track. Belinda is beautiful - I love the colour white on a car/van! Mine's white, as you probably remember from last week's C is for car. lol
Stopping by for BYBS. I never knew about the white van man. In Texas, we just yell at them and salute them with a finger.
If you are a sky person, the Perseids make their yearly appearance on Tuesday!
Well I guess I just learned a new term. Think I may use it myself. Fun pictures of Belinda too.
A White Van??? Just think of all the washing it will need to keep it clean!!?!?!?!?!
lol!!
Love the dog. She is gorgeous.
My hubby is white van man too.... ;0)
Elsie is beautiful! Enjoy the van. Although it's not the same type as yours, I love mine.
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