November4, yes that reminds me of a similar incident.
At one place I worked I got called "Wan" and it was often used as a test for sorting out new folk. "Arr, Mr x, this is xxxx King, we call him Wan". If that person laughed, grinned or sniggered then we knew they would fit in. If they reacted in a shock horror way then we knew to tread carefully, although that sort of person rarely stayed too long in the emergency services.
The bullying reaction came up on my three day "CAT" training and you should have seen the instructors face when I mentioned my nickname. She quickly moved on when I said I didnt object "and its not an issue to me".
