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Hi Paul, Why not just Chunks

All very interesting Joy, we learn a lot on our site!.. never knew that!

Thanks, Paul AKA Chunks. And that is why I am a Kentish Maid. Joy

Thank you for that Paul ,that is a very good story of us Kentish people,yes i am a Maid of Kent and proad of it my father was a Man of Kent .We here in Ashford also have an old pub in the town called yes Man of Kent . Val

Got this from the BBC, easier than me trying to explain (I reai about it recently) Man of Ken or Kentish Man ? Which are you? We do of course mean Maids of Kent and Kentish Maids too but, as is often the case, these references to the people of Kent were 'gendered' a long time ago... So, which is which? Well, it's quite straightforward. A Man of Kent comes from the area to the east of the River Medway and a Kentish Man comes from the west of the river. Pubs on either side of the divide have often adopted appropriate names. For example, there is a pub in East Peckham called 'The Man of Kent'... And an explanation? The division may have arisen when the Jutes, who settled in Thanet over 1,500 years ago, moved into the area we know as Kent, calling one part East Centingas and the other West Centingas. A few hundred years later, it appears that the Men of Kent resisted William the Conqueror more stoutly than the Kentish Men, who weakly surrendered! Afterwards, according to Alan Major in 'A New Discovery of Kent Dialect', the bravery of the Men of Kent made them proud while Kentish Men were believed to be weak-minded, and so a keen rivalry developed. Today, native-born Kentish Men and Men of Kent guard their birthright with great pride, and "foreigners" immigrating merely to take up residence are not normally or readily admitted to either clan.

Hi Carol If you want to change your name it is simply. Go into your account details and call yourself what ever you want ,as long as it is not rude. LOUISA Maid of Kent comes from an old Kentish folk law ,If you where born on the north of the River Medway you where known as a Kentish Man born on the South you where Man of Kent ,so for women it has to be Kentish Maid or Maid of Kent no knights in shinning armour thou. I WISH Val

Hi Sandra Just thought i would change my name back to what it was,after all the other one did,nt do me and Lynda that much good did it ? Val

Morning val you did this just to try and confuse me, hope your ok lol sandra

Yes i am who you thought i was Joy . Paul dont do anything with your name it is great . Val

I like the name Paul. are you and Sharon ok? Joy

no I meant Paul actually.

oh good, you are who I thought you are, if you see what I mean!! Paul - there's nothing wrong with AKA Chunks. It's nice. Joy

if thats the case, maybe I should change my name permanently then, this one's done me no good at all. Any suggestions ?

Joy Perhaps you had not noticed but i changed to my real name Val Powney ,during which time everything went wrong ,so this is my new start again . Val

I am confused! Joy

Hi to all who know me . I have decided to change my name back again . Perhaps i can have a new start . Val