Crimson, I experienced this in Europe except, they were NOT trying to say nickel, if you know what I mean. The kids were not used to seeing us and would stop us to try to get our autographs, or to take a piece of our clothing as souvenirs (yes, they even bombarded the bus like we were famous & we signed autographs for them). However, we would hear some of them refer to us out of ignorance by the N word, and their parents would look like they could just die. And they should've been embarrassed because it was a direct reflection of what they said in their household.
[This message has been edited by tickledpink (edited March 22, 2001).]