The biggest worry here is that there are people that can't accept a pisstake anymore.

In Scotland, if we take the **** out of you it generally means that we like you.

Naebody have banter with work pals or anything like that anymore?

I know some are working from home but we must have a few people on here who are maybe based on a building site, workshops or such?

Im aware what You are saying Jake and would agree with you.Im a window cleaner who used to work for a short time down a mine .So believe me i can take and give banter as good as anyone.Part of my mining career I was going through my'hanio Rocks,New York Dolls phase' so rocking up at the mine with bits of make up i hadnt removed from my eyes properly didnt bode well for a quite day!I got slaughtered .Early /mid 80s.I generally agree **** taking is a term of endearment.