how do u call black people

[Proskill]

i live in mostly a white country and wonder how in english do u call black people not to offend them? do u refer to them as blacks, negroes or what? i guess u cant call someone from france or UK an afroamerican

[Trassk]

I call them people.

[Kumorii]

in what context? Kinda hinges on that.

[Orange Joe]

Normally by their first name.

[draynay]

Try using their names.

[Uko]

Usually I call them on the phone.

[rayvio]

it rarely comes up over here that we need to call them any different to the rest of us, but when it does "black" is usually used. I've heard the term "african englishman" used a couple of times but only jokingly (from black people taking the piss out of the american term)

[Thage]

i live in mostly a white country and wonder how in english do u call black people not to offend them? do u refer to them as blacks, negroes or what? i guess u cant call someone from france or UK an afroamerican

I usually call him 'Sean' but I guess he'll answer to 'black people' if I asked.

[Steelcryo]

Where I'm from if you need to describe someones skin colour you just say they were black or dark skinned. It's not offensive unless using it in a derogatory manor. Same as I'm sure someone would describe me as white or pale skinned.

[Proskill]

in what context? Kinda hinges on that.

just to point out they are not white or asian

[Slant]

i live in mostly a white country and wonder how in english do u call black people not to offend them? do u refer to them as blacks, negroes or what? i guess u cant call someone from france or UK an afroamerican

We call them by their first name if we know them well enough or by their last name if we don't.

[Rozz]

Uh def don't use 'Negro', that used to be the 'polite' step up from the N-word. Still derogatory. Colored is context dependent, but follows similar rules to 'Oriental'. It depends on how it's used, but safer not to.

Black is pretty safe, but some sensitive people may prefer PoC (a specific use of 'color' like mentioned above) or African-X Nation they hail from. Some others prefer to drop black or african all together and just go by their nationality (ex: "I'm not African-French, I'm French."). Most people just say Black in the US at least. I guess in some places if they feel the word sounds too hard/aggressive they may use "softer sounding" terms instead. In the end, just give people the same level of respect you'd give yourself and you should be fine.

[Low Hanging Fruit]

Great distance? Phone. Up close? Name, or the other common things like "Hey" or "Hello". Seems typical.

[Kumorii]

just to point out they are not white or asian

Black then, unless you are in US, then I guess african american is better. Person of color is another term that works, but personally I find that to sound a bit demeening.

[Vargulf the Happy Husky]

sir, or ma'am, as i sometimes get pulled up to the retail floor from the warehouse.

if they're one of my friends i call them by name or whatever nickname i've decided upon with them. usually "muh dude" or "playa play" or "big money".

[Ozyorkbourne]

i live in mostly a white country and wonder how in english do u call black people not to offend them? do u refer to them as blacks, negroes or what? i guess u cant call someone from france or UK an afroamerican

If you're asking how I'd describe them physically, I'd just describe them as being a black person. Apparently calling someone coloured isn't okay now, but I guess that's fairly broad.

All these posts talking about calling someone by their name etc, being intentionally thick about the question are pretty funny though.

[George Lucas]

Where I come from they were called Abīd.

[Aggrophobic]

i live in mostly a white country and wonder how in english do u call black people not to offend them? do u refer to them as blacks, negroes or what? i guess u cant call someone from france or UK an afroamerican

In what situation do you actually need to comment on their skin color? Do you generally sort your friends and family by hair color or hight?

[yoma]

With a phone.

[J012D4N]

i live in mostly a white country and wonder how in english do u call black people not to offend them? do u refer to them as blacks, negroes or what? i guess u cant call someone from france or UK an afroamerican

If you needed to label someone based on their ethic background, black is fine ....
Black/African American is utilized interchangeably in public/government levels.

Black then, unless you are in US, then I guess african american is better. Person of color is another term that works, but personally I find that to sound a bit demeening.

Yeah, maybe "person of color". Saying "colored" as a stand-alone is .... no