Australians call us Poms, which is supposed to be derogatory these days but I quite like it. And Limeys. I've even been called a ghost, which I thought was pretty cool.
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So basically all the UK directed ethnic slurs are actually quite nice. Shows we are liked. Or maybe it's only us that does it?Comment
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Well those jokey English people call me a sheep sh***er.
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Originally posted by JoJoGabor View PostI witnessed a piste-rage argument between a brit and a yank, and the yank ended up saying "You don't give a sh!t because you're a brit, Brits never give a sh!t"
I thought that was a really wierd thing to say - is that a common perception of us??. . . or maybe, as JoJoGabor quotes; we just don't give a sh!t about it?Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostSo basically all the UK directed ethnic slurs are actually quite nice. Shows we are liked. Or maybe it's only us that does it?Comment
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Yes the cheese-eating surrender-monkeys need to do much better than that.Originally posted by wobbegong View PostIs anyone actually offended by the French offering? As far as insulting jibes go, it's pretty lame.Guy Fawkes - "The last man to enter Parliament with honourable intentions."Comment
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