AndyRM
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That's fair enough, and in general I agree with you, but that's not the case for everyone, and personally I think that highlighting insulting or abusive language is important, otherwise people would never learn.
When are you British?
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That's fair enough, and in general I agree with you, but that's not the case for everyone, and personally I think that highlighting insulting or abusive language is important, otherwise people would never learn.
Milzy
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Wise words. 🚵👍
gbb
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Your background can perhaps have a big impact on how you perceive 'insults'
I always worked in large factories, particually in engineering. 20 years ago it was a competition to see who could use the funniest insult, I dont ever remember anyone getting agitated about it, we had plenty of Scottish, very few Welsh tbf, but every corner of the country was open to ridicule...in a friendly way. Also worked with plenty of ex services, banter was quite normal , taken and given in good humour. A tea break would see maybe 10 engineers sat round a table giving plenty of verbal.
I used to think this was a quite British thing, perhaps it was, perhaps other nationalities do the same, I dont know...but I still can't remember anyone throwing their rattle out the pram in 23 years with one company . No doubt someone did of course, I just dont remember...but overall, you get the picture.
Friendship is no doubt the binding thing. Say something like porridge eater to a Scottish colleague would hardly raise an eyebrow during my time at work but say it to a stranger...and despite many of us being members here for years...we are still strangers...you will unsurprisingly get a completely different reaction.
In simple terms, theres a time and a place.
I always worked in large factories, particually in engineering. 20 years ago it was a competition to see who could use the funniest insult, I dont ever remember anyone getting agitated about it, we had plenty of Scottish, very few Welsh tbf, but every corner of the country was open to ridicule...in a friendly way. Also worked with plenty of ex services, banter was quite normal , taken and given in good humour. A tea break would see maybe 10 engineers sat round a table giving plenty of verbal.
I used to think this was a quite British thing, perhaps it was, perhaps other nationalities do the same, I dont know...but I still can't remember anyone throwing their rattle out the pram in 23 years with one company . No doubt someone did of course, I just dont remember...but overall, you get the picture.
Friendship is no doubt the binding thing. Say something like porridge eater to a Scottish colleague would hardly raise an eyebrow during my time at work but say it to a stranger...and despite many of us being members here for years...we are still strangers...you will unsurprisingly get a completely different reaction.
In simple terms, theres a time and a place.
pawl
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- Desford Leicestershire
I must admit to not understanding this feeling of pride (or shame) in being any nationality or accident of birth. I am proud of how my kids have turned out and would be proud of any rare good achievement/action of my own, but not proud or ashamed over the actions of cousins/uncles etc.
Having said that I am pleased to be Welsh and live in Wales, and can understand why people are pleased to live where they do (except for those in the East Midlands and one or two other areas)
I live in the East Mids not sure you think we don’t like living in the East Mids.Must admit I would like to live in my favourite county Yorkshire.Lovely people.The Dales.NorthYork Moors.The MillTowns.Never tire of visiting Yorkshire..
Rusty Nails
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Sorry, I didn't mean to say they don't like living there, just a joking comment that I wouldn't like to.
It is just a personal preference because I love living close to mountains and the sea, and would not like to live in the fairly flat centre of the country. I am sure a lot of people in the E Midlands would not like to live in Wales. I agree with you about Yorkshire being a great area.
BoldonLad
Not part of the Elite
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- South Tyneside
People from Lancashire get called 'wooley backs' by Scousers. Scousers get called 'bin dippers'.The Welsh and Yorkshire folk get called 'sheep shaggers'. Saying that Scots eat porridge isn't really insulting when you think about it.
In the area I live, people from South. Shields are referred to as "Sand Dancers". A very tame "insult"
pawl
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- Desford Leicestershire
pawl
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- Desford Leicestershire
I likeNorth Wales.My brother had a caravan at Black Rock Sands near Porthmadog.Loved visiting Bethgelert
Port Merion Climbing the various routes up Snowdon Criccieth for the best ice cream in the British Isles Cadwaladers Visited Trentham Gardens three years ago and found a Cadwaladers ice cream parlour there.Ice cream was as good as I remember Scenery not as good though,
pawl
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Just North of Loughborough is a village called Hathern,don’t know where this came from but it was said the villagers put a pig on the wall to watch the local brass band march past, Never sure if this was fact or fiction.If true which wouldn’t surprise me as we do have some bizarre traditions.
DRM
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This is true,As I would have been if greatgrandad hadn’t moved away,due to, I believe the large Yemeni community in the area, there’s a lot of Arabic names of sailors on the war memorials in South Shields, I was working in Washington just after Xmas, one of my regular calls, the site supervisor says to me you know where the tea/coffee stuff is, help yourself, I forgot to tell the bloke that’s just gone, never mind he’s a Mackem anyway!In the area I live, people from South. Shields are referred to as "Sand Dancers". A very tame "insult"
Also there’s the tale of the good people of Hartlepool who executed a monkey that got off a ship, as a french spy, so they are now “monkey hangers” every area has insulting names for their neighbours
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DRM
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Strange that, in all the places I’ve been, the Belgians invariably speak better English than 99% of the UK’s citizens, as do the Dutch, it’s frankly embarrassing how bad we are at learning foreign languages.
I remember the expression being used in Glasgow, but it was rhyming slang for Chancer.In the area I live, people from South. Shields are referred to as "Sand Dancers". A very tame "insult"
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
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- Scotland
Are you not thinking of Highland dancer?
Heard that as well, but sand dancer was more popular
swee'pea99
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So how come he wasn't called Pontius McPilate?
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