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Old 11-28-2006, 02:14 PM
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i all depends on the person!

over here you can be all Taig, Fenian, if your Catholic/Nationalist Hun or Orange if protestent/Unionist

some people would try and take to court over that while some will laugh it off!!
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yeh somethin to do with australia i think an brits dunno thou :s
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Its no worse than calling a french person a frog.

hahahaha...good one!
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I just tend to take it as a bit of banter. I'm certainly not offended by being called a Pom or a Limey. I think it all depends on your own opinion really. Over here we call Pakistanis "Pakis". A lot of them would take offence to that, but I don't really see why because it is just a shorter term for the word Pakistani.
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Never even been offended by Pom, its just the same as yank, limey, jock, kraut etc
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I just tend to take it as a bit of banter. I'm certainly not offended by being called a Pom or a Limey. I think it all depends on your own opinion really. Over here we call Pakistanis "Pakis". A lot of them would take offence to that, but I don't really see why because it is just a shorter term for the word Pakistani.
well what about nigger, nig nog, golly wog, etc??
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well what about nigger, nig nog, golly wog, etc??
yeah those words are just racist bile.
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well what about nigger, nig nog, golly wog, etc??

What about dirty scouse...
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well what about nigger, nig nog, golly wog, etc??
That is what I don't get! How often do you hear black guys talking about 'niggers' and there is an Australian movie called 'Wogboy' about a guy of Greek descent, yet somehow when others use these terms, it is racist!!

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