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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| John Henry wrote: |
Wow, this is hillarious. Thanks for digging it up.
I'd say that without question, no American should ever say the work 'bloke'. It's like going to church with yer shirt off, it just don't feel right.
However, if one is out getting hammered with reasonably close Brittish friends it is OK to say 'bullocks', as long as it is pronounced BALL-ox, and you are not expecting to be taken too seriously. The occasional 'bloody hell' is also OK, as long as everyone is joking around and hacking on each other. W@nker is acceptable under certain circumstances because...well, some people are just w@nkers.
Furthermore, under no circumstances should an American refer to a cigarette as a "f@g". In fact, Brits should cease this practice as well.
It is, of course, OK for anyone to use the word pint, as beer is sold in pints. Anyone found ordering a 'glass' or 'cup' or 'mug' or (gasp) bottle of Guiness should be served budweiser, or perhaps Old English 800.
That is all for now.
John |
Excellent pithy comments.
I was especially taken with use of the word f@g as I occasionally practice this dastardly habit - and have done so in public.
At the school I attended long, long ago, the sixth-form boys (16-18 years) were assigned f@gs as their personal servants (the logic seemingly that those being eductaed to lead should lead understanding servility - a quaint notion carried over from the time of empire-building). The tasks would include making toast, running errands. It is said, although with little first-hand eveidence, that the tasks could on occasion be more personal.
Could it be form there that the colonial usage derived? |
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jaderedux
Joined: 10 Jan 2003
Location: Lurking outside Seoul
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| Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| little mixed girl wrote: |
yes.
i'm gonna start using it just to make english ppl mad, bloke. |
ME TOO! |
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Chillin' Villain
Joined: 13 Mar 2003
Location: Goo Row
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| Posted: Thu Jan 20, 2005 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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This looks like fun, let me try:
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"Bloke"
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No, we definitely shouldn't be allowed to say that. |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 3:38 am Post subject: |
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| Chillin' Villain wrote: |
This looks like fun, let me try:
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"Bloke"
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No, we definitely shouldn't be allowed to say that. |
that did sound funny. |
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Kwangjuchicken
Joined: 01 Sep 2003
Location: I was abducted by aliens on my way to Korea and forced to be an EFL teacher on this crazy planet.
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 6:28 am Post subject: |
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| Harin wrote: |
Pants.....I haven't heard such rubbish for yonks! What's the point of rowing as to who can say which words or not....You blokes are such nancy boys....Go have some wacky backy and relax....
Cheerio...  |
And, might I add:
'es the bloke what was lookin' at me bum. |
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igotthisguitar
Joined: 08 Apr 2003
Location: South Korea (Permanent Vacation)
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:03 pm Post subject: |
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>. Can Koreans ??? There's nothing that says they can't 
Cheers mate. |
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pollyplummer
Joined: 07 Mar 2005
Location: McMinnvillve, Oregon
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 5:15 pm Post subject: sick |
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Amusing thread. Thanks for blowing the dust off of it. I would never say bloke. It sounds all wrong to me. However, I dont mind hearing it from my friends who are from that part of the world. (I love you all!) But I just cant say it. We DO in fact serve beer in pints in America, so I say pint whenever appropriate.
It does make me feel slightly strange when I hear someone from the commonwealth nations say "Dude," with the exception of Canada.
One thing that I've noticed recently is that my friends from Australia or New Zealand never say, "That is so sick." When hiking up a mountain I saw something disgusting and exclaimed, "Sick!" ... my kiwi pal paused for a moment and said, "We don't say that. It's an American thing, I guess."
I dont ever hear them say, "I'm going to (insert location here). Are you down?" either... so that would creep me out if I heard anything like that from them or anything referring to the "sh*t that's going down over there"  |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| John Henry wrote: |
It is, of course, OK for anyone to use the word pint, as beer is sold in pints. Anyone found ordering a 'glass' or 'cup' or 'mug' or (gasp) bottle of Guiness should be served budweiser, or perhaps Old English 800.
John |
i'll have a Samuel L. Jackson. |
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matthewwoodford
Joined: 01 Oct 2003
Location: Location, location, location.
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 12:00 am Post subject: |
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I've noticed Americans have started using the two words 'w**ker' and 'c**t' lately too. Were these borrowed from the commonwealth or did they just start spontaneously using them?
They also use the c word, with faultless logic but in total defiance of long-established usage elsewhere, to refer to females.
Should anyone be allowed to use these words? Don't care... |
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Tiger Beer
Joined: 07 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 12:29 am Post subject: |
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| matthewwoodford wrote: |
I've noticed Americans have started using the two words 'w**ker' and 'c**t' lately too. Were these borrowed from the commonwealth or did they just start spontaneously using them?
They also use the c word, with faultless logic but in total defiance of long-established usage elsewhere, to refer to females.
Should anyone be allowed to use these words? Don't care... |
c**t has been around american vocubularly for as long as I can remember. (although not used quite in the same was as Brits use it).
The w**ker one.. its such a frequently-used word by Brits.. its an easy one to pick up and start using yourself if not thinking about it. Same with 'getting pissed'.
'bugger off' however never quite sounds right.. I think we prefer 'f**k off' or 'get the f**k out of here' or maybe an equivalent less harsh one would be 'get lost'. |
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Hwajangsil Ajumma
Joined: 02 May 2005
Location: On my knees in the stall
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 7:18 am Post subject: |
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Do you American chaps also use the handy terms "tosser", "geezer" and "knobhead"?
EDIT: Well it looks like Mr Sperling doesn't anyway, because the first and last both got through the swear filter. |
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numazawa
Joined: 20 Mar 2005
Location: The Concrete Barnyard
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 4:17 pm Post subject: |
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| When I lived in Vancouver, I often heard Canadians say "bloke" -- mind you, they were usually talking about gambling and all of them were emigrants from China. |
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billybrobby
Joined: 09 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 5:10 pm Post subject: |
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I never say tosser but I'll call an old man a geezer. (don't let my picture confuse you, i'm american). is that how its used over there? i've always used c**t but mainly in a literal way. to call a woman that is really just too crude. and calling a man that just doesn't make much sense (to me anyways).
i met a candian who said mate and all this british stuff and it just seemed so affected to me. but sometimes if you hear it a thousand times you say it unconsciously.
do brits say f*g for gay people or just for cigarettes? i think i picked up saying sl*g here. is that originally british? i like it. it seems a little less harsh than sl*t. |
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Wangja
Joined: 17 May 2004
Location: Seoul, Yongsan
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 5:29 pm Post subject: |
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| do brits say f*g for gay people or just for cigarettes? i think i picked up saying sl*g here. is that originally british? i like it. it seems a little less harsh than sl*t. |
Yep, sometimes.
But f*g also means (or did when I was at school) a younger boy used as a "runner" or gopher for a sixth-former or Prefect. Cleaning shoes, making toast, running errands etc etc. The theory was that in having to perform menial acts for someone else made you understand and respect better those obliged to work like that for their entire lives. |
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scarus
Joined: 15 Mar 2005
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| Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 8:43 pm Post subject: hmmm |
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how this went from "bloke" to "fag" is quite funny...
however... as mentioned above... does anyone other than brits use "tosser" "geezer" "knobhead" "knobwank" "gaylord" "poofter" "kiddyfiddler"?
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the "beep" is meant to be "f@g". And how all the rest got through mr sperlings filter i have no idea. |
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