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I wonder if the writer of that comment was American or British - it appears that the term is somewhat less offensive in the US. Once, whilst watching a relative
by gvurrdon 8y ago
I wonder if the writer of that comment was American or British - it appears that the term is somewhat less offensive in the US.
Once, whilst watching a relatively mainstream US series I was surprised to see a character refer to their colleagues as "wankers", which seemed rather incongruous.
- reaperducer 8y agoit appears that the term is somewhat less offensive in the US. A lot of ordinary British things are seen in the U.S. through a filter of... let's call it "quaintness." Swear words. Thatched roofs. Music on AM radio. So, yeah. Whatever offensive word you heard probably didn't have the same impact on the other side of the Atlantic. There's probably some reciprocity, too.
- millak 8y agoMy experience is that this doesn’t apply to the see you next Tuesday word, at least here in Canada. It’s seen as very offensive according to the Canadians I know. Speaking as a Brit, that word is thrown around quite casually in the UK!
- reaperducer 8y agoThat's what I meant by reciprocity. Brits have their own quaintness filter for some of the words that NorthAms see as out of bounds.
- acct1771 8y agoFor clarity's sake, and as a demonstration against censorship: "cunt"