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It really isn't. I'm Irish born & raised and have lived in London now for the last 4 years and not only have I never, ever heard the term used in a derogatory m
by Peroni 13y ago
It really isn't. I'm Irish born & raised and have lived in London now for the last 4 years and not only have I never, ever heard the term used in a derogatory manor, I can't imagine any context where a fellow Irishman would take offence.
- gadders 13y agoTBH I'd say Paddy was more common in the UK as a term for the Irish, but neither are as common as Jock (Scottish) or Taff (Welsh). I'd say even Septic beats it (Septic Tank = Yank).
- Peroni 13y agoPaddy is definitely a lot more common but a bit weak on the scale of racial slurs.
- gadders 13y agoNot Irish, but as an Englishman I'd say it's maybe on a par with being called a Pom or a Limey (which offends me not at all).
- lifeisstillgood 13y agoListerine. As in : I'm not Listerine but GitMo horrifies me. Listerine is a anti-septic mouthwash in UK, where we have a definite Establishment streak of undeserved superiority re: our American cousins Listerine -> Anti-Septic -> Septic-tank -> Yank -> Yankee -> American Translation: I'm not anti-american but GitMo horrifies me. c.f. QI Xl episode