To show you how ignorant the general population of America is.

Just a note....I am always appreciative of the fact that there are groups that don't receive the credit their service has earned in our system. The Viet Nam Veteran is one that suffered a great deal because of this mass ignorance. I believe we have moved on a bit to a better day where the public is now more able to separate the validity or politics of war with the contribution of our soldiers. I do believe they appreciate our soldiers more today but we still have a distance to go to do more to take care of them when they come home. I am not convinced that will happen yet despite what the politicians say. I would like to include others for greater appreciation such as those involved in cold war dangers that have stories that have never been told. I also take note that people involved in intelligence almost never get credit for the great risks and programs they have done to keep us protected but can never tell their story. I have seen them contribute beyond what their families could bear taking a double toll on their lives. If you are involved in lengthy projects you cannot come home from, it may take years to get back to your family and it is understandable that not many families can endure that. That is a very deep sacrifice made to keep us all safe.

 

I think it is important to realise the difference in perceptions on this thread. I've already seen the Kipling missunderstanding. This pond of ours between UK and America is ideological but also language plays a big part in missunderstanding. I've watched this Japanese slur of the abbrieviation a few time on the forum and remained quiet. It is not held as a slur as it is to the extent in America over here. We cannot apologise for something that is normal in our language. Pissed is something you think nothing of in USA...Say it to me and I'll be offended. We have differences seen in this thread alone. But one last thing and I'll leave it...This place is not about to be closed or burnt down by anyone either: Sushi Lessons, Sushi Chef Courses and Classes, Catering Services by Jap's Sushi

 

I agree that language has different meanings in different places. Some folks think that to call a Canadian a "Canuck" this is an insult, or an American a "Yank" or a Brit a "Pommie" this is simply indicative of a world bent on Political Correctness. One must constantly be aware of other's feelings.

But the important thing to remember is that this forum and many others are available to us because of the hard work and efforts of the mod's, etc. Their requests must be respected. If those requests become too onerous, well don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. Or should I of said bollocks?

KTK

 

Balls is better...But the mods are not saying its banned on here they are stating it is a slur. There is a difference. If it is banned on here then it is because of its meaning and not at the whim of the mods. If it is because of its meaning then its meaning to some nations is not the same as in others. If we in UK are to abide by the laws of the American language then all colloquilisms should be banned and we then get into silly mode. As this one has.

 

Since this forum is open to everyone, you need to take into the consideration the reactions of all, and not just subscribe to the word usage of only one nation.

Only if you don't know your front from your back. But, if the door hits you in the ass and also your "bollocks"...Well...Quite frankly...I'd be impressed.
Do Your Balls Hang Low?

 

I'm a mod on another website/chatroom, and one of our members from the Southern US was complaining about hurting her fanny. The members in the room from Australia just about had a fit, until I explained what a fanny was in US terms, lol.

 

Perhaps we should call all
Canadians --- Yanks
Yanks-------- Canucks
Brits----------Europeans ?

On the Canuck thing... Didn't that affect a presidential race here in the US when a Maine(?) canidate used the term, was called on it, cried on TV and lost out ? Believe it was Muskie, and I was stunned since the Canadian Air Force flew a Fighter by that name...not Muskie, but Canuck.

 

Well said, the “Cold War” was not always cold - there were many casualties during the period, not to mention the stress of always being under the gun.
As a retire Intel. Analyst. I appreciate you sentiment. A good example is the latest rescue of hostages in Somalia. All the media reports is the SEAL team, and they certainly deserve great credit, but we know there were hundreds (maybe thousands) of people who made this happen.

 

For me,

anyone north of the Texas border is a damn Yankee

Anyone east of the Mississippi is a European

Anyone west of Arizona is from the Land of Fruits and Nuts.

Everybody else is an alien!

I am considered perfectly normal myself.

Oh good here comes the nice young man in the clean white coat with my medications.

Ho Ho, Ha,Ha, Hee, Hee

 

Thar ya go partner I thought bollocks was the bum. Larn somfin new every day.

Thanks for the school'in.

KTK

 

Even the Germans are ignorant of their own history.

EUROPE - One in five young Germans unaware of Auschwitz: poll

 

Oh my... same here. the other day a local teacher asked his pupils what Veteran's day was (Nov. 11th) . The answer was : "a day we can stay home" ....

One other kid who had been playing Moh all day long could not say when D-Day happened.

 

With an open-ended question like that, who was being more ignorant, the child or the teacher? The teacher really should phrase his questions better, especially with younger children.

When was D-Day in Afghanistan? Since the latest iteration takes place in Afghanistan there would be no mention of D-Day.

 

I consider this the D-day of Afghanistan.

Operation Anaconda - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

That is one the first of many D-Days in our war in Afghanistan. However, the first would be the opening of "Operation Enduring Freedom", October 7, 2001.

 

To return to a comment from yesterday -

I would NEVER debate Kipling....here's only so many ways I could spell the word "Excreble"

 

One very important reason for educating young on subjects like World War II is that if we don't, there is a possibility that some twisted people in places of authority will come along and teach their version. I just did a bit of reading on google about those including school teachers who deny the holocost ever really happened !! A high school teacher here in Canada was charged and fired after he was caught denying the holocost to students . There have been similiar cases in the U S A and Europe. fortunately these fools are few and far between. It has been said that a young mind is a furtile place the risk is this works both ways and it can be easy to grow what you want when you first cover it with bull#$%^...

 

In the '70's there were Charter Schools in LA that taught the early Egyptians could fly and lost this ability when the "white man" came on the scene!

 

I think the most important reason is hopefully to prevent anything such as WW2 from happening again.

 

Hmmmmm....For some reason the name Mahmoud Ahmadinejad comes to mind.

Ahmadinejad says Holocaust a lie, Israel has no future | Reuters