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weasel decentral Mar 2nd 2017 5:03 am
Re: Too many restaurants in Dubai?
 
Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 12194731)
I once wrote an article about the murder of a Chinese restaurant worker in my local area for my school news paper. I went with the headline "I could murder a Chinese!" The teacher loved it, so did the people, but the PC police censored me. It was a sad day.
:lol: was your local school paper the Sunday Sport?

Millhouse Mar 2nd 2017 5:08 am
Re: Too many restaurants in Dubai?
 
Originally Posted by weasel decentral (Post 12194734)
:lol: was your local school paper the Sunday Sport?
So we were assigned into groups and each group decided on how we wanted to position our paper.

My group was full of idiots and there was no way we were going to produce the times, so we went with a "sun"/"sport" theme. (with me doing the factual articles)

co durham boy Mar 2nd 2017 5:08 am
Re: Too many restaurants in Dubai?
 
Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 12194727)
Same in newly paved concrete parts of Beijing, "Fancy a gweilo"

I can only imagine a bebo notice board literally catches fire when someone says gweilo and all the lefties jump in to defend the minorities.

Exactly , we've become a nation of the perpetually offended .

scrubbedexpat141 Mar 2nd 2017 5:34 am
Re: Too many restaurants in Dubai?
 
Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 12194733)
I am offended by being called Gweilo. So that makes it wrong.
I'd never even heard this term before.

Millhouse Mar 2nd 2017 5:35 am
Re: Too many restaurants in Dubai?
 
Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 12194747)
I'd never even heard this term before.
Even worse, there is a billion people with a word for you and no one is protecting our minority rights.

co durham boy Mar 2nd 2017 5:51 am
Re: Too many restaurants in Dubai?
 
Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 12194747)
I'd never even heard this term before.
Used extensively in HK in the 90's . I can fondly remember the Hong Kong Chinese engineers on our project using it like a derogatory term of endearment .

I wore it like a badge of honour !

Miss Ann Thrope Mar 2nd 2017 6:01 am
Re: Too many restaurants in Dubai?
 
Originally Posted by co durham boy (Post 12194738)
Exactly , we've become a nation of the perpetually offended .
That's not the point here. I agree that some people are too quick to take offence or are looking for reasons to be offended. This does not mean that there are not genuinely offensive terms.

For example, there are a number of well-known words that have been specifically used to demean and bully some minority groups who, in the past, have been powerless to fight back. Now they have identified those words as demeaning (and words like cripple and spastic are good examples also) and asked that people not use them. I think it is a matter of common public decency not to use demeaning language. I realise that sometimes people may do this inadvertently but why persist once this has been pointed out?

Everybody is free to use whatever words they wish but whereas in the past there may have been no consequences to this, now that will reflect on them and they may be called out and sanctioned for it. It's really not that hard to be a decent human being.

scrubbedexpat141 Mar 2nd 2017 6:02 am
Re: Too many restaurants in Dubai?
 
Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 12194749)
Even worse, there is a billion people with a word for you and no one is protecting our minority rights.
I have rights though, don't I? I mean, I'm white British, surely I'm entitled to some protection?

Originally Posted by co durham boy (Post 12194769)
Used extensively in HK in the 90's . I can fondly remember the Hong Kong Chinese engineers on our project using it like a derogatory term of endearment .

I wore it like a badge of honour !
I bet you did. :thumbup::thumbup:

jam25mack Mar 2nd 2017 6:13 am
Re: Too many restaurants in Dubai?
 
Aside from the discussion regarding if the term is offensive or not, it doesn't stop the Chinese having no problem calling us 'Gweilos'..... As with all so called offensive terms, it generally only us who try to limit the use of them. The rest of the world happily calls us a variety of names..... The only difference is we don't get upset about it.

Miss Ann Thrope Mar 2nd 2017 6:16 am
Re: Too many restaurants in Dubai?
 
Originally Posted by Millhouse (Post 12194749)
Even worse, there is a billion people with a word for you and no one is protecting our minority rights.
The voice of perpetual privilege...

scrubbedexpat141 Mar 2nd 2017 6:25 am
Re: Too many restaurants in Dubai?
 
Originally Posted by jam25mack (Post 12194791)
Aside from the discussion regarding if the term is offensive or not, it doesn't stop the Chinese having no problem calling us 'Gweilos'..... As with all so called offensive terms, it generally only us who try to limit the use of them. The rest of the world happily calls us a variety of names..... The only difference is we don't get upset about it.
I think we're still apologising for the Empire, right?

mission Mar 2nd 2017 6:35 am
Re: Too many restaurants in Dubai?
 
Originally Posted by martinbkk (Post 12193890)
We don't have too many great places to eat in Doha but Nobu is a bit of an exception, once you get past the bar fly lounge lizard pretentious twat brigade. At least the bar is well separated from the restaurant. Peruvian Japanese fusion might sound odd but it really is quite an experience, even after a few times. Get started with the salmon sashimi with jalapenos and go from there. Bring the extra flexible plastic though :)
:lol::lol: loved that :lol::lol:

Inselaffen Mar 2nd 2017 6:48 am
Re: Too many restaurants in Dubai?
 
Originally Posted by jam25mack (Post 12194791)
Aside from the discussion regarding if the term is offensive or not, it doesn't stop the Chinese having no problem calling us 'Gweilos'..... As with all so called offensive terms, it generally only us who try to limit the use of them. The rest of the world happily calls us a variety of names..... The only difference is we don't get upset about it.
or the Singaporean Chinese calling us Ang Mohs (the full version being ang mo kow - which means red haired monkeys)

Bahtatboy Mar 2nd 2017 6:49 am
Re: Too many restaurants in Dubai?
 
If it wasn't for the Nips
Being so good at making ships
The docks would still be open on the Tyne

That used to be acceptable. And correct.

jam25mack Mar 2nd 2017 6:51 am
Re: Too many restaurants in Dubai?
 
Originally Posted by Scamp (Post 12194797)
I think we're still apologising for the Empire, right?
We're British, of course we are apologising! Not like those pesky Aussies (am I allowed to say that) who only recently admitted decimating the endemic population was bad form.... or the Yanks (same query) who even have a holiday based on their genicidal acts.

I kinda missed a whole page so was a page behind.... Oops!

So if Gweilo is apparently OK, how about Gora? Cracker? Gringo? I need to know when I am allowed to punch someone (as Miss A T has indicated is OK).

In other news, how many of you use the term 'nitty gritty' and without using google know what it refers to?


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