Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 12151162)

Is your antagonism towards the EU and to Scotland related to your posts today on the Canadian Immigration Forum?

Getting out of the disaster zone at all?

Originally Posted by Red Eric (Post 12151185)

Surely not! That would be hypocritical in the extreme - he was having a go at people who live in the EU voting to remain a while back. Reckoned they should have refrained from voting. And he's voted Leave and wants to follow that up by f**king off out of the country. No way!!

Originally Posted by Red Eric (Post 12151247)

Não acredito!

Or for the northern (where I live) version Foda-se caralho! Filho da puta!

Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 12151301)

As a Spanish (Mexican) speaker, I'm pretty sure I get that last bit :blink:

Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 12151304)

Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 12151306)

I can't look at that for too long.

Great body art though.

Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 12151308)

I love Mexican/Spanish insults. Puto, pendejo, cabron. They roll off the tongue beautifully.

Special mention goes to the Slavic 'kurwa', Russian 'cyka' and Finnish 'perkele' as well. But I might just spend too much time on Polanball ... :unsure:

Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 12151315)

I can insult people in English, French and Spanish but that's as far as it goes sadly. I should broaden my horizons....

Originally Posted by Wintersong (Post 12151319)

One of the first phrases I learned in French was taught to me by my mother:

Tu as un visage comme un cul de singe.

I use it often.

Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 12151321)

Face like a monkey's arse?

Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 12151324)

I love the way insults are universally understood.

Originally Posted by SultanOfSwing (Post 12151328)

My smattering of high school French and Eddie Izzard's 'Dress To Kill' video (la singe est sur la table) helped me there.

Funny, when you think that the term 'cul-de-sac' really means 'the bag's arse'.

Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 12151336)

I hadn't thought of that, but you're right.

Originally Posted by Lion in Winter (Post 12151336)

At this point, I'm almost ready to have Eddie run the country.

Originally Posted by Bipat (Post 12149845)

I agree there were some good points of Indian rule, as I have said largely due to those 'on the ground' having respect for the local people and working with them rather than ruling them---all were ruled by the 'home' goverments.

You knew two families! Probably the elite I am speaking of are lower down the scale than yours--the lawers, doctors etc. However they were also a minority of the general population.

Economic developement without the British? What was Britain like in the 18 and 19th centuries the work-houses, the social inequality, illiteracy, poverty etc. The poor of the UK were not helped by the takings from the Colonies it was the growth of socialism that helped that. (Another topic.:lol::)