Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/07/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On 2003-07-15 watts@firebomb.com (Ian Watts) thoughtfully wrote: >Actually I'm never particularly happy when referred to as a Brit. I don't >mind being called British, English, an Englishman - or even a Limey. >However, Brit (however well intentioned) does have the whiff of an insult >about it (e.g. 'Brit' is very much the term of choice for Irish >Republicans). Just goes to show how complex this business is - 'cause I thought Brit was a completely acceptable term. Certainly in the Navy we used it when operating against our counter-parts and there was no perception of it being anything other than a quick short-hand. "Limey" however was avoided. Adam - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html