newmercman:
I don’t think yank, paddy, taff, jock, limey etc are derogatory
although the dumbass applies on both sides of the line 
First point, something is only offensive if the other person takes offense to it, like if I were to call you a “glass of orange juice”, its just a name, but if someone takes offense to it, they need a swift kick between the legs for being offended by name calling… normally people stop getting butthurt at names around the age of 6.
and the second point… there are one HELL of a lot of stupid people in America, but there are stupid people in every country… just more in America… One of the reasons I moved back to England. I’m about as American as apple pie and icecream, but my passport says otherwise.
All in all, I totally agree with ya, and I’m just rambling at this point.
TokenYank:
newmercman:
I don’t think yank, paddy, taff, jock, limey etc are derogatory
although the dumbass applies on both sides of the line
First point, something is only offensive if the other person takes offense to it, like if I were to call you a “glass of orange juice”, its just a name, but if someone takes offense to it, they need a swift kick between the legs for being offended by name calling… normally people stop getting butthurt at names around the age of 6.
and the second point… there are one HELL of a lot of stupid people in America, but there are stupid people in every country… just more in America… One of the reasons I moved back to England. I’m about as American as apple pie and icecream, but my passport says otherwise.
All in all, I totally agree with ya, and I’m just rambling at this point.
Seeing as you’re back, you can stop committing spelling offenses now. 