Had a little fun on the bus yesterday
Mar 7th, 2003, 01:59 AM
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Had a little fun on the bus yesterday
I'm an American living in Edinburgh at the moment. Yesterday afternoon, while taking the bus home from work, three Scottish guys (mid 20s?) got on and walked to the back of the bus, sitting about 4 or 5 rows behind me. They didn't know I was American, and for the next 10 or 15 minutes they -very loudly- spoke in this John-Wayne-meets-JFK accent, repeating, "Ya stupid bastid" and generally making fun of Americans, pointing to one man on the street in a Hawaiian shirt. I was trying very, very hard not to laugh during all of this. Especially since I am from Boston. As it happened, they got off at my stop, so I 'accidentally' stepped into the aisle in between them, and asked, "Can you say anything else in that accent?" They burst out laughing, turned red, and told me to "Get down the stairs Yank!" Later they all appologized, but I wasn't offended, just highly amused.
Mar 7th, 2003, 03:54 AM
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Zika, thanks for the amusing story.<BR><BR>Rufus - lighten up! It's Friday and almost the weekend. There is a big difference between making fun of a (probably) Caucasian man in a Hawaiian shirt and insulting Hawaiian culture. I'd bet money that man knows nothing about Hawaiian culture.
Mar 7th, 2003, 10:25 AM
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it is contradictory that we americans often don't defend our own "culture" (and in fact of join in) when it's criticized by someone of another culture. but, like mm, we're oh so quick to point out the impropriety of one of us criticizing another culture.<BR><BR>would seem to indicate that our culture is something of which to be ashamed.
Mar 7th, 2003, 11:48 AM
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zika45, glad you don't take yourself as seriously as "uuhhhh" (thank heavens for registration putting an end to all those kinds of names)<BR><BR>John, if it's really you, glad to see you back!
Mar 7th, 2003, 06:13 PM
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Thanks zika for the very nice story. The wonderful thing about men of "a certain age" wearing Hawaiian shirts is that it's clearly silly. These men have the *&&^%%$ to wear totally silly clothes with abandon, chutzpah, or whatchamacallit!... This is why I buy husband hawaiian shirts at every reasonable opportunity! Thanks again for the story.
