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03-12-2005, 10:31 AM

As a "Limey" I've often wondered how you people saw the term "Yanks" as used during WW2 in the UK and up to to-day? Is/was it ok.

 

The saying I remember most was "the Yanks are, overpaid, oversexed and over here". They were definately the latter, we needed them!    But the first two???

 

This is probably not  PC and I hope no one takes it too seriously.

 

Colin.

 

 

:tank:

I remember that, Colin. The bantering I recall was:

 

(Brit) "The trouble with the Americans is that they are overpaid, oversexed and over here!"

 

(Yank) "The trouble with the Brits is that they are underpaid, undersexed and under Montgomery!"

 

Hopefully, that was always in jest and with friendly :D

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1940 SLANG - by Cadetat6 - 03-12-2005, 07:10 AM
1940 SLANG - by Cadetat6 - 03-12-2005, 07:27 AM
1940 SLANG - by Jimmydoorknobs - 03-12-2005, 08:14 AM
1940 SLANG - by colinhotham - 03-12-2005, 08:20 AM
1940 SLANG - by Cadetat6 - 03-12-2005, 09:51 AM
1940 SLANG - by James Pickering - 03-12-2005, 10:31 AM
1940 SLANG - by James Pickering - 03-12-2005, 10:33 AM
1940 SLANG - by James Pickering - 03-12-2005, 11:05 AM
1940 SLANG - by Walt's Daughter - 03-12-2005, 11:33 AM
1940 SLANG - by James Pickering - 03-12-2005, 12:28 PM
1940 SLANG - by Jimmydoorknobs - 03-12-2005, 12:34 PM
1940 SLANG - by Walt's Daughter - 03-12-2005, 12:48 PM
1940 SLANG - by Cadetat6 - 03-12-2005, 01:12 PM
1940 SLANG - by Walt's Daughter - 03-12-2005, 01:49 PM
1940 SLANG - by Cadetat6 - 03-12-2005, 02:46 PM
1940 SLANG - by James Pickering - 03-12-2005, 03:00 PM
1940 SLANG - by Jiggersfromsphilly - 03-12-2005, 03:02 PM
1940 SLANG - by Cadetat6 - 03-12-2005, 03:51 PM
1940 SLANG - by colinhotham - 03-12-2005, 03:58 PM
1940 SLANG - by Jimmydoorknobs - 03-12-2005, 04:15 PM
1940 SLANG - by texas38 - 03-12-2005, 11:00 PM
1940 SLANG - by Jimmydoorknobs - 03-12-2005, 11:07 PM
1940 SLANG - by Custermen - 03-13-2005, 01:30 AM
1940 SLANG - by Jiggersfromsphilly - 03-13-2005, 07:03 AM
1940 SLANG - by Jimmydoorknobs - 03-13-2005, 07:09 AM
1940 SLANG - by Cadetat6 - 03-13-2005, 08:59 AM
1940 SLANG - by Jimmydoorknobs - 03-13-2005, 09:38 AM
1940 SLANG - by Jiggersfromsphilly - 03-13-2005, 10:41 AM
1940 SLANG - by Jimmydoorknobs - 03-13-2005, 12:29 PM
1940 SLANG - by Cadetat6 - 03-13-2005, 03:12 PM
1940 SLANG - by Dogdaddy - 10-02-2006, 10:45 PM
1940 SLANG - by Walt's Daughter - 10-02-2006, 11:05 PM
1940 SLANG - by j3rdinf - 10-03-2006, 07:43 PM
1940 SLANG - by Walt's Daughter - 10-03-2006, 07:51 PM
1940 SLANG - by Sgtleo - 10-03-2006, 09:25 PM
1940 SLANG - by Walt's Daughter - 10-03-2006, 09:51 PM
1940 SLANG - by Sgtleo - 10-03-2006, 11:07 PM
1940 SLANG - by Walt's Daughter - 10-03-2006, 11:35 PM
1940 SLANG - by Sgtleo - 10-04-2006, 05:19 PM

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