A question from an 'inbred wurzel'?

[Pervert]

The sweeping generalisation is what causes so much of the heat in what should be a reasoned debate. I'm as guilty of it as anyone: you find out someone's from the country, you assume he married his sister; if he's from Liverpool, you'll accuse him of being a thief. It can be funny, if taken the right way. But it can also cause an awful lot of rancour.

Give it a little spin, and it becomes less funny and more frightening: a person is a Muslim, so he must support terrorism; they're West Indian, so they must be involved in a gang; they're foreign, so they're coming over here and taking our jobs and they're all the same . . . etc. All prejudice relies on stereotypes and sweeping generalisations, and they should be avoided.

I don't mind Magoo having a go at the Scots, and I'm sure others here who have dealt with him know he's not being serious when he insults Scousers, Pikies, Australians or whoever. As far as EJ is concerned, every Worzel remark, every allegation of being mutton-friendly, every suspicion that he doffs his cap or tugs his forelock to the local squire just reinforces his belief that he is in the right and people from towns and cities have it in for the rural life.

If we're going to reason with him, try to keep it reasoned. And please don't compare him with useful parts of the anatomy (male or female). Call him an adenoid, or an appendix if you must.

[Deuce Bigolo]

I see

I haven't showered for a week due to me hot water system dieing
Does that qualify me as being at least part English?

I'm certainly a SNAG...Sensitive New Age Git...sense of humor...where are you?

cheers
B....OZ

[mart]

Do trolls live in the country?

Mart

[Pervert]

And the Scots and Irish jibes are taken that way, mate, with no offence.

Never mind Milligan and Sellars. I was more offended by Lord Dickie's "Scottish" accent in Jurasic Park.

It's a dangerous tightrope with humour. I laughed my socks off at Spike's Sikh Dalek, but would I have found it so funny if it had been Jim Davison? So long as the person on the receiving end knows that it's meant in fun, it shouldn't be a problem.

[Deuce Bigolo]

Not IMPO

cheers
B....OZ

[jj]

Oh, piss off.