SOKS at the Canadian Warplanes Museum

[Uncle Ricky]

Rick

Alex is Scottish, not English

Oops. I guess calling a Scott a Limey would be insulting. My apologies Alex. For some reason I thought you were a Britt.

Thanks for the correction Glen.

Cheers

[Jock Scot]

Oops. I guess calling a Scott a Limey would be insulting. My apologies Alex. For some reason I thought you were a Britt.

Thanks for the correction Glen.

Cheers

There would have been plenty of Scots onboard the ships when lime juice was important,so I think and I have always thought,that the term Limey covered the whole of the British Isles,not just the English.I can't say I like the expression much,but I can see that the Brits. are going to have nicknames and there are worse names than that about,so I can live with it.

Now,I remember well, the many many thousands of GI's that were here,eventually, during WW2 and I was always told that we were to NEVER EVER to call them Yanks to their faces, anyway. So is it offensive to call Americans Yanks?Or,is it a name you have to learn to live with like us Limeys(Limies?)?

[Fox]

Alex looks so boyish without his trademark sideburns.

My wife was saying the same thing the first time she saw the results. Well she did not say boyish, but definitely younger and gave the decision a thumbs-up.

[Uncle Ricky]

There would have been plenty of Scots onboard the ships when lime juice was important,so I think and I have always thought,that the term Limey covered the whole of the British Isles,not just the English.I can't say I like the expression much,but I can see that the Brits. are going to have nicknames and there are worse names than that about,so I can live with it.

Now,I remember well, the many many thousands of GI's that were here,eventually, during WW2 and I was always told that we were to NEVER EVER to call them Yanks to their faces, anyway. So is it offensive to call Americans Yanks?Or,is it a name you have to learn to live with like us Limeys(Limies?)?

As with the Limeys, it depends on the Yankee. Ever heard of Yankee Stadium? The new York Yankees?

Cheers

[Jock Scot]

As with the Limeys, it depends on the Yankee. Ever heard of Yankee Stadium? The new York Yankees?

Cheers

Forgive me,but I am not sure of the point you are making.

[Uncle Ricky]

Forgive me,but I am not sure of the point you are making.

If you are a yankee ((You live north of the Mason Dixon Line) it's OK.
If you live south of the line, you might take offense at being called a yankee.



Cheers

[Jock Scot]

If you are a yankee ((You live north of the Mason Dixon Line) it's OK.
If you live south of the line, you might take offense at being called a yankee.



Cheers

Oh I see!This is your civil war thing?Right?Thank you.Perhaps we had better get back to the thread now?

[McMurdo]

Oh I see!This is your civil war thing?Right?Thank you.Perhaps we had better get back to the thread now?

I for one would greatly appreciate it, please take any further discussions of this nature to PM's


Thanks

[Scrapscot]

Lovely pics; would have liked to see more of the 25, as that is what my dad flew in WWII.

[Hendry]

Looked like a great day, just back from holiday sorry I missed it