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Why do the english hate being called limeys ?

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Why do the english hate being called limeys ?

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I’m English and it wouldn’t bother me. It would bother a Pakistani if you called him a pakki though. Some stupid sods are very touchy. ‘Limey’ comes from the old naval days. They found that by giving limes to the sailors it helped prvent scurvy.

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We don’t! Americans seem to hate being called fat imperialist b*stards though.

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Because of all the nicknames we have been called over the years, “Limeys” just sounds stupid.

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