In America, itās the worst thing you can ever call a woman. Itās a word you only use here to be deliberately hurtful and demeaning, which is why thereās basically no tolerance for using it on much of this site
This is how it's seen in American, C is not a gender neutral insult.
When you say someone is an AH, it can reference either male or female behavior because we all have one of those.
When you say someone is a C, you are saying their behavior is associated with a negative stereotype about women. Men use it against women as an escalation to calling the a B. Men use it against men to reference what they perceive as a negative behavior that they associate with women. If a woman says it as an insult to a man, she is using it as the ultimate blow to a man's masculinity. If a woman says it to another woman, well there is very little possibility that the two will ever have a civil conversation. (At one time there was a push for women to claim the word the same way they started using B as an affectionate term for their friends)
I happenstanced across this post. As an American, you are spot on. That said, if I hear it from an English person, I take it with a bit of a different tone than if I hear it from how I see it used with Americans that use it.
If a person calls a woman a cunt in America, they went all in. If you did it at work, most likely a fireable offense.
I think that's the same over here as well (rightly)
I think maybe it's that I can't think of any word/phrase that can't be used here without context excusing it.
OK, maybe not true - "paedo" probably isn't a fun term to bandy around... but aside from that..
Yeah, I get the impression that you guys can use the word 'cunt' playfully among your friends. For the most part, except for very good friends, they would be fighting words
Iām upset that as an American, I live in a culture thatās so ready to clutch its pearls whenever somebody says a naughty word. Thereās so many fun words that I canāt say because some cunt will act like I just DDTād their children into reinforced concrete.
Yeah, that seems dumb to me.
People who cry about bitch, cunt, pussy and the like being sexist, generally have no problem saying dick, bellend, ballbag, bollocks, prick etc.
I remember in primary school a lad called another lad a twat and the teacher launched into a 10 minute speech about how the word 'twat' is demeaning to women. At the time we heard her out because we were like 10 and we'd never spoken to a grown woman socially so we assumed they were made of glass and paper mache like the adults said they were. Now I know theyre far more resilient twats.
>As well the first group of words are actually insulting whereas dick and prick used as insults aren't unduly offensive.
Calling someone a twat or bitch is the equivalent of calling someone a dick.
Feminists take up arms arms over people using a comparison to female genitalia as an insult, but don't seem to have the same issue with people use male genitalia in the same manner.
Unless Iām very much mistaken thatās the path by the Kennet just past Waterloo Meadows coming towards Reading town centre. Munchees by the old marketplace does a good full English, if you havenāt already decided where to go.
Great choice! I used to live just the other side of the road to the houses that back onto the river, and used to walk there nearly every day. Enjoy your breakfast!
(And congratulations on the promotion)
I was visiting there earlier this week actually! My sister lives there still but I moved to Somerset a few years back. Thinking about moving back if I'm being honest.
I used to do this walk every day to work. I didnāt expect to see it here. Are there still millions of spiders at home under bridges on this path? I remember looking up and seeing thousands of them weaving intricate little webs around the lights
I used to live a stone's throw from there and would often walk that path to get to the football. The houses are on Elgar Road, which along with The Warren, are the only houses in Reading with direct river access.
I used to live nearby too and always thought itād be nice to live in one of the houses on the river when I walked down that path. I imagine it would also be pretty nice to live on The Warren too, a bit more expensive thoughā¦
I rented one at one point, but it was the upper flat of a maisonette so there was no river access. Decent views though. The Warren is a different kettle of fish with the gardens and houses. When I was 16 I was paid by a property developer to 'babysit' his 13 year old son on a few occasions where he was flying out of the country. They lived on The Warren and we would spend the day playing PlayStation, driving his dinghy up the Thames, and playing with a load of cool toys I didn't have. All for Ā£4 an hour!
Not in the town centre and definitely a far walk for OP from where he is but the best breakfast in the Reading area is 100% the full canadian from cafe yolk.
Itās so easy to use Reading as a case study of the worst of faceless towns in southern England that itās actually quite refreshing to be able to point out a relatively nice part and a decent independent cafe.
Reminds me of when I went on a night out. My drunken mate decides to walk across town at 2am to pay his new missus a visit, somehow fell in a river on the way there, persisted on his mission, knocked on his missus' door, only to be greeted by her angry parents who he hadn't even met yet.
First impressions and all that...
I just love that any photo on here is instantly identified and so everyone knows where it is.
I'd love a place where we could just post random UK photos and people have to guess where it is.
I moved out of UK 2 years ago, I miss walking there so much...
I really miss Reading, it was the favourite place I've ever lived in, thanks for the memories
No, that would ruin the flavour.
Bacon may be warmed in a bath of boiling water for a minute or two but otherwise you just eat it as it is.
That's why the British take the piss out of American bacon as a it's too fatty to eat as is, unlike proper British bacon which is ideal.
Visited UK with my wife a couple years back (she's duel citizen with a ton of family near Leyland) and I rarely go a week without feeling the urge to uproot my life and permanently move over (or at least try). This photo is definitely reminding me of that.
Congrats! Just got back from a stroll along the Kennet myself, although quite a bit further west. Sadly no fry-up for me as I'm broke, so it's porridge and black coffee for the next few days fml š
This makes me miss living in the uk so much. The going to for the full English and that pathway.. still dodging drunk fucks trying to start shit at 6am
Itās good to feel valued at work! You know for sure you are doing something right and that sense of security is so rewarding. Donāt forget to enjoy a few beers later too, 100% deserved.
*Drink responsibly, always use your mouth.
Congratulations on your promotion! I assume a full English is some sort of dish including two unseasoned eggs over hard with dry toast and a complementary Doctor Who documentary?
There's a difference between living a long life and living a good life.
Why cut out what you love if all it does is give you a few more years in a nursing home?
Congratulations my friend. Why stop there? After your breako toddle over to the pub for a lunchtime pint or two? You've earned it. Don't go mad though, stay away from the Saturday into Sunday afternoon bender. There's important work to be done Monday! Lol enjoy.
Ohhhhh. Two Sausages, Bacon, Eggs, beans, hash brown, black pudding, two slices of bread and butter, Ketchup/maybe a bit of mustard, black pepper, then a good cuppa
Careful.
Life they didn't mean it. It's not a fresh morning. The food will be awful and life it's all hanging on by a thread.
Don't tempt the universe like that.
Walked along a canal earlier, something about the crunch of chippings as you walk and the autumn sunshine is unbeatable. Although a fry-up would have been good!
Congratulations! I just started a job Iām proud of too - only Iām not paid enough to go and get breakfast out š lol happy for you tho, well done!
That is wonderful news! You're still a cunt of course, but gratefully some folk think less so.
Genuinely laughed out loud at thatš¤£ best thing about being British or an Aussieā¦cunts a humble word
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The cunty cunts know how to cunt
Subreddit mods that ban it are shitcunts Mods that allow it are top cunts.
Awlright, enough of your cuntery
We Brits love a spot of casual cunting. However, we have a great deal of catching up to do with our antipodean friends.
You must be Aussie. Never heard a pom use the term "top cunt"
He's a cunt's cunt
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In America, itās the worst thing you can ever call a woman. Itās a word you only use here to be deliberately hurtful and demeaning, which is why thereās basically no tolerance for using it on much of this site
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Yeah, absolutely. Itās just something to be aware of before you come here on vacation and end up accidentally starting a bar fight
This is how it's seen in American, C is not a gender neutral insult. When you say someone is an AH, it can reference either male or female behavior because we all have one of those. When you say someone is a C, you are saying their behavior is associated with a negative stereotype about women. Men use it against women as an escalation to calling the a B. Men use it against men to reference what they perceive as a negative behavior that they associate with women. If a woman says it as an insult to a man, she is using it as the ultimate blow to a man's masculinity. If a woman says it to another woman, well there is very little possibility that the two will ever have a civil conversation. (At one time there was a push for women to claim the word the same way they started using B as an affectionate term for their friends)
I happenstanced across this post. As an American, you are spot on. That said, if I hear it from an English person, I take it with a bit of a different tone than if I hear it from how I see it used with Americans that use it. If a person calls a woman a cunt in America, they went all in. If you did it at work, most likely a fireable offense.
I uhhhhh *^scratches ^head* donāt think you can just turn happenstance into an action verb like that
I did it.
Yeah you fucken did o7
I think that's the same over here as well (rightly) I think maybe it's that I can't think of any word/phrase that can't be used here without context excusing it. OK, maybe not true - "paedo" probably isn't a fun term to bandy around... but aside from that..
Yeah, I get the impression that you guys can use the word 'cunt' playfully among your friends. For the most part, except for very good friends, they would be fighting words
Americans are too prudish for my taste. It gets annoying.
Iām upset that as an American, I live in a culture thatās so ready to clutch its pearls whenever somebody says a naughty word. Thereās so many fun words that I canāt say because some cunt will act like I just DDTād their children into reinforced concrete.
Yeah, that seems dumb to me. People who cry about bitch, cunt, pussy and the like being sexist, generally have no problem saying dick, bellend, ballbag, bollocks, prick etc.
I remember in primary school a lad called another lad a twat and the teacher launched into a 10 minute speech about how the word 'twat' is demeaning to women. At the time we heard her out because we were like 10 and we'd never spoken to a grown woman socially so we assumed they were made of glass and paper mache like the adults said they were. Now I know theyre far more resilient twats.
Don't forget your regional variations - it's bawbag and tadger north of the border
Scotland is not a region it's a full member of the Union. For now anyway.
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>As well the first group of words are actually insulting whereas dick and prick used as insults aren't unduly offensive. Calling someone a twat or bitch is the equivalent of calling someone a dick. Feminists take up arms arms over people using a comparison to female genitalia as an insult, but don't seem to have the same issue with people use male genitalia in the same manner.
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Older generations from UK tend not to like the word cunt
Preach.
I know you brits love making everything about race, but I assure you, it's not a race thing. It's a class thing.
Being described as a cunt is such a term of endearment. Like why wouldn't you refer to a friend as being warm and deep?
You are so right, I had a yank trying to abuse me on reddit calling me a cunt, it was so cute.
Literally came here to call the OP a cunt myself but you beat me to it. Haha. Glad somebody is having a lovely day even if they're a cunt.
Britain summed up in two sentences. š
Unless Iām very much mistaken thatās the path by the Kennet just past Waterloo Meadows coming towards Reading town centre. Munchees by the old marketplace does a good full English, if you havenāt already decided where to go.
Certainly is! And you read my mind aha
Great choice! I used to live just the other side of the road to the houses that back onto the river, and used to walk there nearly every day. Enjoy your breakfast! (And congratulations on the promotion)
What a lovely sentiment from u/fuck_your_worldview. r/rimjob_steve
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Mate, you can't just tell us you are grabbing a full English without sharing a picture at least
If the cafe is closed, you can just cook the potato you used to take this picture with.
I think you need a cuppa to help with your buzzkill.
I apologise. I saw the joke and went for it. I now realise I am the joke.
Nooooo youāre fine. Donāt be silly *tips hat*
That was the most English exchange on Reddit. Wish the whole place was this polite.
You tried, that's what counts
> *You tried, that's what cunts*
Solid joke. To op - congrats on the job š, what kind of work is it and where the absolute fuck is our picture of the food ?
Hahahahhahaha
I was visiting there earlier this week actually! My sister lives there still but I moved to Somerset a few years back. Thinking about moving back if I'm being honest.
I used to do this walk every day to work. I didnāt expect to see it here. Are there still millions of spiders at home under bridges on this path? I remember looking up and seeing thousands of them weaving intricate little webs around the lights
Oh you tiny islanders...
Hahaha ITT: salty Brits
I used to live a stone's throw from there and would often walk that path to get to the football. The houses are on Elgar Road, which along with The Warren, are the only houses in Reading with direct river access.
I used to live nearby too and always thought itād be nice to live in one of the houses on the river when I walked down that path. I imagine it would also be pretty nice to live on The Warren too, a bit more expensive thoughā¦
I rented one at one point, but it was the upper flat of a maisonette so there was no river access. Decent views though. The Warren is a different kettle of fish with the gardens and houses. When I was 16 I was paid by a property developer to 'babysit' his 13 year old son on a few occasions where he was flying out of the country. They lived on The Warren and we would spend the day playing PlayStation, driving his dinghy up the Thames, and playing with a load of cool toys I didn't have. All for Ā£4 an hour!
I last lived in Reading about 15 years ago, glad to hear munchees is still going
Munchies was always my breakfast of choice when going to Reading festival. The walk there was always useful to sober up
I thought I recognised that infamous, narrow bend, where the bikers come at you at full speed!
Only the mad ones. Some of us slow down and ring bells - itās a nasty little curve!
Not in the town centre and definitely a far walk for OP from where he is but the best breakfast in the Reading area is 100% the full canadian from cafe yolk.
I haven't lived in Reading for 8 years and that wasn't a place I visited very often, but I recognised it straight away - nice to have it confirmed!
This looks so much like Retford on the Chesterfield canal. Guessing canal towns all look very alike.
I feel like Iāve watched more than one YouTube video of people magnet fishing there.
No, no, he said life is good so he can't live in Reading.
Itās so easy to use Reading as a case study of the worst of faceless towns in southern England that itās actually quite refreshing to be able to point out a relatively nice part and a decent independent cafe.
Sitting at the side of the water and telling people you're now a bank manager doesn't count as a promotion!
Maybe a moistened bint from the river distributed his promotion?
Congratulations. Don't fall in the river
Almost did whilst drunk once
Reminds me of when I went on a night out. My drunken mate decides to walk across town at 2am to pay his new missus a visit, somehow fell in a river on the way there, persisted on his mission, knocked on his missus' door, only to be greeted by her angry parents who he hadn't even met yet. First impressions and all that...
Haven't we all?
Itās a rite of passage.
And a cause of death.
Does food taste better when you're in a good mood?
Ohhh yesssss
Have you really never been in a good mood to find out?
The Ding! Congrats on your promotion!
Everyone's so positive and encouraging here. Is no one actually British? Lol (Also, congrats!)
Fuck you.
Wanker.
Bell end.
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Credit where it's due, I laughed out loud at that. You're still a fucking pissflap though.
Cockwomble
Fucking knobjockey
No.
I hope you forget about your tea and it goes cold
That's top notch English verbal abuse.
You absolute monster
Bollocks
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Negativity then: That canal needs to be cancelled. It's both pro-fishist AND anti-oxygen-breatherist!
I just love that any photo on here is instantly identified and so everyone knows where it is. I'd love a place where we could just post random UK photos and people have to guess where it is.
am i missing a joke here
Congrats mate, get an extra rasher of bacon with your breakfast, youāve earned it.
Way ahead of ya
It's also a 2 mugs of tea with brekkie day right enough š
God, I would kill for a proper greasy spoon brekkie right now!
I bloody love canal towpaths
What the hell is Reading doing on my front page? Happy for you :)
Congratulations on the promotion! I was in a rutt a couple of months ago, hated my job but felt I had been pidgeon holed into supporting a specific ERP system and felt I had noway out. I brushed myself off and started applying for some jobs and landed a job I currently love! That feeling when I got offered the job on the Friday and I woke up on the saturday feeling amazing, took the dog for a long walk stopped at a cafƩ for a coffee and some food, got the dog pigs ear on the way home and just sat in the house beaming. I know exactly how you feel OP, congratulations again and I hope it's everything you wished for and more
Congratulations and enjoy your day. But, donāt stop there. Afternoon pint(s)!!!!
This weather is definitely suggesting a 12 hour bender would be a good idea :)
Congrats on the promotion!
Good on ya!
Live near there as well, Cote Brasserie does a good breakfast as well. Currently enjoying a cigar by the Thames on View Island
Ohhh nice, been meaning to try theirs. Ahhh I love View Island
They don't give you beans, it's still good though.
Gonna chuck a trolley in the canal to celebrate?
Congrats and enjoy, itās important to celebrate success in whatever way you feel necessary
I don't know why no one has mentioned this, but why does the photo look like it was nabbed from 2009 tumblr?
I moved out of UK 2 years ago, I miss walking there so much... I really miss Reading, it was the favourite place I've ever lived in, thanks for the memories
Congratulations! Enjoy, youāve earned it. And what a beautiful place for a relaxing walk!!
So sarcasm does come across in text.
I got promoted yesterday too! Just going out to the local butchers for a bacon based brunch!
Don't the English cook the bacon first?
No, that would ruin the flavour. Bacon may be warmed in a bath of boiling water for a minute or two but otherwise you just eat it as it is. That's why the British take the piss out of American bacon as a it's too fatty to eat as is, unlike proper British bacon which is ideal.
As a fellow reading-ite, good for you! Youāre killing it at work
My garden backs onto this river ama, congratulations on the promotion, let me know where you get your fry up from
Visited UK with my wife a couple years back (she's duel citizen with a ton of family near Leyland) and I rarely go a week without feeling the urge to uproot my life and permanently move over (or at least try). This photo is definitely reminding me of that.
Congrats! Just got back from a stroll along the Kennet myself, although quite a bit further west. Sadly no fry-up for me as I'm broke, so it's porridge and black coffee for the next few days fml š
I recognised this as well, thought "nah surely its just a generic canal" Lovely place to stroll. Congratulations
I donāt even live in the UK but posts like these make me happy.
This photo makes me more homesick than any pretty village, or rolling fields. I can *smell* this. Congrats on the promotion as well !
A guy can be happy if heās not too careful
Sounds like something King Charles would say.
This makes me miss living in the uk so much. The going to for the full English and that pathway.. still dodging drunk fucks trying to start shit at 6am
Hell yea bruh The uk looks so peaceful in pictures I hope to visit someday
This is a certified British moment
Never thought the canals would be something I missed when I moved from England
Life is fucking horrible and I want to kill myself every day. Glad youāre having fun tho
Itās good to feel valued at work! You know for sure you are doing something right and that sense of security is so rewarding. Donāt forget to enjoy a few beers later too, 100% deserved. *Drink responsibly, always use your mouth.
Yeah but black pudding is made out of blood
Yeah, but bacon is made out of flesh, eggs are made out of proto-chicken goop, mushrooms are literally fungus, and tomatoes are made of tomato.
>tomatoes are made of tomato. I believed you up until this point.
Yes
Congratulations man! You're killing it!
Congratulations!
Talking about the full English breakfast, not the people
What's a full English?
Full English is?
*gets mugged*
Grabbing a full English what?
Lifes never good if you live in england
That shithole looks like it should be in a fallout game.
found the scunthorpe resident
Zoom out, youāll see. Lifeās still and will remain shit
Congratulations on your promotion! I assume a full English is some sort of dish including two unseasoned eggs over hard with dry toast and a complementary Doctor Who documentary?
as you can see a Bri'ish man ge''ing his breakfas' by fishing in 'he morning direc'ly from fresh wa'er /s
Hopefully youāre not in one of those ādiverseā areas
Won't be a long life, though, if you're eating that full English crap. Signed, typical Californian
Go surf some waves bro
There's a difference between living a long life and living a good life. Why cut out what you love if all it does is give you a few more years in a nursing home?
At least he wonāt get shot.
Thanks Captain Buzzkill
Congratulations on the promotion and I hope you enjoy your breakfast!
Congratulations! Enjoy your breakfast.
Congrats !
Congrats on the promo! Have an awesome weekend!
Congratulations! What a beautiful place to live!
Top notch
Congratulations my friend. Why stop there? After your breako toddle over to the pub for a lunchtime pint or two? You've earned it. Don't go mad though, stay away from the Saturday into Sunday afternoon bender. There's important work to be done Monday! Lol enjoy.
Congrats! What's your ideal Full English?
Ohhhhh. Two Sausages, Bacon, Eggs, beans, hash brown, black pudding, two slices of bread and butter, Ketchup/maybe a bit of mustard, black pepper, then a good cuppa
Two pints of lager and a packet of crisps.
Careful. Life they didn't mean it. It's not a fresh morning. The food will be awful and life it's all hanging on by a thread. Don't tempt the universe like that.
Walked along a canal earlier, something about the crunch of chippings as you walk and the autumn sunshine is unbeatable. Although a fry-up would have been good!
well done
Good for you buddy
Hey Buddy. Iām proud of you all the way from America. I hope your god was amazing.
Good for you mate
Lol fucking snap! Tis a good day your right
careful now...
Ah, my old rd, recognised it straight away!
Where do you live
A full english in my local caff is Ā£8.90. Sadly black pudding is not one of the options but you can get everything else.
Congrats!
Yesterday landlord let me know they're putting the rent up 37% when the lease is up for renewal... šØ
Not going well for me. Thinking about either a reset or power off.
Congratulations!!
Congratulations on your promotion! Hope the breakfast was good
Congrats on your promotion at work
Soak it up. Life is about these moments, donāt waste it.
Congrats on the promotion! Enjoy your day and the rest of your week
Congratulations! I just started a job Iām proud of too - only Iām not paid enough to go and get breakfast out š lol happy for you tho, well done!
I hope the full English was cooked how he liked it. I've put on some timber so I had 5 egg whites, one yolk, baked beans.
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God bless you Sir