London is a big, bustling city. People are always in a hurry and almost always unnecessarily aggressive to accomplish their end. For example, walking off the tube a few weeks ago, I was accosted by an angry, suit-guy. After stumbling into me, he had the nerve to yell:
Oye, watch where ya goin' ya fat slag!
Now as shrill as Londoners can be, let's remember that I've lived here for over 6 months now...
As he tried to walk away, I, naturally, lunged over, jousted my finger in front of his face and roared:
Don't talk to me like that at 8 o'clock in the morning! Correct yourself!!!
It was the verbal equivalent to a dragon breathing fire on his prey.
Did it make any sense - "Correct yourself"? Probably not, but I was so riled that I lost much of the composure I normally possess.
I later found out that fat slag is a term Brits use to describe whores. Nice.
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