Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site ccieng5.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!rochester!ritcv!ccieng5!jbf From: jbf@ccieng5.UUCP Newsgroups: net.politics Subject: Re: Slurred Speech Message-ID: <289@ccieng5.UUCP> Date: Tue, 28-Feb-84 17:27:24 EST Article-I.D.: ccieng5.289 Posted: Tue Feb 28 17:27:24 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 2-Mar-84 05:50:17 EST References: <5250@rochester.UUCP> Organization: Computer Consoles Inc., Rochester, NY Lines: 16 "Heini" is a slightly derogatory term for Germans. While it has no bad meaning that I can think of, it does sound slightly infantile (I am German-born, and none of the American derogatory terms, such as "Kraut" (herb) or "Hun" (hardly a relation) ever made much sense to me. It is probably equivalent to calling an American "Joey" or "Charley". Apparently, "Hymie" is a slightly derogatory term for Jews. I asked a Jewish friend here (admittedly far from a fanatic) about its severity and he laughed. Jens PS: When is the next Gilbert & Sullivan performance? -- Reachable as ....allegra![rayssd,rlgvax]!ccieng5!jbf Or just address to 'native of the night' and trust in the forces of evil.