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The most off-topic WCDT discussion ever
Loki:
Reminds me of a report on Second Life which was printed in the Spiegel. The reporter commented on "how another player called [her] hon while chatting, as in, hun, a reference to [her] German nationality" :facepalm:
Redball:
The reference to Hun as used by British and American officers in World War I is at the bottom of the Wikipedia link in Loki's post. In the 19th century, German soldiers were told to fight like the Huns of old, if I recall the sense of the reference. But Loki, did the reporter or the source confuse "hon" = "honey" with "Hun"?
Carl-E:
--- Quote from: Method of Madness on 16 May 2013, 15:20 ---Wait, "Hun" is derogatory? I honestly didn't know :psyduck:
--- End quote ---
It was during WWI.
Storel:
--- Quote from: Redball on 16 May 2013, 15:35 ---The reference to Hun as used by British and American officers in World War I is at the bottom of the Wikipedia link in Loki's post. In the 19th century, German soldiers were told to fight like the Huns of old, if I recall the sense of the reference.
--- End quote ---
Exactly. So "Hun" is not derogatory when applied to the people who established a large empire under the rule of Attila the Hun, but it is derogatory when applied to Germans. (Or to anyone else who isn't an actual Hun, I suppose.)
Method of Madness:
It honestly sounds complementary. Not intentionally so, but "fear those fuckers, they're crazy" is a pretty big complement to give to an opposing army.
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