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Originally Posted by Thor
Fine if you genuinely believe they are cowards, surrender monkeys etc, but to me that is the height of an insult to anyone in uniform and just because WW2 is over 8 decades ago does not make the insult any less out of line. Its amazing how casually people make this joke, and call me the fun police for pointing this out but its high time people learned how insulting it is.
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I don't think they are cowards. I have worked with them and know different. As has been mentioned I think they have and still do have some poor leadership. We took over a base they built in the low ground, surrounded by unhappy people.
I will say the French has got one thing right, wine with their fresh rats.
I posted a very commonly made joke by people in the military. I also, don't think the RCR really #### chickens, but it is enjoyable to mock them. I don't think that the soldiers I worked with really thought all I did was check ######s.
Pommies are #### eaters, trust me I have eaten in their messes, and seen how they have been treated.
I have also been told by a US soldier they didn't/couldn't start a generator that had the instructions on the inside (it was easy to start). So over specialized, yip.
There is macabre humour in the military that often get's missunderstood.