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    Works in other languages too. Our local MP in Turkey was named Ufuk Uras. Went down a bomb when he got interview on BBC one time.


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    Imagine telling people you came from a small village called "FUCKING".

    Writing on application forms "home town = FUCKING"

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    Or having this unfortunate surname...
    https://www.cnbc.com/2021/11/10/mcki...-greensky.html


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    I assume the Wanko clothing chain had never tried to expand to the UK.

    And pity the poor snowflakes visiting Taipei and discovering places like ChingKi Street and FuKing Street ...


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    Quote Originally Posted by tf19:
    Or having this unfortunate surname...
    Poor Dikshit, his life is fecked

    Dikshit was fired by McKinsey and faces two counts of securities fraud, each with a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.

    It's likely that others besides Dikshit had access to deal information and traded off it, people with knowledge of the situation said.
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    I'm going to buy a bottle of this GIN if I can get it over here, as it will be a great talking point amongst my spirit drinking friends.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tf19:
    Or having this unfortunate surname...
    Unfortunately that is a fairly common surname in the Hindu community.

    Usually spelt as Dixit ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by chuckster007:
    Imagine telling people you came from a small village called "FUCKING".

    Writing on application forms "home town = FUCKING"

    This reminds me of a vlog by a Brit living in Japan and being a former English teacher there, he can't help but notice the way English is used...or abused in Japan. Its hilarious:




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    Quote Originally Posted by Coolboy:
    This reminds me of a vlog by a Brit living in Japan and being a former English teacher there, he can't help but notice the way English is used...or abused in Japan. Its hilarious:
    I watch his YT videos a lot
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