"in this part of the world everyone has nicknames, very rarely are they abusive."
Where the hell did you grow up?
Down here in the gutter nicknames are very often pisstakes based on a certain character trait or part or their appearance, and have been since school days. These could be considered offensive I suppose if you're particularly thin-skinned, but then some people have to feel like victims.
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