The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #83665 Message #1539421
Posted By: Azizi
10-Aug-05 - 10:28 AM
Thread Name: BS: Is trash rubbish?
Subject: RE: BS: Is trash rubbish?
Thanks for trying Mooman, but I have to admit that I'm still somewhat confused [since English sometimes is a foreign language].
What does "trashing" a car mean to you?
And now I'm also wondering about the thread that birthed this one... In European terms, what does the current Mudcat thread "Are Muslim Rubbish?" mean?
I was quick to criticise the wording of that title because I thought it asked "Are all Muslims [so bad that they should be considered] rubbish?"
Or to put it another way, I thought the title asked "Are [all] Muslims [so worthless that they should be treated like] rubbish?..
But now since I've learned that Europeans have a vernacular phrase "to rubbish someone" I'm not sure if the thread title means the same thing as the American question "Should [all] Muslims be trashed?-meaning "Should we be talking bad about all Muslims?"
These may be the same questions, but I think there are some subtle differences.
I'd appreciate your input, and the input of other European & non-European posters.