When I first moved to London as a teenager in 1959,I was enthralled with the word "bloody". Of course I used it as much as I could.The song "Battle of New Orleans" had just come out and the British version omitted the word from the lyrics.Being American teenagers, we had the US version on 45 and would play it loudy out the window for all to hear.
Do I hear someone asking about "Ugly Americans"?
We probably were.
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