re: #652 Erik The Red

I’m no expert in matters Australian, but an American friend of mine who moved down under reported that Aussies call the English “bloody pommy bastards”, and call American “Yanks”.

My Canadian father, a medical officer in the RCA Medical Corps (North Nova Scotia Highlander Regiment) during WWII reported that British officers treated Canadian and Australian soldiers with undisguised contempt, calling them the “Colonials”. They were treated as cannon fodder in such disastrous operations as the Dieppe raid.

He also reported great viewing on Australian beaches! ;-)