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To: Metacomet who wrote (236794)	11/4/2013 9:20:00 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 542201

Does epicure teach this amazingly versatile word?

To: Metacomet who wrote (236794)	11/5/2013 11:51:37 AM
From: Alex MG	Respond to of 542201

Man on trial for saying ‘f**k off’ claims it’s not a swear because he’s Canadian A Canadian man living in Dubai is on trial for telling a customer service representative from his local telecom provider to “fuck off.” As we North Americans know well—and the Australians know even better—you can tell a person to “fuck off” and be within your constitutional rights of free speech. You may be a class-A offender as an asshole, but you’re not a criminal. At least not on this side of the globe. Over in the United Arab Emirates things work a wee bit differently. A 43-year-old Canadian native living in Dubai was experiencing some frustration with his local telecom, Etisalat. Apparently some confusion over not receiving his bills at the correct address. We’ve all been there. However when the man told his client services representative to “fuck off” after their disagreement over the bills escalated to an argument, the Canadian quickly found himself on trial, being sued by the 29-year-old customer service rep, an Egyptian native. The man’s lawyer mounted a charmingly reductive defense for him: In Canada, “fuck off” is simply not a swear. UPI reports: “My client is a Canadian citizen and [expletive] off is not an insult in Canada … but [expletive] you is a curse and an insult. [Expletive] off is commonly used when a person expresses themselves metaphorically and asks another person, who angered them, to walk away.” the lawyer told Dubai Misdemeanor Court. “The defendant admitted to prosecutors that he said [expletive] off and he meant to ask the claimant to leave him alone and walk away after the two indulged in a heated argument.” Canada: where a plate of fries and gravy is called “poutine,” and “fuck off” is a polite invitation to disengage from an argument. I hope the tourism board is paying attention—this is brand gold!