I agree about pig.. but not all animals are neccessarily an insult are they? Correct me if Im wrong, but dont Polish people often use names like frog, mouse and kitten as terms of endearment..
in english.. the words pig and cow and dog are normally used offensively.. Im sure there are others but cant think of them right now.
Or how about "you daft bat" or "cheeky monkey", which can also be used in friendly banter.
You…. dog, chicken, what a turkey, silly cow, like sheep, acting the goat, very catty, bovine, old nag, snake, worm, toad, *****, donkey, ass (English not U.S) gannet, parrot, etc,
I wouldn’t take “sly old fox” as a compliment either. Still, I am a country person and don’t humanise animals or their traits, they are food, vermin or sport to me, so perhaps I don’t see their attractions as much as others.
Something not to do at an English country wedding: Look at the bride, then turn to the bride’s mother and say: “You always get a good heifer from a good cow”
You…. dog, chicken, what a turkey, silly cow, like sheep, acting the goat, very catty, bovine, old nag, snake, worm, toad, *****, donkey, ass (English not U.S) gannet, parrot, etc,
Don't forget "rat". Like "he's a rat".
Is a pig word OFFENSIVE in everyday language.
Police officers are called pigs as an insult. I don't know why.
So part of you think that PIG is OFFENSE, but my Polish-Jews friends from FORUM ŻYDÓW POLSKICH are saying almost all the same that Poles are overreacting and Americans were okey calling Poles PIGS and making them Servants of German- CATS, and I would like add that PIGS watch over "poor mouses" and make sure they are not making problems.
So I guess that was okey cuz antipolonism is something not real, and calling Jews Rat's could make a lot of trouble in today world.
I have adjudicated my friends that It was okey, IT IS ONLY "WORDS", why someone should give a fu***k about one stupid word Anti-Polish sentiment
Hostility towards Poles and Polish is not something right, but to protect today no-war world we have to make sure that word "Antisemitic" will not lost his power
We all belong to one world: Jews, Arabs, Chinese, Sorbs, Kaszëbi. we can not think selfish about Poles (there are 60 milions Poles) while Kaszëbis are in minimal.
WE CAN NOT MAKE WAR BECAUSE PROTECTING INTEREST OF ONE NATIONS LIKE Kaszëbi AND LET THE "NEW WORLD ORDER" CONTINUES
They like to be different. One day someone made a joke calling them the po-po and I guess it caught on. I mean I called my American friends "hamburgers" before and now all the Candians, Germans, Russians, and pretty much all foreign kids at my school are doing it.
(personally, I think McDonald's ruined the US, everyone keeps getting fatter :( )
Would you rather have a cop working by the book or a cop who just might get a little pissed off at you just because you are different? US cops are notorious for that: beating up non-whites I mean, or just because you speak a different language. I'd personally feel safer with robo-cops running around instead of "hate you because your different" police officer.
Because there is a stereotype that all cops are overweight doughnut eating "pigs"
That makes sense. There's a saying here that if you need a cop, just go to the donut shop. :) To be fair to them, they get free donuts and coffee. That's why they're always there.
I've never heard of this "Polish Pig" phrase. I've heard people being called pigs (men being players are called pigs, overweight people are called that by immature brats etc) but I've never heard it being an exclusionary Polish thing.
Personally, I'd find it offensive if someone called me a "Polish Pig". But then, I find it annoying to be called a "Polish Princess"
The word "pig" is offensive to anyone. English pig, Polish big, fat pig, stupid pig etc. It's an insult. The word cow is also an insult but used mainly at girls.