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Posted July 16, 2015 00:48 · last edited July 16, 2015 00:51

patrick478 wrote:

Napier Phoenix wrote:

Dealing with people in the islands is a minefield. Some little thing might cause the whole thing to crash or cause offense and that is hard to atone for. It is a cultural clash that is not restricted to just working in the Pacific as it equally applies in working in other parts of the world. We British, tend to get this wrong - often.

We aren't British.

You're probably a bit too young... it was a comedic reference to a recurring line in the TV show 'It aint half hot Mum'. The Indian head cha wallah used to always refer to himself as 'we British' when he was obviously Indian. Colonial reference.....

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Napier Phoenix edited July 16, 2015 00:51
patrick478 wrote:
Napier Phoenix wrote:

Dealing with people in the islands is a minefield. Some little thing might cause the whole thing to crash or cause offense and that is hard to atone for. It is a cultural clash that is not restricted to just working in the Pacific as it equally applies in working in other parts of the world. We British, tend to get this wrong - often.

We aren't British.
You're probably a bit too young... it was a comedic reference to a recurring line in the TV show 'It aint half hot Mum'. The Indian head cha wallah used to always refer to himself as 'we British' when he was obviously Indian. Colonial reference.....