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Originally Posted by mjhudston
As a gay british smoker, you can imagine the look on some of my american friends faces when a fellow brit comes up to me and asks if they can bum a fag!
It's one of the few things that makes me smile every time.
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Yes, that I can imagine. I was really surprised when I learned that 'fag' meant gay and not cigarette.
OTOH, you might think about about a 1920's American asking a more modern (60's / 70's) American if he's ever been picked up by 'the fuzz', and the answer being: 'No, but I bet it really hurts'.
Bran