Originally Posted by
TWA44
Yes, I do know some of the history. But there should be no place for anything that can be even remotely considered a racial or ethnic slur.
I have benefited quite a lot from many, many helpful posts from FTers and won't let this stop me from coming to FT. But you can be sure that I will not click through to any ads or affiliate links here. Not much of a loss though - I haven't seen any yet that are even close to the better offers easily available on so many FT threads!
Really amazing - as seasoned world-wide travelers, who have met people everywhere, I would hope (expect?) that FTers would be the least likely to speak of others in so crass a manner.
I assume Rick was trying to crack a joke. We all do know that the Greek government played fast and loose with their numbers and screwed the EU to some extent. But of course George does not represent the Greek government. The joke did look like a personal attack and it would be nice to see some backtracking.