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A couple of my own, but more of "I'm glad I said that"
Late sixties, I was in an MR Team, long weekend in the Lake District
Keswick, early morning, down with others to the stream to wash, (we did sometimes) a few of us down there, I strip of my shirt, nearly bare chest, a couple of hairs struggling to get through, Guy next to me looks at my chest, then at his own, not only got a thick mat on the chest but his back as well, says to me "Do you know what a chest like that means?" pointing at his own, "Yes" I reply "it means your closer to the monkey than I am"
Middle 90's about 95, Contracting in Manching, Bavaria, lots of Brits, C160's and start of AWACS,
We where all in our local watering hole, and naturally being as it was 90% brits most of the talk was English. East German fitter commented in English, "Dam forigneers coming over hear why don't they learn German, my comment back, " what do you mean Forigneers, wev'e been here since 1945, you only got here 1989.. He supped his beer and left