Arabic-L:LING:Dliemis in Iraq

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Date:  21 Feb 2002
From:Srpko Lestaric <srpkole at EUnet.yu>
Subject:Dliemis in Iraq

Not that this can be considered real ethnic slur, yet it worth while.
When
Iraqies say for someone Dliemi (< dliem, the area around the upper part
of
Eufrates in Iraq [< dulaymii]) it means oaf, dumb, a simpltone, etc.
There
are lots of jokes to the expense of the Dliemies. Cf: "Why a Dliemi
always
orders three cofies? For he drinkes the medium one." These are mostly the
"international" jokes, which travel through the space and time according
to
Carel Chapek's definition in his Marsia.

As each country has its "Dliemies" in a certain area (Irish in UK,
Bosnians
in Yugoslavia, etc. -- no offense intended) it should be admited that all
over the world "the Dliemies" are, as a rule, the main and best
promoters of
such jokes.

Srpko Lestaric

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