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Originally Posted by vnod' post='201280' date='Nov 20 2005, 11:21 PM
I like both cars a lot. But, Japanese please. The Japs (a pejorative) are the guys that bombed Pearl Harbor; those guys don't exist any more.
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I think you missed his point completely.
He is inferring that using the word "Jap" as a slang to generalize the Japanese population is deragotory.
Furthermore, he also disagreed about the comment made suggesting that the BMW looked like a Japanese car. In fact, I believe it to be the other way around.
don owns a Mazda. For what it's worth, I've owned a Toyota. You're picking on the wrong poster. We are on your side.
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Originally Posted by vnod' post='201280' date='Nov 20 2005, 11:21 PM
I like both cars a lot. But, Japanese please. The Japs (a pejorative) are the guys that bombed Pearl Harbor; those guys don't exist any more.
He is inferring that using the word "Jap" as a slang to generalize the Japanese population is deragotory.
Furthermore, he also disagreed about the comment made suggesting that the BMW looked like a Japanese car. In fact, I believe it to be the other way around.
don owns a Mazda. For what it's worth, I've owned a Toyota. You're picking on the wrong poster. We are on your side.
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Maybe I did. Don did I?
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Originally Posted by Member545' post='201919' date='Nov 22 2005, 04:57 AM
[quote name='vnod' post='201280' date='Nov 20 2005, 11:21 PM']
I like both cars a lot. But, Japanese please. The Japs (a pejorative) are the guys that bombed Pearl Harbor; those guys don't exist any more.
I like both cars a lot. But, Japanese please. The Japs (a pejorative) are the guys that bombed Pearl Harbor; those guys don't exist any more.
He is inferring that using the word "Jap" as a slang to generalize the Japanese population is deragotory.
Furthermore, he also disagreed about the comment made suggesting that the BMW looked like a Japanese car. In fact, I believe it to be the other way around.
don owns a Mazda. For what it's worth, I've owned a Toyota. You're picking on the wrong poster. We are on your side.
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Maybe I did. Don did I?
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Thanks Centurion. Yes, Member545, you missed my point. No problem. I've been waging a very polite campaign against the use of pejoratives, etc., on our discussions. I have objected to referring to technicians as monkeys (the one using monkeys meant grease monkeys and didn't realize that technicians might not like to be referred to as (grease) monkeys), to valet parking personnel being referred to as idiots, and to Japanese being referred to as Japs. ~{;^) I don't remember disagreeing "about the comment made suggesting that the BMW looked like a Japanese car, etc." But, no matter one way or another. We have owned a Toyota Celica, 3 Corolla Wagons, a Toyota Supra, a Toyota Camry, an Acura, a Lexus 300, and 3 Mazda RX-7's. Oh, I also objected to being referred to derogatorily as a typical American. I follow Thumper's mother's rule (or was it Bambi's mother). "If you can't say somethin nice about somebody, then don't say nothin at all."
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Boy, it really amazes and frustrates me how cheap super cars or any cars for that matter is in USA. It's so unfair that motorist in Malaysia with GDP a fraction of US have to pay an arm and a leg for our rides.
Just for you info, my standard e60 525i cost me US$105K without insurance. Yes, I can get an M5 plus have change for many upgrade accessories! When converted to our currency it cost 4 times more! Yes, I tried to rob a bank to buy my car...now I'm limbless!!
Meanwhile, I'll continue to envy you guys with the M5, 550, 545, etc, etc...
Just for you info, my standard e60 525i cost me US$105K without insurance. Yes, I can get an M5 plus have change for many upgrade accessories! When converted to our currency it cost 4 times more! Yes, I tried to rob a bank to buy my car...now I'm limbless!!
Meanwhile, I'll continue to envy you guys with the M5, 550, 545, etc, etc...
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Originally Posted by JC3168' post='202367' date='Nov 23 2005, 01:38 AM
Boy, it really amazes and frustrates me how cheap super cars or any cars for that matter is in USA. It's so unfair that motorist in Malaysia with GDP a fraction of US have to pay an arm and a leg for our rides.
Just for you info, my standard e60 525i cost me US$105K without insurance. Yes, I can get an M5 plus have change for many upgrade accessories! When converted to our currency it cost 4 times more! Yes, I tried to rob a bank to buy my car...now I'm limbless!!
Meanwhile, I'll continue to envy you guys with the M5, 550, 545, etc, etc...
Just for you info, my standard e60 525i cost me US$105K without insurance. Yes, I can get an M5 plus have change for many upgrade accessories! When converted to our currency it cost 4 times more! Yes, I tried to rob a bank to buy my car...now I'm limbless!!
Meanwhile, I'll continue to envy you guys with the M5, 550, 545, etc, etc...
cost me abit more for my 530 in indonesia :thumbsdown:
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Originally Posted by vnod' post='202333' date='Nov 23 2005, 12:39 AM
Thanks Centurion. Yes, Member545, you missed my point. No problem. I've been waging a very polite campaign against the use of pejoratives, etc., on our discussions. I have objected to referring to technicians as monkeys (the one using monkeys meant grease monkeys and didn't realize that technicians might not like to be referred to as (grease) monkeys), to valet parking personnel being referred to as idiots, and to Japanese being referred to as Japs. ~{;^) I don't remember disagreeing "about the comment made suggesting that the BMW looked like a Japanese car, etc." But, no matter one way or another. We have owned a Toyota Celica, 3 Corolla Wagons, a Toyota Supra, a Toyota Camry, an Acura, a Lexus 300, and 3 Mazda RX-7's. Oh, I also objected to being referred to derogatorily as a typical American. I follow Thumper's mother's rule (or was it Bambi's mother). "If you can't say somethin nice about somebody, then don't say nothin at all."
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Thanks Centurion. Yes, Member545, you missed my point. No problem. I've been waging a very polite campaign against the use of pejoratives, etc., on our discussions. I have objected to referring to technicians as monkeys (the one using monkeys meant grease monkeys and didn't realize that technicians might not like to be referred to as (grease) monkeys), to valet parking personnel being referred to as idiots, and to Japanese being referred to as Japs. ~{;^) I don't remember disagreeing "about the comment made suggesting that the BMW looked like a Japanese car, etc." But, no matter one way or another. We have owned a Toyota Celica, 3 Corolla Wagons, a Toyota Supra, a Toyota Camry, an Acura, a Lexus 300, and 3 Mazda RX-7's. Oh, I also objected to being referred to derogatorily as a typical American. I follow Thumper's mother's rule (or was it Bambi's mother). "If you can't say somethin nice about somebody, then don't say nothin at all."
[/quote]First, I was saying please say "Japanese." Then, I was pointing out that the word, Jap, is a pejorative that was used during and after WWWII to refer to our enemy. Finally, I was saying that they are not our enemy any more. All stated a tad obliquely.
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Originally Posted by vnod' post='202333' date='Nov 23 2005, 12:39 AM
Thanks Centurion. Yes, Member545, you missed my point. No problem. I've been waging a very polite campaign against the use of pejoratives, etc., on our discussions. I have objected to referring to technicians as monkeys (the one using monkeys meant grease monkeys and didn't realize that technicians might not like to be referred to as (grease) monkeys), to valet parking personnel being referred to as idiots, and to Japanese being referred to as Japs. ~{;^) I don't remember disagreeing "about the comment made suggesting that the BMW looked like a Japanese car, etc." But, no matter one way or another. We have owned a Toyota Celica, 3 Corolla Wagons, a Toyota Supra, a Toyota Camry, an Acura, a Lexus 300, and 3 Mazda RX-7's. Oh, I also objected to being referred to derogatorily as a typical American. I follow Thumper's mother's rule (or was it Bambi's mother). "If you can't say somethin nice about somebody, then don't say nothin at all."
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I thought you were saying "oh please, Japanese" as in oh please they are terrible cars, then when you said they don't exist anymore, I thought you were saying "they are dead to me" Mis-read the whole thing. Don't want to hi-jack the thread anymore. It's late here and I am going to sleep. Have a nice Thanksgiving.