Re: Gripe of the day - What is yours?
A friend of mine worked out of his company's Tokyo office for 6 months as part of his job.
The office was very much male-dominated, so every morning he'd go into the office and greet everyone with "Hello, chaps!" After a few days he was taken aside by one of the senior members of the local team and asked not to greet everyone that way, as some found the term 'Japs' offensive. Friend was mortified and explained the colloquialism 'chaps' etc. Solved the issue and broke the ice.
The upshot is that sometimes, 'Jap / Japs' is offensive to some people.
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