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[markbarbera]

Originally Posted by raisethehammer

Borington's not for me, thanks.

How can you possibly take issue with people disparaging Hamilton when you use deragatory (and juvenile) terms like that to describe our neighbouring city? An apology is due to residents of Burlington (but I suspect it's not forthcoming). Mark down another credibility-reducing moment for raisethehammer...

[raisethehammer]

Originally Posted by markbarbera

How can you possibly take issue with people disparaging Hamilton when you use deragatory (and juvenile) terms like that to describe our neighbouring city? An apology is due to residents of Burlington (but I suspect it's not forthcoming). Mark down another credibility-reducing moment for raisethehammer...

Lol...are you for real?? derogatory??? disparaging???
Most people I know who live over there use that term. geez, you make it sound like I dropped an 'N-bomb' on someone.

Disparaging and derogatory would be stuff like shite-hole or filthy, crappy city etc....
Burlington IS boring. That's why people who live there call it that.
Lol. Sheesh. The only apology being offered is to everyone on this site who had their intelligence insulted by your over-the-top post.

[markbarbera]

Originally Posted by raisethehammer

Lol...are you for real?? derogatory??? disparaging???
Most people I know who live over there use that term. geez, you make it sound like I dropped an 'N-bomb' on someone.

Disparaging and derogatory would be stuff like shite-hole or filthy, crappy city etc....
Burlington IS boring. That's why people who live there call it that.
Lol. Sheesh. The only apology being offered is to everyone on this site who had their intelligence insulted by your over-the-top post.

Say what you like, to call Burlington 'Borlington' may sound cute to you, but it is offensive to people who live in Burlington. You may find it boring, but that does not give you the right to mock the city with this term. As a resident of Hamilton, I know what it is like to be on the receiving end of a disparaging comment about my city, and so do you. One cannot demand respect without showing it in return. Given your vocation, I find it disturbing that you cannot appreciate that fact.

[adam]

I agree. People from other cities read these threads and we need to respect that.

[BCTed]

Originally Posted by markbarbera

Say what you like, to call Burlington 'Borlington' may sound cute to you, but it is offensive to people who live in Burlington. You may find it boring, but that does not give you the right to mock the city with this term. As a resident of Hamilton, I know what it is like to be on the receiving end of a disparaging comment about my city, and so do you. One cannot demand respect without showing it in return. Given your vocation, I find it disturbing that you cannot appreciate that fact.

The use of "Borington" is only a piece of this --- whatever term raisethehammer chooses to use that city, he has made his dislike and disrespect for it and its people very clear. I may be mistaken, but I believe that he once stated that he would rather make the trip into Toronto to visit MEC rather than to visit the new store.

[BCTed]

Originally Posted by raisethehammer

Lol...are you for real?? derogatory??? disparaging???
Most people I know who live over there use that term. geez, you make it sound like I dropped an 'N-bomb' on someone.

Disparaging and derogatory would be stuff like shite-hole or filthy, crappy city etc....
Burlington IS boring. That's why people who live there call it that.
Lol. Sheesh. The only apology being offered is to everyone on this site who had their intelligence insulted by your over-the-top post.

I'm with markbarbera.