Interesting to note the cultural difference in which words are considered offensive. While arse is only a mild swear word over here it's considered more offensive than ass.
I suppose it's like the word wanker dosen't seem as offensive to the Americans though it's probably because most of you dont fully understand it or how to use it. I remember seeing it used on the Simpsons before and on TNA some of the British wrestlers used it for a few episodes before the tv company twigged on and bleeped it.
My favorite though was when I was in a pub in London and an American walked in and greeted the barman by calling him a wanker.:24: He probably thought he was fitting in by using the lingo but walking up to a stranger and calling them a wanker is liable to get your head kicked in!
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