My wife's colleague's Indian family lives in a village close to the border of Pakistan..
She told my wife about the tradition of the town elders from both sides of the border gathering at the fence and spending a good few hours each week hurling racial abuse at their neighbours.

They will then offer individual farewells to their adversaries, who they have previously greeted by name, and will then arrange a suitable date to continue their ritual abuse of eachothers countries.

I rather like the idea of that tradition.
( Airman Gabber Living life like a 70's BBC presenter, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 12:17, 7 replies)

Because you'd like to hurl racist abuse at people,
but society is holding you back?
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 12:43, closed)

He should go work here
b3ta.com/questions/racistgrandparents/post1407850
( Amorous Badger NAKED BEA ARTHUR PHOTOS 4U, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 12:45, closed)

We'd all feel better for that.
There's a black woman sat behind me, right now, and I'm just itching to start screaming at her.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 13:17, closed)

Reminds me a bit ..
.. of the French taunting in Monty Python and the Holy Grail (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9V7zbWNznbs).

I feel that some of the replies miss the point. I don't assume that you like the idea because you crave to yell insults at other people. Rather you like the idea because you adore the silliness of making civilised appointments with long time acquaintances to do such a thing, as if it were about having a cuppa tea and a biscuit.

If so, I absolutely agree.
(spinoza, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 13:51, closed)

This.

( Airman Gabber Living life like a 70's BBC presenter, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 14:04, closed)

indeed, a little bit of polite insanity goes a long way

( discomeats This canoe, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 16:34, closed)

Exactly
Much better than shooting at each other, too.
(Petite chien is going to do science to it, Fri 28 Oct 2011, 18:56, closed)