Re: FOBS is the wrong word
I guess the term is just used to describle new immigrants...so "fresh off the boat" really means wot is says, but i think it's the stereotypes attached to this term that makes it offensive...just as some ppl r offended when named a "bbcd" or "abcd", which in my opinion r slightly more offending just bcos of the word "confused"...ah well, they r all just stupid labels...don't take them too seriously Impulse...it's not like when ur in the UK and some white person calls u "Paki", now that's offensive...ppl from the same culture/origin shud stop calling each other these silly names, but i doubt that will ever happen...and most of us use them from time to time, i think it's the way u use the terms that we need to be careful with.