The other day, I was waiting for the 20 bus at 49th Ave. when a car drove up to the bus stop. Inside the car were, I think, 3 guys shouting. The one in the passenger seat shouted out the open window, “Fuck you, bitch!” and threw what looked like a Big Gulp beside another guy who was also waiting at the bus stop. And the guy went over and they talked. What good buddies.
Ah, the human race. How far we’ve come from having to physically go up to someone to greet them. Now we can just throw plastic cups at friends or scream explicatives and apparently that counts as a salutation. Sure, maybe that’s just the way those guys do things, but really? Guys will be guys, I guess.
The woman beside me shook her head with disapproval. I concur.
I’ve never heard of *guys* doing this before, other than the occasional “Hey you sonofabitch! Long time no see!” or something like that. But I’ve heard/seen girls say stuff like “What’s up, bitch?” and use “slut” and “bitch” as if they were positive attributes.
I seriously doubt it had anything to do with “reclaiming” words either.
I don’t get it either. But evidently Aussies swear a lot as common parlance, so I guess be prepared if you go there?