NZ Premier Denounces *Barong As Being "A Silly Shirt"

[Arthur Little]

Although I've posted this article under the "Things To Do In The Philippines", Section ... :anerikke: ... I would've consigned it to "Things NOT To Do [Or Say] in the Philippines" ... were such a Category available.

At just 37 years of age, New Zealand's Prime Minister, :cwm25: Jacinda Arden could be said to be comparatively young to've attained the highest government position in her home country. But, :poke: ... she's surely old enough to know better than to criticise the host nation's customary *business attire - not to mention the President himself - while attending the recent Asian Summit in Manila.

http://thestandard.com.ph/news/top-stories/251721/nz-premier-barong-a-silly-shirt-.html ... :ReadIt:

Bah, wrong :Blacklistnonono:!

"It is starched and scratchy :biggrin:", complained the 'stuffed~shirt'. Well, :icon_rolleyes: ... the cheeky besom's had plenty opportunity to get 'ardened to it!

[Arthur Little]

http://thestandard.com.ph/news/top-stories/251721/nz-premier-barong-a-silly-shirt-.html ... :ReadIt:

Bah, wrong :Blacklistnonono:!

"It is starched and scratchy :biggrin:", complained the 'stuffed~shirt'. Well, :icon_rolleyes: ... the cheeky besom's had plenty opportunity to get 'ardened to it!

:yeahthat: ... plus, my three puns are most certainly appropriate and intended where this bad~mannered wench's concerned!!!

[SimonH]

:Erm: Was this so called wench on her broom stick :Erm:

[Arthur Little]

:Erm: Was this so called wench on her broom stick :Erm:

:Erm: ... dunno about broomstick. :nono-1-1: ... more like on her high horse stirring the sh1t > ... :kngt:

[SimonH]

A besom is a broom stick :cwm25:

[Arthur Little]

A besom is a broom stick :cwm25:

:smile: Yes, Simon ... even an :olddude: like me's aware of that! However, I'd used the word in its Scots' context :wink:, viz-

www.scotsman.com/heritage/people-places/Scottish-word-of-the-day-besom-1-2787110 refers ...

[Arthur Little]

contrastingly, the US President waxed lyrical in praising the leadership qualities of his Filipino counterpart (whom he addressed as "Rodrigo") ... while expressing personal regret over the latter's strained relationship with his [Trump's] predecessor, Barrack Obama, and trumpeting :xxparty-smiley-050: the Philippines as the most prime location from a military standpoint.

http://thestandard.com.ph/news/top-stories/251813/trump-lauds-ph-most-prime-asset1.html :xxgrinning--00xx3: - <- there y'go!

[SimonH]

:smile: Yes, Simon ... even an :olddude: like me's aware of that! However, I'd used the word in its Scots' context :wink:, viz-

www.scotsman.com/heritage/people-places/Scottish-word-of-the-day-besom-1-2787110 refers ...

Ill be deedy and kite that in the future :wink:

Probably makes as much sense as Scottish slang does to the majority of others on here :icon_lol:

[Ako Si Jamie]

Hopefully she'll get a dressing down for being too shirty!