The joy of language.

My mate Tim is also experiencing the outside world long term, having just arrived to teach in North Carolina. He has just sent me his first email to say how he is getting on. Hopefully a smile for one or two of you. Having only had the chance to ask one person here what it means (she's from Hong Kong and thinks it means 'shake your Ricki Martins or bum bums' - how nice )perhaps any Canadians would like to explain if they can relate to this humour. Well, if not, you've at least learned a new word. And it could be worse. The Germans think that Shag is tobacco. Weird people.

From tim:


"The columbians here performed a dance for us and the big wigs from VIF and some of the principles who had also come to the dinner. Anyway, the big cheese congratulated them and said that all they need to do now is learn how to shag!!! well, the brits and aussies fell around laughing - turns out the 'shag' is a type of dance! how funny"