Re: Rhyming slang & insults (RE: Dished Pistons)

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Quoting Tburke4@aol.com:

> Here's what aquick search yielded..
> 
> > When the British took over New Amsterdam ... 
> > The Dutch used to throw this insult back at the British - John = Jahn,
Cheese 
> > = Kees.

Though cheese=kaas.  I'll go with our Dutch friend's explanation (that Kees is
also a Dutch name with no equivalent en Engels), though this looks like the
same story, slightly skewed.

I wonder if the presence in London of Chinese restaurants and imported Dutch
cheese is why the rest of britain call cockneys "Wan-kaas"

:-)