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True. If you need to use a contraction for the country word, Nip is better as it respects their culture and language by using a closer approximation to the name they themselves use for their nation.

Also, using JAP in connection with motor paced events is confusing, because it wouldn't really be Keirin if you were behind one of these

i understand where you're coming from, but cultural sensitivity can sometimes end up so squeamish about offending a People that you end up treating them with kid gloves, which denies them the right to have the piss taken a bit. ps no offence mitre tester, i love your posts, they're blimmin informative! in my case, jap wasn't even meant as a cultural shortand, merely an abbreviation of japanese, the word.