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Bloody racist money owing dinilo brother

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MsBagelLady · 10/08/2018 22:20

My brother [younger, only brother we are adults] borrowed a grand off me the one time I could afford to lend it to him. It's been a while and he seems to be doing ok[ we are not close and I see him going on holiday, buying a camper, affording stuff on social media.] I've asked for the grand back and been told by him that I am out of order for 'demanding' the money back, been called a 'CF' and WTF he owes us [ single parent family or not, he bloody owes it and I shall continue to demand ask to be paid back. AIBU or should I STFU and fund DBs pub lunches, holidays, weddings etc?

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Ivorbig1 · 11/08/2018 18:52

Demands don’t make money appear.
Never lend again. An expensive lesson but one you won’t forget.

Dizzywizz · 12/08/2018 10:55

@FASH84
“Dinlo was originally a Romany/traveller term meaning slow or retarded, so pretty offensive really. If OP had said her brother was a retard everyone would (rightly) be up in arms. “

It’s funny you say that - I was surprised by the term when I moved to Southsea, and always wondered if it was in any way connected to Cantonese dinlo, which also means retarded

MelanieSmooter · 12/08/2018 11:23

smigglepiggle Grin

I was in my twenties before I learned that ‘squinny’ was a very regional term.

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