I don't think, this to be racist, but your give your opinions

[abaris]

The culture counts. Your countries culture maybe not. My countries culture and being an elmer, racist. I'm not sure how it would be taken if said by an african-american.

At the turn of the 20th century, I highly doubt that many Austrians had even seen a black person in the flesh. Only in folklore, photographs and films. Bigotry was directed at other groups, such as Czechs, one of our dominians back then, Bosniacs, only annexed in 1908, Italians and Germans. Yes, we were allied with Germany. Didn't mean, we had to like them, though. Piefke is still very much in use. Peifke originally was a Prussian ambassador, I think, and it got to be the synonym for German snobbism. Italians, well, there's also a synonym for them: Katzlmacher, which more or less described someone bowing to you and stabbing you in the back right afterwards. Historical context, we fought many wars against Italians and Prussians.

Which brings me to the most offensive saying of all, which isn't used anymore. At least I didn't hear it anyone saying on the streets. But still in everyone's memory. You smell like a Bosniac's ass, which doesn't leave much room for interpretation.