Originally Posted by CDSmith

Imagine being from Crete?

The whole world uses "cretin" (sounds like "Cretan") to describe what basically amounts to an idiot....

Main Entry: cre·tin
Pronunciation: 'krE-t&n
Function: noun
Etymology: French crétin, from French dialect cretin, literally, wretch, innocent victim, from Latin christianus Christian
1 : one afflicted with cretinism
2 : a stupid, vulgar, or insensitive person : CLOD, LOUT


Those poor Cretans.