TV series Yes, Prime Minister, a satirical take on British politics ran all through the 80-s. In this episode Prime Minister Jim Hacker explains to his aides Sir Humphrey and Bernard the importance of the papers and who reads which one. You will see that in those days the Sun, famous for its Page 3 full page photos of topless girls, wasn't regarded very high too.
Bernard closes the scene with his famous quip 'they don't care who runs the country so long as she has bit tits'. Another colloquial word for this vital part of human anatomy is 'boobs'. But what is the difference between tits and boobs? I am told that tits is menspeak and boobs is women's. Is that correct?
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As an American - but a long time away from home - I would say that most women in the USA would never, until recently, say either "tits" (USA and GB) or "boobs" (originally only USA, I think), but rather "breasts".
Both tits and boobs were originally men's words. In the past 10 -15 years or so, I've read articles by women in which they use the word "boobs", which sounds more jocular than the brusk "tits".
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