I was at the Hudson store at Sao Paulo Guarulhos airport buying water for my flight home when I saw this half-black girl call a black dude the N-word with a British accent. It sounded funny because the N-word is supposed to be crude, whether as an endonym or a slur, and a British accent is associated with elegance.
So I asked, “They use the N-word in the UK too?” Without any greeting. I should have said, “excuse me” or something to that extent.
After a couple of seconds, he said, “Yes. It’s our favorite word to use.”