Well given that said school employs "american assholes" ass being their vernacular, arse in the UK, Larry seems to think it is fun to call us brits "british bastards". What next, Canadian C***s, or French F***s, and so on.

This misuse of the word 'ass' is a prime example of what happens when you get foreigners speaking English as a second language. When America was colonised it wasn't just by British folk. 'Kick the ass' has always properly meant kick that stubborn animal and make the bounder move. Unfortunately second language English speakers mistook arse(rear end) for the animal ass. Keep foreigners well away from teaching English, that's what I say. Second language types who have ended up believing that they know more about English than we do ourselves, are the ones to whom I refer.