Do you class swearing as the norm?

Anyone below 30 it is the way nowadays. I HATE it as I find it disrespectful.

That's the way the countries going and it isn't immigrants or anything... it's the way people have been raised wrong.

I have visited other countries far and near and the culture is SO much better!

I want Britain to be Great again... :'(

Maybe I'm old fashioned.... and I'm only 33 so I'm stuffed...

Rude, disrespectful, no manners, no courtesy, no tact? If you let people do what they want. They will do just that. This country has no standards whatsoever. Anything goes.
 
I'm just wondering because personally I'm not a fan of it outside of hitting a hammer on my thumb :p, how do you guys feel about swearing in general? is it normal for you within your social circle/family?

In work most people's every other word is a swear word and annoyingly I've picked it up accidently let it slip into my normal speech now
 
Rude, disrespectful, no manners, no courtesy, no tact? If you let people do what they want. They will do just that. This country has no standards whatsoever. Anything goes.

You're both aware that it's your generation to blame for this right you boomers ****ed it all up.
 
Im 24 and the last time I swore was when some piece of glass went through my shoe.

It's not really needed. Besides if it's overused it loses all meaning.
 
Im 24 and the last time I swore was when some piece of glass went through my shoe.

It's not really needed. Besides if it's overused it loses all meaning.

If it's overused so it loses all meaning then surely they stop being swear words and just become words and then we can all stop fussing
 
I do consider swearing normal. I tend to swear in exclamation, hammer on thumb is a good example, but the provocation for me will usually be something much more mild e.g. realising I have forgot something. As a result I will swear a fair bit through the day, which is a bit of a problem as I am a stay at home dad and don't want my kids repeating it!
My swearing will sometimes get me into trouble with the wife as she is from a non-swearing family. I don't think it is something i could stop though, as when you swear in exclamation you don't have concious control over it.
I don't tend to swear much in general speech and I think it does sound a bit vulgar/childish when people do.
 
I feel bad when I swear. At home it is not done at all, and in work it is also unacceptable.

I try to only let one out when I'm super, super annoyed. Otherwise it's just common and demonstrates bad self control or poor upbringing. Or you're a builder, and therefore exempt ;)

That is a ridiculous thing to say. Upper class people tend to swear a lot!
 
There is that :).

However maybe new swear words come along to replace those that have become commonplace.

North south is interesting. Down south the c word is used every two seconds up north it's generally the "Sunday best" of swear words
 
I think part of it is that common swearwords aren't really seen as very offensive any more. Legitimately offensive things tend to be racist or otherwise bigoted and are frequently seen as highly taboo in 'polite' conversation.
 
Swearing is just swearing. It's part of language and that won't change.
It doesn't bother me. And I don't swear a lot, usually when i'm very worked up about something.

People that get worked about swearing is what actually annoys me; chill out.
 
I don't swear at all, I think it's useless, shows a lack of respect and sounds crass. Unfortunately I work with people who swear constantly.
 
I don't swear at all, I think it's useless, shows a lack of respect and sounds crass. Unfortunately I work with people who swear constantly.

You used to tell us off on mumble ^_^


Also interestingly I habitually say sorry whenever I blaspheme now thanks to you.

People think I'm strange now :(
 
For the following reasons imo:
Higher education tends to correlate with jobs that put people in contact with other people with higher education. Higher education tends to correlate with 'better society'. Better society tends to correlate with 'better manners'. Better manners tends to correlate with avoiding unnecessarily upsetting others.

This is clearly a long string of correlations!

Social custom says that vulgarities -- including swear words -- are not polite; they are to be avoided in polite company.

This does not mean that polite people don't swear, of course. It just means they are more judicious in choosing time, place, and circumstance.
 
Back
Top Bottom