YICHM@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoIt's interesting to see what qualifies as a swear in different languages.message-squaremessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up188arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up186arrow-down1message-squareIt's interesting to see what qualifies as a swear in different languages.YICHM@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square46linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-square9point6@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·2 months agoFWIW I think it’s mostly gone the Aussie way in the UK over the past decade unless you’re taking to a pensioner. Just the yanks now
minus-squarekip@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoI’ll confirm this, my english mother in her 70s who happily uses swears of all strengths up to and including fuck used to screw her face up in a scowl if you dropped a cunt in conversation, but now doesn’t bat an eye
FWIW I think it’s mostly gone the Aussie way in the UK over the past decade unless you’re taking to a pensioner.
Just the yanks now
I’ll confirm this, my english mother in her 70s who happily uses swears of all strengths up to and including fuck used to screw her face up in a scowl if you dropped a cunt in conversation, but now doesn’t bat an eye