What are your views on swearing in public?

[Florelei]

I’m currently staying at a hotel abroad and we have noticed a good 50% of people are having loud drunken conversations using lots of swear words including the f word.

I enjoy a bit of swearing but I wouldn’t shout the f word at the top of my voice around the pool and in the bars and restaurants.

I don’t want to sound like a victor meldrew type but I have been a bit shocked at how much swearing is going on. Are we moving towards a society where swearing is normal and acceptable or am I just unlucky?

I know I’m going to get a load of swearing replies but I am genuinely interested in people’s thoughts on this because I feel so out of touch with a good percentage of people at my hotel!

It is an all inclusive hotel. We are in Mexico. But it isn’t a cheap party hotel - it’s one of the more expensive 5 star hotels and it actually promotes itself as a very quiet, spa like place. We’ve stayed here three times previously and haven’t encountered anything like this before. That’s why I was wondering if things had changed!

I appreciate your replies!

I think it's completely normal and acceptable when in the company of adults.

Not acceptable in a professional situation or around children.

Well, meh in general about it, it is what it is, it's when it's coupled with drunken loutness that it's annoying I suppose.

No problem with 'fuck' at all. I can understand why some people are offended by swear words with a blasphemous origin, so I try to avoid those in unknown company. But 'fuck' 'shit' 'bollocks' are fine in my view.

tonight’s gem is a lovely person licking his soup bowl out. I feel like im in some kind of alternate universe:

It sounds horrible OP.

Rude

Swearing is normal and always has been, only the holier than thou middle class types are offended by it. Snore off. Shouting though, sure - I'd find that annoying swearing or not.