To think this was disgraceful?

[solooddbod]

Yesterday while queuing in a supermarket behind me two grandparents were with their grown up daughter and small Granddaughter around 6 . Every other word was the F word in front of the child and the grandmother answered her phone and was becoming more irate calling whoever it was on the end of the line a C* repeatedly. In front of her Granddaughter ! I was just cringing inside and thankful I didn't have my Grandchildren with me as they were not the sort of people you could politely ask to moderate their language.

I think it's disgusting to use that sort of language in public and especially in front of small ones . Ok , I appreciate we can all slip up occasionally, I've done it myself , but you could tell this was part of their normal everyday conversation. When did it become the norm to use the C word so casually and in front of small children? It just made my stomach churn 🤢🤮

@solooddbod which shop?!

A budget priced supermarket.

Lidl methinks

I don't think it is the norm. There have been, and always will be, people who use "language" as part of their everyday vernacular.

It is shocking and disgusting, and your heart breaks for the children.

Correct 👍 this is no reflection on the store itself just the people who were in it . It didn't take long for someone to guess though .

They’re just words. 🤷🏼‍♀️

I was at the doctors surgery last week, a couple walk in and seem to be having a 'performative' conversation, only way I can describe it as they wanted everyone to hear them. Then their daughter appeared, about 11 years old.

The dad asked her why she wanted him to change his mobile to a newer model. The daughters response was 'because yours is a load of fucking shite.' He never batted an eyelid or said anything to her.

I'm not a pearl clutcher, I don't usually mind swearing but they're setting her up to fail by normalising language like that.

I would have certainly given a disapproving look. If I was with someone else I'd probably say something under my breath to them like 'crikey, there's no need for that!' But I guess I'd also be partly fearful they might turn their tirades onto me! I do swear quite a lot, but I don't have kids or grandkids and make a big effort not to swear around my mates kids.
And shouting down the phone at people in supermarkets is just rude generally.
I can only hope they really were just having a very bad day and are not usually that offensive? But I doubt it.

They're not though.

I swear but not in front of my child and not in front of other children. It's not appropriate, lots of people would find it offensive and no-one wants their young kids learning how to say cunt or fuck and echoing it.

It's one thing to have the occasional swear word slip out by mistake, it's another to use bad language constantly and with no consideration for where you are or who you're around.

Yes vile words . It wasn't nice to hear them being used in front of a child .

Oh come on. Are you saying words aren't important?

I was once in a queue and heard similar then one of the children swore and one of the people in the group clipped the child around the ear and said 'don't you f-ing swear' I wanted the kid to turn and mention where they learnt it from

I think they all shared the same brain cell

Fail at what? I swear a lot. A lot. I still hold a professional job where I don’t swear at all.

I was on a late night long distance train. There were tons of rugby fans on the train, they had all been to a match. All absolutely drunk. One of the men had his son with him. Another man (unknown to the father) was using really bad language. Not one of the men stopped him. I was the only woman in the carriage and had absolutely had enough so I just said really loudly "Watch your language, there's a child here." Cue massive apologies.

It does depend who they are, though. These weren't guys who I thought were likely to get aggressive with me.

The kids will repeat it at school and get told off. Nothing to do with being a professional in a job.

I'm a teacher. These children are the ones sweating in school, swearing at teachers, teaching swear words to other kids so that their parents complain. And when you contact the parents about the behaviour, they tell you to fuck off. I think shit parents always existed but they are more brazen now - they genuinely don't care or even pretend to care what people think about them. It is sad for their children.

They're only as important as you choose to make them. It's hardly child abuse.

It's scruffy. Setting a poor example.
No way to behave.

You don’t get this is Waitrose.

@TheOriginalEmu,

A kid swearing indiscriminately, not giving a shoot who's about and where they are isn't going to get far and that will be on the parents.

All words are, "Just words". But the pen is mightier than the sword, and words are powerful.

Would you be happy for little children to hear racist words in the supermarket? Ableist words? Or is it just misogynistic swearing you're OK with?

I swear sometimes, but never in front of children and never in a public place. Most people have the intelligence to be aware that some words are only used in some situations.

I’m saying words have as much or as little power as you choose to give them. Words are not inherently vile or disgusting. And I think words like stupid or ugly are far worse than cunt or fuck.

Hahaha

It was like this in a theme park I went to a couple of weeks ago but their kids responded swearing so I guess it’s the norm . For them. Sad.

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