AIBU to think grown men loudly swearing in public just look… pathetic?

[HelloDenise]

I was at the train station earlier and a small group of men in their fifties were being incredibly loud and laddish. Two of them in particular were swearing constantly, every other word was an F‑bomb and laughing like they were performing for an audience.

It wasn’t anger, it wasn’t emphasis, it wasn’t even a heated conversation. Just loud, pointless swearing for the sake of it talking about everyday stuff and laughing their head off. It felt so unnecessary and intrusive, I don't want to hear it. I don’t buy the lack of vocabulary argument because the swearing wasn’t replacing anything it was just added on top.

They just looked ridiculous. Like men trying to relive their twenties but without any self awareness. Why the Christ behave like that in a public space full of people who haven’t chosen to be part of your performance?

AIBU to think it’s not edgy, not funny, not rebellious, it's pathetic and embarrassing?

@Shadeflower
The University of Liverpool research used 67,000 Reddit posts as part of its research. Why should one man ( and I have never heard Stephen Fry swear) negate the research findings using thousands of online posters for the research project . If you read the research it suggests that the written communication styles of serial killers suggests that there is something very wrong with them. The research shows that people who swear and use extreme language on line are more likely to have personality disorders. It is proper, peer reviewed clinical research and suggests you can tell a lot about someone’s personality by their online posting style.