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The use of swear words........

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scottswede · 13/07/2014 09:12

Maybe it's just here (Sweden) but I am so tired of hearing the words sh!t and the F word used.
Not just teenagers but adults too. Adults don't chastise their children for swearing because it's not a swear word to them.

EG: Swimming pool: 5yr old girl jumps in and says to her mum "Sh!t it's cold"
Macdonalds: Mum says the F word when her son drops his drink.
Swedes don't have swear words so they have adopted english words unfortunately.
My sons friend called him a Motherf¤cker the other day. I told him not to use that expression as it's very offensive. His mum laughed and told him it was ok.
Do other countries have their own swear words or does everyone use the lovely english ones????

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surroundedbyblondes · 25/07/2014 07:10

Also in Sweden and have given up getting frustrated with Shit/Skit but draw the line at Fuck or worse. Have noticed though that in the office many people use Fan or Jävla in a working context which is totally unprofessional to me.

PleaseJustShootMeNow · 25/07/2014 20:16

I'm in Sweden too. I've had a hell of a time convincing my daughter's friends that swearing in English is not acceptable. They think I'm kidding when I tell them they can be arrested in the UK if they're swearing in the street and a policeman is within earshot. Apart from the one who got thrown out of the English Shop for loudly saying 'fucking hell', he believes me now.

AnnDaloozier · 29/07/2014 05:30

Well that's not quite true wrt the policeman. Think recent guidance has suggested that public order offences don't include this

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