General Chat

Are we too sensitive???

As a Scotsman living in England, I often get comments about my Nationality.

Do I take offence - NO I DO NOT.

Surely other races should be the same.

err I think I am going to shock you all
I am a prude, :-P :-P ;-) I regardless of my language elsewhere never, ever swore in front of my parents, or allowed others to do so. They in return monitored their language in front of me (waste of time really).

BUT they told (well my Dad did) risque jokes all the time and I nor him had any problem with them.

We often touched on subjects that were "dodgy" with the other, and I think the "dodgy" is more appropriate to the RR than prudish is. When me and Dad touched on the "dodgy" side either (usually) we would change the subject , ignore the question. and a load of other things. THINK how fun it could have been if we had a button to RR the question :-D We in the last few years of his life would have had great convo´s
Me so why did you
Dad RR
Me Dad why did you do that
Dad ..RR
Me Dad do me a favour please don´t RR me I won´t ask a dodgy question
Dad ..okay Darling you know I Iove you, what did you want to know
Me ... well why did we ...
DAD RR

Me ..dad you did it a f*****g again .

So I guess the kind little soul on here who has an itchy finger is just trying to be the mother or father to us all. ..çmmmm considering our average age, what age does that make them ? :-D :-D :-D :-D

I would have like to have left a message to the RR person but I can´t find a finger ?? :-0 :-0 :-P ;-) :-D

Back in the day of black and white TV, there was a series of public information ‘shorts’. One was aimed at Ham Radio users.
The opening shot was of a very casually dressed, dare we say scruffy, man laughing uproariously while using his set. The screen then ‘split’ to show the person he was talking to – an extremely indignant looking Vicar.

The moral was to remember that what one person finds amusing, another can find insulting/upsetting/offensive. If your only contact is via the boards (or in this example the airwaves), you don’t really know what they are like.
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Dermot – unfortunately even ‘educated’ youths think it is cool/clever to swear when they are with their friends. It’s not helped be the example set by so called comediens or, dare we say it, (some of) their parents?

Don't remember those public information shorts Det.......you must have a good memory :-D


Many youngsters swear without realising it I think....it's normal language for them and yes, they possible hear it in their homes.


Swearing also seems to be a habit which many comedians use in order to raise a laugh. If they were so funny, they wouldn't need to swear.

:-D

It must be a sign of approaching old age Cyns- don’t ask me what we ate 3 days ago :-D

A childhood neighbour has lived in the US and other countries for decades. She and her husband have a very strict moral code.

When they came back to visit parents they were looking forward to watching comedy shows on British TV. They were shocked at the amount of swearing.

I can well imagine. Once the constant swearing begins, I get bored and move on.

The English language is a wonderful composition of varied words & sayings that just seem to roll off the tongue. But it is interspersed with taboo words & unacceptable phrases.

Even in the most polite society, we sometimes permit language capable of wreaking profound devastation.

Cynthia's 9.38 post is spot on, for me :-D

I can tell some of you have never met anybody with Tourette's
you have to look beyond the disability and see the person behind it :-( :-(

Swearing is just words

who cares as long as they are nice people ;-)

you seam to be stereotyping people and that's so wrong :-D

I decided years ago not to let swearing bother me. I do moderate my language according to the company I'm in but I don't see it as a big deal.

Some young people swear loudly to try to shock. The best response is not to be shocked.

Sadly, once you have worked in a senior school for any length of time; as I did in the 70s, swearing by youngsters passes over your head. I do swear myself at home but not in front of children and never certain four letter words. One thing I dislike about facebook is how four letter words are very much evident in some people's posts.

Have read all through this with great interest. I have a thought on this subject which also covers for me the petty squabbles which also happen on occassion.

We are animals that not only listen, but in most cases facial expression andtone of voice are all taken in at once and in less than a split second we have understood the meaning and intention of all said to us, but online all those signals are missing so misunderstandings happen.

A joke which when spoken might be a bit naughty, when written down suddenly loses is humour. The same with an innocent phrase or comment.

Well thats my thoughy anyway ;-)

I must admit that in my company's apprentice school which was mixed, I was astonished at how irreverent (IMO) the lads were, while in the girls' company, with their language.....

I agree with Cyns' 9:38 post

witty and clever jokes are far preferable .........

re playground sex jokes ...........I much prefer the innuendo to being hit over the head with a plank

............... and if that makes me a prude, then so be it.


As for swearing ............... I hate this constant use of swear words. I hear kids and teenagers over here using the "f" word every other word in conversations ............ and that's also common amongst people in their 20s, and with many in their 60s and up. I do close my ears to their "conversations" when out in public, and don't show them that I don't like it.

I personally don't swear, except in extremity .............

I said "s**t" the day in the lab when I had just made up a solution involved 8 different liquid and dry measures, taking about 2 hours to get all the measurements correct ........... and then cracked the bottom of the very large and heavy flask on the edge of the sink as I lifted it into there to add distilled water.

I said "s**t" the day I fell down the stairs

I have said "s**t" when something on my family history that has taken me a long time to type somehow disappears because my computer has frozen ...........

I think I can honestly say that I have never ever said the "f" word.


I shrink inside when I hear my 41 year old daughter say "f**k" ............... and give her the "look"

I have one of those 'looks' too Sylvs....... :-D

:-D :-D :-D


I do notice that she is more careful about where and when she swears now that she has a child of her own :-D

May I ask what Sylvia said for it to be reported please?

I didn't see anything when I responded to her 17.54 post.

I hope she never swore lol ;-) ;-)

No - it was politely commenting about Joy's statement re Tourettes swearing. The comment was along the lines that most of us can identify those who swear because they have Special Needs/a Syndrome, and those who think its 'clever' or know no difference

in that case
I must say not all disability's are instantly visible to the on looker