katmeow
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I went to the football recently (which is not the world's best example given the natural association of loutish behaviour with footy ), but I was really struck by some people's inability to step away from 4 letter words. Now I swear as much as the next person, but I happened to be there with my father (who's coarse language-o-meter only goes about as high as bloody hell and jesus christ), so I was really conscious of how bad these guys were.
My cousin is one of the worst offenders - we were sitting on a train heading into the city, surrounded by families with kids, and she had no qualms about letting fly with all sorts of expletives. I have to admit to feeling pretty embarrassed by the dirty looks we were getting.
As I said, I swear a lot, but I'm always conscious of who the audience is, which means if I'm around people I don't know well, and particularly young children, I do try to monitor what I'm saying.
So, am I just being old fashioned, or do you still think there is a time and a place for everything, and adjust your language accordingly?
My cousin is one of the worst offenders - we were sitting on a train heading into the city, surrounded by families with kids, and she had no qualms about letting fly with all sorts of expletives. I have to admit to feeling pretty embarrassed by the dirty looks we were getting.
As I said, I swear a lot, but I'm always conscious of who the audience is, which means if I'm around people I don't know well, and particularly young children, I do try to monitor what I'm saying.
So, am I just being old fashioned, or do you still think there is a time and a place for everything, and adjust your language accordingly?