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25 Mar 2021, 5:25 pm

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It's my impression the British outdo us in this regard. But remember that in Britain it's not considered obscene to call someone a c**t.

Yeah it really is. It's not considered obscene to admit you're going to the toilet though, we don't have to pretend we're going for a rest in the restroom or a bath in the bathroom.


Outsider perspective, but I've heard that how offensive the C-bomb is varies by class and part of the UK you're in. It's not used like in Australia but it's not as hysterically offensive as in Canada or the US.



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25 Mar 2021, 5:44 pm

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↑ 8. ... and we use the "F-word" as an adverb, an adjective, and even a form of punctuation in every spoken conversation we have.

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The f***? No we f***in' don't... :lol:

On a more serious note, I think that just goes in general for most cuss words. I know too many people who have an issue with swearing in most of their sentences, and I've been sometimes guilty of that myself while talking to certain friends.

Do people in other countries have this issue, or is this just a 'Murican issue?


I'd stereotype Aussies as swearing more than Canucks or Yanks and I often swear more than than I'd stereotype as the norm for Aussies.


You obviously haven't met upper class Australians like me and Brictoria :lol:



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25 Mar 2021, 5:45 pm

funeralxempire wrote:
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It's my impression the British outdo us in this regard. But remember that in Britain it's not considered obscene to call someone a c**t.

Yeah it really is. It's not considered obscene to admit you're going to the toilet though, we don't have to pretend we're going for a rest in the restroom or a bath in the bathroom.


Outsider perspective, but I've heard that how offensive the C-bomb is varies by class and part of the UK you're in. It's not used like in Australia but it's not as hysterically offensive as in Canada or the US.

I jokingly called my brothers dog "a little c**t" because she was being one and my brothers friend, who's probably in his 40s and was drunkenly cussing like a sailor, tried to subtly correct/censor me by referring to her as a "see-you-next-Tuesday".

I seriously don't get the upset over that word, especially from people who will say every other cuss word in the dictionary.



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25 Mar 2021, 6:19 pm

cyberdad wrote:
funeralxempire wrote:
HeroOfHyrule wrote:
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↑ 8. ... and we use the "F-word" as an adverb, an adjective, and even a form of punctuation in every spoken conversation we have.

:wink:

The f***? No we f***in' don't... :lol:

On a more serious note, I think that just goes in general for most cuss words. I know too many people who have an issue with swearing in most of their sentences, and I've been sometimes guilty of that myself while talking to certain friends.

Do people in other countries have this issue, or is this just a 'Murican issue?


I'd stereotype Aussies as swearing more than Canucks or Yanks and I often swear more than than I'd stereotype as the norm for Aussies.


You obviously haven't met upper class Australians like me and Brictoria :lol:


I've seen Shad, the level of aversion to swearing he has genuinely annoys me.



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25 Mar 2021, 6:30 pm

I was raised to believe that "c**t" is much more offensive than "p****."

I would expect at least a slap in the face if I called a woman a "c**t."



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25 Mar 2021, 6:33 pm

funeralxempire wrote:
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funeralxempire wrote:
HeroOfHyrule wrote:
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↑ 8. ... and we use the "F-word" as an adverb, an adjective, and even a form of punctuation in every spoken conversation we have.

:wink:

The f***? No we f***in' don't... :lol:

On a more serious note, I think that just goes in general for most cuss words. I know too many people who have an issue with swearing in most of their sentences, and I've been sometimes guilty of that myself while talking to certain friends.

Do people in other countries have this issue, or is this just a 'Murican issue?


I'd stereotype Aussies as swearing more than Canucks or Yanks and I often swear more than than I'd stereotype as the norm for Aussies.


You obviously haven't met upper class Australians like me and Brictoria :lol:


I've seen Shad, the level of aversion to swearing he has genuinely annoys me.


Here's a classic conversation I heard in the school yard circa 1976, often swearing is implied even when not used

"Oi Brad, you'z been tellin me mates my shiela's been havin it off with Mick! is this dinkum?

"Bloody oath" I swear it!

Pig's arse! your lyin you galah



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25 Mar 2021, 6:34 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
I was raised to believe that "c**t" is much more offensive than "p****."

I would expect at least a slap in the face if I called a woman a "c**t."


The c-word is still in use here



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25 Mar 2021, 6:36 pm

I don’t like c—-,never used it , never will.I never heard an older person use it here.


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25 Mar 2021, 6:43 pm

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I don’t like c—-,never used it , never will.I never heard an older person use it here.


Its like the r-word. Makes me cringe but I hear it everywhere (admittedly only by males).



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25 Mar 2021, 6:44 pm

kraftiekortie wrote:
I was raised to believe that "c**t" is much more offensive than "p****."

I would expect at least a slap in the face if I called a woman a "c**t."

I was raised to believe that too, though I noticed an increasing number of people around my age don't care about it. Probably because they don't just apply it to women, anyone can be one, so it's not considered as sexist. Sort of similar to how more people of any gender are called "b*****s", but it used to be reserved as an insult for women.



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25 Mar 2021, 6:55 pm

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Here's a classic conversation I heard in the school yard circa 1976, often swearing is implied even when not used

"Oi Brad, you'z been tellin me mates my shiela's been havin it off with Mick! is this dinkum?

"Bloody oath" I swear it!

Pig's arse! your lyin you galah


That's just it, minced oaths annoy me because they're still swearing, just with words that no one else considers actual swear words. Either do it or don't do it.



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25 Mar 2021, 6:57 pm

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I don’t like c—-,never used it , never will.I never heard an older person use it here.


Its like the r-word. Makes me cringe but I hear it everywhere (admittedly only by males).


I like how the Australian word combines with the Australian intensifier to have nothing to do with menstruation.



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25 Mar 2021, 7:46 pm

funeralxempire wrote:
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I don’t like c—-,never used it , never will.I never heard an older person use it here.


Its like the r-word. Makes me cringe but I hear it everywhere (admittedly only by males).


I like how the Australian word combines with the Australian intensifier to have nothing to do with menstruation.


Blame it on the middle English. It's connotations have to do with the oldest profession. Ironically both Chaucer and Shakespeare use it in their plays/writings :lol:



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25 Mar 2021, 7:49 pm

funeralxempire wrote:
OutsideView wrote:
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It's my impression the British outdo us in this regard. But remember that in Britain it's not considered obscene to call someone a c**t.

Yeah it really is. It's not considered obscene to admit you're going to the toilet though, we don't have to pretend we're going for a rest in the restroom or a bath in the bathroom.


Outsider perspective, but I've heard that how offensive the C-bomb is varies by class and part of the UK you're in. It's not used like in Australia but it's not as hysterically offensive as in Canada or the US.


Australian males have had quite roaring time on the misogyny train for many years. If you get a chance watch the movie "Puberty Blues" which is one of the few Australian movies to openly reveal how men think of women here in Oz. Admittedly a lot has changed.



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25 Mar 2021, 7:52 pm

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I don’t like c—-,never used it , never will.I never heard an older person use it here.

To be clear, when used in the UK, I believe it's typically used by men as an epithet against other men, but not in an intensely hostile situation. Not used against women.


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25 Mar 2021, 8:16 pm

funeralxempire wrote:
OutsideView wrote:
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It's my impression the British outdo us in this regard. But remember that in Britain it's not considered obscene to call someone a c**t.

Yeah it really is. It's not considered obscene to admit you're going to the toilet though, we don't have to pretend we're going for a rest in the restroom or a bath in the bathroom.


Outsider perspective, but I've heard that how offensive the C-bomb is varies by class and part of the UK you're in. It's not used like in Australia but it's not as hysterically offensive as in Canada or the US.


It depends entirely on who you're talking to.

Should NEVER be directed at women, Vicars, bank managers, Doctors, or anyone else important.

Should only be directed at strangers if you're either VERY confident of a warm reception, or want a fight.

Can be used in informal conversation with close male friends with impunity, provided they're either traditional upper class, or working class. The middle class(es) tend to be more prissy / self-righteous because they think that's the route to being upper class, even though it isn't.