Why do the Irish not realise swearing is offensive?

Reoil

Dejvice wrote: »

If that is your opinion why it is not offensive to swear then good luck to you.

What exactly do you find so offensive about the word "f**k", for example?
Is it the 'f'? The 'k'? The fact that it sounds like "duck"?
What actually "offends" you?

Dejvice

Reoil wrote: »

What exactly do you find so offensive about the word "f**k", for example?
Is it the 'f'? The 'k'? The fact that it sounds like "duck"?
What actually "offends" you?

I never said I find it offensive. I asked firstly asked 'why is it not offensive'.

Then wished him / her good luck after they explained opinion why.

Dejvice

wolfpawnat wrote: »

I grew up with it, I went to school with it, I hear it everyday around me, is it right, I dunno.

Each to his own I guess. Horses for courses.

Regards

Madam_X

Hearses for curses.

Dejvice

Madam_X wrote: »

Hearses for curses.

:D:D

BBDBB

feckin deadly!

the purple tin

IrishEyes19 wrote: »

I'd say ditto right back if I were the OP. But it's no surprise that the OP just makes a comment about disliking swearing, and the next 82 comments all think a good old "oirish" fk off is in order, extremely original I must say :rolleyes:

It's neither here or there whether swearing is right or wrong, in front of kids and by really young kids, yeah it's a turn off. If people want to do it, fair enough, its their mouth after all. But I dont personally, its not a snobbery thing, I just didnt swear when I was a kid and I didnt pick it up, simple as. And to be honest I think you should respect peoples views on it. I dont for instance like people swearing at me, calling me a "b**ch" or C***t in a jokey term. just dont like it. so I make it clear if it happens once.

But telling the OP to get a life, grow up ect. Give over lads. Its not everyones cup of tea!! Doesn't mean anything.

Noted, but I was actually talking about the op's diva like strop not their dislike of swearing.

fryup

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O8fikwP014

Legs.Eleven

Shenshen wrote: »

As a non-native speaker, I can assure you they don't swear more than others.
It's just that for some very odd and unfathomable reason, a lot of the English-speaking world seems to be obsessed about being offended by words. To the point of ****ing or beeping them out where possible.

Germans and French swear just as much, they're just not offended by it. And they'd have no qualms at all teaching their kids new interesting turns of phrase.

Fact. Other nationalities I've encountered find us English speakers ridiculous when it comes to how precious we can be when it comes to swearing.

Solair

Legs.Eleven wrote: »

Fact. Other nationalities I've encountered find us English speakers ridiculous when it comes to how precious we can be when it comes to swearing.

You'll find it's mostly a certain section of American society too, not the whole English speaking world and not even all of America either. I'd wager the average New Yorker, Bostonian, Chicago resident etc could easily out swear your average Irish person while in certain aspects of US society mention the F word causes them to drop their guns in horror !

wendell borton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbZhpf3sQxQ

mikom

Put that in your pipe and fuck it OP.

http://omg.wthax.org/fUK_word.jpg

ashers22

I met someone last year and she wouldn't let me swear. It was the weirdest thing, I became almost touretty as a result. The more I was reprimanded the more I needed to swear. At one stage I'm pretty sure I had tics.