die hard doonhamer Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 I swear too much, although I'm pretty good at not doing so around the kids. I did leave a job recently and a recurring comment to me was that the language around the office will be less 'industrial' with me gone. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raidernation Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I rarely swear. I can honestly say I never swore in front of my mother and was in my 30s before I swore in front on my father and, even then, as a necessary part of a story, I felt uncomfortable.In 21 years of teaching I have never sworn in front of a class or an individual kid.Now, considering I come from Caithness, the sweary capital of Scotland, I’m very proud of this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I swear at work a lot, it's a workshop with only male staff so "industrial language" has always been the norm. I don't swear at home, and never ever swore in front of my parents. My late dad also worked in an all male environment but never swore in front of my brother or me, up until his last few days when he had terminal cancer.Used to work with a guy who swore with every other word, and could even fit a curse inside another word. His most memorable effort was at a union meeting when he accused the management of spreading "misinforfuckingmation". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 A foreign guy I'm working with has evidently realised that everybody working offshore swears on a regular basis (even the bosses), and has therefore started to throw "f***ing" into most sentences (with emphasis on the 'ing'). Trouble is that it sounds forced, unnatural, cringey and rather awkward. I'm seriously tempted to take him aside and tell him "stop with the swearing, because you're making a rip roaring c*** of yourself". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alta-pete Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 11 hours ago, velo army said: Currently seeing a lassie who does use the word as intended. And that's all I have to say about that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oystercatcher Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 I was once told in an old job by a rather prudish older woman that my language was choice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LincolnHearts Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 22 hours ago, johnnydun said: Why does this offend you, when in this country 'c**t' can be used positively such as 'He's a good c**t'. I've explained this to people down here who now know that the word c**t can be used as a term of endearment. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieKTID Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 20 hours ago, eindhovendee said: I swear a lot, I've trained myself to swear in Spanish and Dutch at work so that colleagues don't know just how much of a sweary c**t I am. When I was leaving the Netherlands back in 2011 I had a leaving interview with my boss (in Dutch) who was genuinely sad to see me go, he said that I had left my mark on the organisation. I asked in what way, he said "just listen". The canteen was next door and you could hear them all chatting away in Dutch and saying fucking every second word, I only swore in English at work while speaking Dutch, they had all started to do the same. Some fucking mark to leave. Dutch swear words can be rather harsh so you probably did the right thing swearing in English. Anyway have a good Sunday you teringlijer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velo army Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 6 hours ago, Raidernation said: I rarely swear. I can honestly say I never swore in front of my mother and was in my 30s before I swore in front on my father and, even then, as a necessary part of a story, I felt uncomfortable. In 21 years of teaching I have never sworn in front of a class or an individual kid. Now, considering I come from Caithness, the sweary capital of Scotland, I’m very proud of this. Aye Faither Army isn't a swearer at all, and as such I almost never swear around him. I dont enjoy going to the football with him for this reason . 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 2 hours ago, Hedgecutter said: A foreign guy I'm working with has evidently realised that everybody working offshore swears on a regular basis (even the bosses), and has therefore started to throw "f***ing" into most sentences (with emphasis on the 'ing'). Trouble is that it sounds forced, unnatural, cringey and rather awkward. I'm seriously tempted to take him aside and tell him "stop with the swearing, because you're making a rip roaring c*** of yourself". Maybe this is where I get my sweary gob from, working offshore for 20 years, the air out there is very blue. There was also that very sweary local Aberdonian film 'One Day Removals'. The most sweary film ever made in Scotland. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/film-sets-record-for-most-f-words-969368.amp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 42 minutes ago, stevieKTID said: Dutch swear words can be rather harsh so you probably did the right thing swearing in English. Anyway have a good Sunday you teringlijer @eindhovendee has TB? Poor sod. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieKTID Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) 11 minutes ago, welshbairn said: @eindhovendee has TB? Poor sod. The Dutch love an illness/ disease based insult, teringlijer is one of the more acceptable ones. Edited October 31, 2021 by stevieKTID 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 1 minute ago, stevieKTID said: The Dutch love an illness/ disease based insult, teringlijer is one of the more acceptable ones. My research tells me that the mild term "clutz" in English probably comes "klootzak", Dutch for bawbag. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stevieKTID Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 13 minutes ago, welshbairn said: My research tells me that the mild term "clutz" in English probably comes "klootzak", Dutch for bawbag. When I first moved here I found it very comforting that bawbag was used as an insult. Some of the disease based ones are horrible though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, stevieKTID said: When I first moved here I found it very comforting that bawbag was used as an insult. Some of the disease based ones are horrible though. What like? Fūck off you arthritic cūnt!... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieKTID Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 11 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: What like? Fūck off you arthritic cūnt!... Well someone once said to me krijg de kanker, which is a f**kin horrible thing to say, I was being a klootzak at the time but that's a shocking insult. It's less prevalent nowadays but still shocks me when I hear it, even typing it makes me feel uneasy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) 10 minutes ago, stevieKTID said: Well someone once said to me krijg de kanker, which is a f**kin horrible thing to say, I was being a klootzak at the time but that's a shocking insult. It's less prevalent nowadays but still shocks me when I hear it, even typing it makes me feel uneasy. Elaborate, my Dutch is a bit rusty. Is it just acquired disease, or can you do disabilities, if so, I might move? Eta, I just looked up Dutch profanity. Edited October 31, 2021 by Sergeant Wilson 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieKTID Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 1 minute ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Elaborate, my Dutch is a bit rusty. Is it just acquired disease, or can you do disabilities, if so, I might move? Krijg de means "get the" I think you can work out the rest. It's a broad church when it comes to insults over here. On the flip side I've been called pannenkoek which means pancake. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 Pleurislijer is a slang word meaning "tuberculosis sufferer". It is used as an insult, and roughly analogous to "motherfucker". Johnny Thunders classic first album, L.A.M.F wouldn't have been the same over there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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