When I was younger, my parents were pretty strict about swearing (or rather us not swearing) as I wrote about here. It was pretty unheard of to hear bad language on the TV, and I never ever heard my parents use really bad language. Yes, my step-dad loved ‘bloody’ and ‘shit’, and my mum was partial to ‘for Christ’s sake’ but there was never any ‘f’ word or similar. Ever.
Nowadays it is so much more commonplace. we hear it all the time, On TV, listening to music, even young kids on the street seem to bandy swear words about with abandon, as it is part of their everyday vocabulary.
Many of the older generation still do not like to hear people constantly swearing, and one grandmother of 73 landed up getting herself in trouble when she tried to make a stand.
It all started when her daughter’s boyfriend couldn’t control his language in front of the woman, her daughter and granddaughter. She had finally had enough when the 6ft 2 chef loomed over her swearing in her face. Quick as a flash, she pulled put a bottle of ‘Fairy’ washing up liquid from her bag (God knows why she was carrying it around, unless it was for just such an occasion) and squirted the liquid towards the 38 year old’s mouth.
Now, most of us as kids were threatened to have ‘our mouths washed out with soap’ if we were caught swearing by an older person, and being of that generation, she followed through on it, probably intending to teach him a lesson in manners.
Unfortunately, his poor feelings were hurt and he called the police accusing her of assault; sure enough they came out and charged her! She will be up before the magistrates court facing prosecution and a criminal record.
How times have changed. Forty years ago this woman would have been commended for her actions, and the foul-mouthed ranter, berated by the police for wasting their time, and for using abusive language!
Is the Crown Prosecution Service getting a little over the top wanting to prosecute this woman, or do you think she ‘assaulted’ the man and deserves what she gets?
One thing that I have a problem is the lack of respect. Swearing in our daily vocab has reduced the respect we hold for the other person. Fine, it brings in a sense of informality but I would want that without having a reference to private parts and sexual activities! Kudos to the grandma!
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I agree with you, I get angry and swear but not in mixed company or in front of my parents if I can help it! This is out of respect.
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I agree with Prajakta. There seems to be a real lack of civility in our culture these days. The outcome of this event is a bit topsy turvy—let the grandma go!
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Yes, it seems to me that the idiot bloke was the one at fault here! I did laugh though when I read the story. It sounds like something either one of my Nans would have done! 🙂
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I agree! Yes, I’ve also heard that threat from my grandma. It wasn’t aimed at me, of course—probably one of my rowdier cousins! 😉
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Ha Ha! I bet you had your naughty moments too! I would never dare swear in front of my nans. I got into enough trouble when I told one of them I knew how old she was. That did not go down well at all!
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You’re right: I was no angel! 😉
I would never swear in front of grandparents, either. That generation didn’t put up with any nonsense. As a culture, I wonder if some have become desensitized to negative behaviors, especially since we’re exposed frequently through media, film, music, etc., and it doesn’t even occur to them how inappropriately they are behaving ( no excuse).
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Yes I agree. Sadly it is commonplace now to hear bad language everywhere. Even the ‘role models’ that the kids look up to (including parents) are swearing their heads off ! I am not a prude and I do have a good swear up at times but I do try to rein it in when in polite company!!! 🙂
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I’m not against swearing, but one must always pay attention to one’s audience. Also, I would never swear in the face of my elders, let alone while looming over them. Police for assault with detergent seems unlikely here in the states. What kind of @*#!y-*$$ @!-^% would carry on over dish soap inflicted by a granny? Guess he wasn’t as tough as his words would lead us to believe!
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It seems crazy to me that the Police even arrested her! This bloke was all mouth and no trousers! What a wimp!
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You said it!
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I am still laughing about her having the soap in her purse.
That was one thing you didn’t have in your purse when you posted about all your belongings…..
Could come in handy, eh?
(sorry, but my latest post has the f word…..it was appropriate at the time….)
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Yes, I reckon I should start carting some of that around with me, just in case!
I shall head over to ready your post now. It’s ok, I’ve braced myself thanks for your warning! 🙂
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