Re:Naughty words: What makes swear words so offensive?
by bobwaycott on Tuesday March 08, 2016 @04:49AM
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Yeah, this always amuses me. Back in September, I went to Munich for Oktoberfest. I spent one evening with a couple Australian women who unexpectedly raised their glasses and shouted, "Cheers, cunts!" Needless to say, as an American man, I immediately looked around, worried that someone was going to be highly offended. I nervously laughed and said, "Cheers," then explained there was no way I could add "cunts" to the end, especially not to a couple of women. They laughed at me, and explained how frequently they used it in Australia. They then made a point to keep doing it all night.
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