Howdy
#16
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Re: Howdy
I have to say that gratuitous profanity and sarcasm would rapidly turn me off too and I think that I can cuss with the best of them. I would mention it to you the first couple of times and after that I'd stay away. Why do you need to do it ? Are profanity and sarcasm so ingrained that you can't hold a conversation or interact without it. Lots of people on here are malevolently sarcastic thinking that it's humorous. It usually isn't. What might be OK in your locker room might not be acceptable to others. Think about it.
I have not sworn in my posts and I am not talking about every other word being that of vulgarity lol. I guess what I was trying to say is back home my friends and I would engage in "banta" which would involve a certain amount of "sarcasm" and maybe a small amount of "profanity". I was just trying to share my thoughts on how I find it hard to adjust to their social ways.... But thanks for your reply....
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Re: Howdy
ps. I can swear with the best of them, when necessary, but not every second word out of my mouth.
#21
Re: Howdy
This was a very Canadian reply indeed. Sure youre an expat?
I have not sworn in my posts and I am not talking about every other word being that of vulgarity lol. I guess what I was trying to say is back home my friends and I would engage in "banta" which would involve a certain amount of "sarcasm" and maybe a small amount of "profanity". I was just trying to share my thoughts on how I find it hard to adjust to their social ways.... But thanks for your reply....
I have not sworn in my posts and I am not talking about every other word being that of vulgarity lol. I guess what I was trying to say is back home my friends and I would engage in "banta" which would involve a certain amount of "sarcasm" and maybe a small amount of "profanity". I was just trying to share my thoughts on how I find it hard to adjust to their social ways.... But thanks for your reply....
#22
Re: Howdy
you are new around here, this how it goes sometimes, don't take offence or get pissed off, its just an internet chat room after all. what i would say is that you asked a question, so got a range of replies, maybe this can give some insight?
#23
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Re: Howdy
Its pick on newbies day dintyano
#24
Re: Howdy
i think, myself included, induction by fire seems to be the order of the day for new posters. most of the time you could argue its their own fault, but i think a little leniency and understanding is in order for the most part.
#25
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Re: Howdy
Odd though init, that its you and I that have been 'leaping to their defence'
#26
Re: Howdy
I used to do IT contracts in the City of London where I worked with lots and lots of Essex boys and girls, so I learned bad habits - first thing I had to do in Canada was clean up my potty mouth
Tried gee, shoot and shucks for a while, finally settled for not using expressive language at all
Tried gee, shoot and shucks for a while, finally settled for not using expressive language at all
#29
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 14,227
Re: Howdy
You have answered your own question. If you want to solve the problem cut down on your obviously unwelcome, gratuitous profanities. Which UK dialect is laced with profanities? Use of them only suggests to others that you are an ignorant, ill-mannered, uneducated lout, whether that be true or not.
ps. I can swear with the best of them, when necessary, but not every second word out of my mouth.
ps. I can swear with the best of them, when necessary, but not every second word out of my mouth.
#30
Re: Howdy
You are a smart mother****er Alan.
Last edited by Lord Vader; Sep 21st 2009 at 11:33 pm. Reason: I deleted the f, then the u, then the c and k.