feckthedee

Just out of interest, how much do Canadians swear?

Serious question, because I personally swear a lot and wondered how that would be looked upon, when I eventually move there.
I don't swear in front of children, because I do voluntary work with kids at present.

It tends to be in the workplace mainly, when I'm working at my computer, it borders on tourettes at times. Not sure if it's because I listen to music while working, so don't notice how much I'm swearing. It's a way of venting my frustration.

scootb

Going by my experience so far,it shouldn't be a problem mate!

feckthedee

In the UK, people from an engineering background seem to swear a lot as a norm.

Jingsamichty

It's about the same, in my experience. Some people don't like it, some people do it without thinking.

They use the f-word quite freely, but hardly ever the c-word. And they think that "wanker" and "bugger" are funny kids' words, which is quite amusing.

You won't hear any creative swearing, it's mostly limited to just f-bombing. You could almost see it as a duty to raise the quality and inventiveness of swearing when you get here.

Souvy

I'd pretty much agree with that.

The c-word is very rare. The f-bomb is very common in QC. It's an extremely mild expletive here. Even my MIL uses it.

I've heard Rick Mercer drop the f-bomb in public. He was the MC at a black tie dinner in Ottawa. It's clearly not frowned on much.

If you hear the word "bollocks" in Gatineau, it's probably me, or my wife or stepson (I've been training them for years).

scotsnerd

Not sure about Canada but I can say from experience that the C-bomb does not go down well in USA...

feckthedee

Might have to teach them a few Scottish swear words then.

nldfc

2 of the lads in my office are Scottish so when we are both in anything goes - when anyone comes in from one of the other provinces then we tend to damp it down a bit more - C*** word is taken out of the conversation completely

feckthedee

Have you not introduced "Bawbag" or "Fannybaws"

jamesmc

a wierd one is" bitch " almost as bad as the f one ..so it seems.

scotsnerd

Let's get 'bawbag' part of the common vernacular in Canada

magnumpi

It's not common to hear swearing here, that's why we all came here for the sake of the little children

Jericho79

I met an aussie at the gym the other night and he called me a pommie c***.
I called him an aussie prick. We laughed. The end.

Greenhill

Around these parts, the words "wanker", "frig", "douche", "douche bag", "bugger", "dick" and "shit" are used so liberally that I believe the people (and their kids) who use them have no idea what they actually mean.

Jingsamichty

So you say, twinkie.