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Re: Swearing or Cursing
Originally Posted by Jingsamichty
(Post 11243959)
But you think that swearing is more class-based in Canada than the UK? Maybe I just mix in the wrong circles because nearly everyone I know swears. I was at a speech given by Souvy's old mate, Gen. Adm. Sir Rick (Your Majesty) Hillier, Lord of The Rock and All Canada, and even he was asked to tone the language down a bit.
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Re: Swearing or Cursing
Originally Posted by Jingsamichty
(Post 11243959)
I was at a speech given by Souvy's old mate, Gen. Adm. Sir Rick (Your Majesty) Hillier, Lord of The Rock and All Canada, and even he was asked to tone the language down a bit.
'F*** you, f**k me, f*** the British Army, f*** the expense buy the cat a goldfish'. Milligan |
Re: Swearing or Cursing
Originally Posted by Jingsamichty
(Post 11243959)
But you think that swearing is more class-based in Canada than the UK? Maybe I just mix in the wrong circles because nearly everyone I know swears. I was at a speech given by Souvy's old mate, Gen. Adm. Sir Rick (Your Majesty) Hillier, Lord of The Rock and All Canada, and even he was asked to tone the language down a bit.
Military people do swear a lot, and those in the combat outfits swear like bastards. |
Re: Swearing or Cursing
Originally Posted by Souvy
(Post 11246418)
Was he using "scumbag" again?
Military people do swear a lot, and those in the combat outfits swear like bastards. |
Re: Swearing or Cursing
Originally Posted by Jingsamichty
(Post 11246443)
I know that, and on construction sites even more so. He was giving a speech on a construction site, but he made a misjudgement when he decided to pitch it at the effing and blinding level, looking for admiration for being one of the lads. He struck me as a rather silly man, though no doubt an adept arse-licker.
The military rank and file adored him, as did the "serious" officers. The government, bureaucrats and arse-licking officers did not. |
Re: Swearing or Cursing
Originally Posted by Souvy
(Post 11246456)
I think you have the man wrong. Arse-kicker would be more accurate.
The military rank and file adored him, as did the "serious" officers. The government, bureaucrats and arse-licking officers did not. |
Re: Swearing or Cursing
Originally Posted by Jingsamichty
(Post 11246478)
Yes, he did come across as a man who has got rather used to being adored.
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Re: Swearing or Cursing
Originally Posted by Jingsamichty
(Post 11243425)
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. |
Re: Swearing or Cursing
Originally Posted by Jingsamichty
(Post 11243425)
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. I also agree that many think "wanker" is amusing....and is certainly not used with the venom its used with in the UK. Many of the guys at my local use it as greeting now when I walk in the place! Nice eh! As for the C word I have hardly heard this being used thankfully, I think its a vile and disgusting word that actually lowers my opinion of anyone that uses it. |
Re: Swearing or Cursing
Originally Posted by Paul_Shepherd
(Post 11249374)
I also agree that many think "wanker" is amusing....and is certainly not used with the venom its used with in the UK. Many of the guys at my local use it as greeting now when I walk in the place! Nice eh!
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Re: Swearing or Cursing
Originally Posted by Paul_Shepherd
(Post 11249374)
Yes, the F word here doesn't seem to have the impact as it does in certain situations in the UK, infact ive heard more women use it. (but then that does depend where you are at the time) - when I lived in Cambridge ON and worked as a bartender for a short time, all the female servers were f bombing all the time! not to the customers but behind the scenes, which was quite a shock, whereas in the UK it was unsual to hear a woman use it...
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Re: Swearing or Cursing
Pffff. It's no worse than any other. It just sounds harsher than all the others. That's all.
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Re: Swearing or Cursing
Originally Posted by MrFloyd
(Post 11250067)
Pffff. It's no worse than any other. It just sounds harsher than all the others. That's all.
The F-bomb is not considered rude in QC. Most biological references are not either (C-word excepted). QC swearing is all about churchy stuff. |
Re: Swearing or Cursing
Originally Posted by Jingsamichty
(Post 11246443)
I know that, and on construction sites even more so. He was giving a speech on a construction site, but he made a misjudgement when he decided to pitch it at the effing and blinding level, looking for admiration for being one of the lads. He struck me as a rather silly man, though no doubt an adept arse-licker.
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Re: Swearing or Cursing
Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 11250166)
I was at a rather small and intimate conference in London, somewhere around five years ago, with the topic on working class issues, and the presenters were trying to out do each other with regards to their working class credentials, when the last person started pepper her presentation with the liberal use f*** and c***. It was naffing hilarious.
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