<p>I have an american penpal(or e-mai pal) and he just asked me to enlighten him with a few indian abuses and so I obliged. When he read the translations, he was so shocked that he claims to see all Indians(and people from the subcontinent) differently. I am talking about curses that are way beyond the f-word, like lightyears ahead.</p>
<p>I get quite a different view when hear hip-hop and see movies like American Pie? How many people are like Stiffler ??</p>
<p>So, I am pretty confused, do americans use an abusive word pretty regularly when the talk or is everyone pretty civilized ;) ?</p>
<p>It really depends on the person, and who they’re talking too. Some people curse unnecessarily, some don’t curse at all. People are way more likely to curse with friends than with family.</p>
<p>That being said, I would guess that the average American college student curses quite a bit in normal, everyday speech.</p>
<p>i cuss A LOT.
i know a ton of people who do also.
but some people are much more conservative and don’t cuss at all. it really depends on the person/family/region.
i’d say most students cuss though.</p>
<p>i’m curious as to waht youre crazy words were though!</p>
<p>I see you’re in Kolkata. I, too, am curious to hear some of these Bangla curses, my dad refuses to teach me any. The only one I know is harami, lol. </p>
<p>Anywaaays…I curse a lot when I’m at school, I say the f-word at least 20 times in one day. D:</p>
<p>I think it depends on the “culture” (not the word I wanted, but my mind is running on empty at the moment.) you surround yourself with. Personally, I’m not a fan of excessive cursing. I mean, I’m the first to drop the a curse word if I stub my toe into a rusty nail, but I’m referring to those people who can’t go a single sentence without cursing. It’s almost as grating as people who can’t go a single without using a filler word such as “like” or “um.”</p>
<p>america, compared to other western nations, is rather conservative in that regard. in eurpoean media, you’re allowed to say most anything other than the f-word and it’s considered perfectly fine.</p>
<p>It highly depends on the situation. In general, out in public it’s pretty rare. You won’t be walking down the street and get bombarded by an onslaught of cusses. Someone who has had a bit too much to drink might start shouting some crazy stuff - but you could potentially get that anywhere.</p>
<p>When you’re with friends it’s definitely a bit more common, but once again depends on the situation. Most of the time it’s not used excessively.</p>
<p>When students are writing a program at 4AM and the mother *<strong><em>ing piece of *</em></strong> is being a ***** and won’t work properly, you’ll hear a lot.</p>
<p>It depends a lot on who you’re talking to. I hardly ever swear personally. Though seriously, how much of a concern can this be for you? If you’ve never been here before you’re gonna find other things much more outrageous to you then people swearing.</p>
<p>It depends on the person. There are so many different types of people. I cuss a lot, but my conservative Christian friend won’t even say hell. Then there are people that will only say certain swear words.</p>
<p>Then there’s the setting. You almost never hear cussing in a professional setting or a formal setting. It’s a lot more common in casual situations and with friends.</p>
<p>Haha, I’m at my internship right now and my boss just called a bunch of Wall Street employers that he’s having trouble dealing with, “a** f***kers”</p>
<p>OK, so there isnt going to be a really big culture shoke with regards to cursing. Even here, we don’t curse in front if family, and we generally curse more with frien</p>
<p>CuRsing is a pragmatic device that helps distinguis how familiar one is with a designated group OR to releave stress. Americans curse as much (or less) than anyone anywhere else in the world. We’re not as bad as everyone tries to make us look.</p>