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[Blossom]

Yes

[Hayde]

I am curious Blossom, how bad is it really? When I was driving with some friends in Shanghai, they said it a few times when other drivers were really bad.
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[Blossom]

It is a very bad thing to say, but the best way of looking at is is the way Bud, Lorikeet, and the others look upon words like s h i t and f u c k.

Lots of people say it but they only say it when certain people are around. Taxi-drivers use it a lot, but it is safe to say it is used only by uncultured people. Do not say in front of your mother or anyone else's mother.

RedRose: What do you think?

[Hayde]

Thanks Blossom. Learning swear words in another language is probably the hardest thing to do, cause there are so many ways to use them and if you make even a small mistake, it can be very, very bad.
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I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones.
Albert Einstein

[advoca]

RedRose: what do you think of the use of the phrase "Ni ma de?"

Do you ever use it?