i must live in a heathen village, because blaspheming isn't considered any kind of swearing whatsoever. i have yet to be reprimanded for exclaiming any sort of blasphemy. don't say 'god damn' at all, but 'damn it' is used a lot. they're considered 'old man' swearwords. my most common ones would be 'bloody hell', 'jesus christ' and 'bugger'.
fuck, bollocks and shit are all alright if you're in a pub among friends, for instance, but outside its frowned upon. and the word 'cunt' is terrible. once, my uncle was explaining how to calve a 'breech' calf, and i said without thinking; "so, once the legs start coming out the cunt-" to which i got a bloody hard cuff around the head.
i have never uttered it since unless very angry at someone/something.
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