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I have the same reaction.

> it reminds me of when I was 8 and everyone at school used as many swear words as possible

+1 I've experienced this at conferences, too, where fellow Germans in their English talks excessively use words like shit, fuck or bullshit. Maybe it's also due to exposure to English/American culture through media where everyone talks like this in movies and songs.

Yes, it’s silly. It’s verbal hyperinflation. Cheap signalling. Similar to the overuse of exclamation points.

“ Vulgarity is not a sin against God, but against polite society. Between you and me, I don't give a shit about polite society.”

- Brother Justin Crowe, Carnivàle

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