Freudian Explanations of Swearing

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The discussion centers around the hierarchy of offensive swear words in various countries, highlighting cultural differences in swearing. In the USA, the most offensive terms are associated with sexual insults, while in the UK, blood-related insults are considered the most severe. The Netherlands ranks disease-related insults highly, and Germany prioritizes fecal and sexual terms. Finland's swearing often involves vulgar references to female anatomy. The conversation touches on Freud's theories, suggesting that these swearing patterns may reflect deeper psychological traits of each culture. However, some participants challenge the accuracy of these claims, particularly regarding the UK, arguing that terms like "bloody" are not as offensive as suggested. The discussion invites input from individuals from Germany, the Netherlands, and Finland to clarify their cultural perspectives on swearing.
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Here is the swearing order for different countries, organized from most offensive insult to least offensive.

USA: fvck association (e.g. fvcker, cvnt, d:ck), sh:t association

UK: blood association, fvck association, sh:t association

the Netherlands: disease association (e.g. go get cancer, you are a sufferer of typhus), sh:t association, fvck association

Germany: sh:t association, fvck association

Finland: cvnt association (e.g. horse's cvnt (means bull sh:t), go pull a cvnt over your head (means fvck off), go smell cvnt (means fvck you)), ol'factory association (e.g. go smell cvnt, go smell sh:t)

According to Freud, I think we could savely say that the Germans must have an anal fixation... how weird!

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im not too sure what your talking about at all
 
Originally posted by einsteinian77
im not too sure what your talking about at all

I'm saying that different cultures swear differently. For instance, in America, when a person is really angry he will call someone a fvcker. If he/she is less angry, he/she might use the term sh:thead instead. In America, the word fvck is more offensive than the word sh:t. In Germany, the words sh:t and @ss are considered more offensive than the word fvck. In England, the most offensive names to use involve the word blood. In the Netherlands, the most offensive names involve a disease like cancer or typhus. In Finland, most insults somehow involve the word cvnt.

So, my point is that Freud would probably say these trends reflect something about the psychology of the group. Perhaps, he would say that Germans have an anal fixation, or the Finns have issues with the female anatomy, or the English are a bunch of repressed psycho-killers. Who knows? I'm just pointing out the facts.

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i find it interesting, but you might want to check your sources. i mean, how can "blood" assosiation by the worst in england? in the harry potter movies the friends always say "BLOODY HELL!".
 
Blood association isn't the strongest form of swearing in the UK. A lot of people say "bloody" and hardly anyone takes offence. We also use sodomy swear words such as "bugger" and "sod" (as in "sodomite"). These are kind of on the same level as blood association. From my experience of life here, it would be sexual swear words, followed by faecal swear words, and then blood/sodomy.
 
Okay, perhaps I was wrong concerning the English swear words.

Anyone from Germany, the Netherlands, or Finland want to dispute my claims about the swearing habits in your country?

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I like the Finnish ones. Very tasteful.
 

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