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Post by Ryushinku on Mar 20, 2023 4:18:31 GMT -5
Just to drop in an alternate view from someone that also is English (I'm in Devon, in the south-west). It really does depend where you live. Because here, twat absolutely would not fly with most people, in anyplace I've visited here or the neighbouring counties, outside of drunk teenagers greeting each other with it or something. There are definitely worse swear words in the UK, it's the Diet Coke version of the C word. But still, if I stroll up to a local baker tomorrow and say "Morning twat, two of your best tiger loafs, please", he's going to hurl me out of the shop at speed. I hear the thing online about the words like this (especially the C word) being a harmless greeting in the UK. And please, potential tourists, don't just assume that's true everywhere
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Post by Hurbster on Mar 20, 2023 7:54:47 GMT -5
Just to drop in an alternate view from someone that also is English (I'm in Devon, in the south-west). It really does depend where you live. Because here, twat absolutely would not fly with most people, in anyplace I've visited here or the neighbouring counties, outside of drunk teenagers greeting each other with it or something. There are definitely worse swear words in the UK, it's the Diet Coke version of the C word. But still, if I stroll up to a local baker tomorrow and say "Morning twat, two of your best tiger loafs, please", he's going to hurl me out of the shop at speed. I hear the thing online about the words like this (especially the C word) being a harmless greeting in the UK. And please, potential tourists, don't just assume that's true everywhere Absolutely true, you certainly would not hear it before the watershed on TV, if at all. It's often preceded by the f-word when used as a swear and it's about on that level.
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Post by lavelleuk22 on Mar 21, 2023 5:06:53 GMT -5
I've learnt something in this thread , I'm born and raised in Leicestershire, now living in Oxfordshire. I didn't know there was paces that word wasn't considered one of the "worst" swears
In Leicestershire people do throw it around a lot, like the c word, but yeah still bad, wouldn't let kids say it. In Oxfordshire I never hear it, posh gits lol
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Post by Mighty Attack Tribble on Mar 22, 2023 4:46:52 GMT -5
Just to drop in an alternate view from someone that also is English (I'm in Devon, in the south-west). It really does depend where you live. Because here, twat absolutely would not fly with most people, in anyplace I've visited here or the neighbouring counties, outside of drunk teenagers greeting each other with it or something. There are definitely worse swear words in the UK, it's the Diet Coke version of the C word. But still, if I stroll up to a local baker tomorrow and say "Morning twat, two of your best tiger loafs, please", he's going to hurl me out of the shop at speed. I hear the thing online about the words like this (especially the C word) being a harmless greeting in the UK. And please, potential tourists, don't just assume that's true everywhere As a fellow Devonian, I second this. You might be able to get away with using it as a jokey greeting for a friend or longtime acquaintance, but for everybody else you're not going to make yourself popular. Also, it's good to see a decade of living Stateside has not resulted in Saraya adopting the incorrect pronunciation.
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