Cursing and Swearing

I have a story to share about my subject.

A little old lady went into a pet shop and wanted to buy a parrot. But the owner of the store told her, "Oh, you don't want him. He uses some pretty terrible language. Why don't you get a puppy or a cat?"

"No. I want that parrot," the lady insisted, and put her money on the counter. The owner shrugged his shoulders and made the sale.

Back home, the lady started playing with the parrot, stroking his feathers and petting him when all of a sudden he screamed out some dirty words. In shock, the lady grabbed the parrot and put him in the fridge. When she later took out the shivering bird, she warned him that every time he used the dirty language, he'd be put back into the fridge.

Things went well for a couple days until the cat tried to put its paw through the parrot's cage. He really got upset and the air was blue with his language. So - into the fridge he went.

As he sad there freezing, he looked around and saw a frozen chicken that had turned into a block of ice. "What on earth did YOU say?!" the parrot asked him... - Marian Wise in Reader's Digest

I hate cursing and swearing but I admit I curse or swear once in a while especially if I am furious or startled. What I don't get is that why are there some people who curse all the time. It is like a normal part of their sentence - either their subject or their predicate.

When I am in our province, I hear kids cursing. I also hear some ladies shouting at each other and saying vulgar words. Here in Metro Manila, it is somewhat a music to some people's ears. I remember this person telling stories to her friend while we were on the FX. "Ay, P.I. alam mo ba si toot, naku, P.I, inano ba naman si ano!". I also heard this gay in the mall shouting at his/her friend when they saw each other after 48 years, maybe. "Bakla!! P.I. ka! Ang ganda mo na!" Holy macaroni.

When I was in my 5th grade, my mom used to spank me every time she hears me saying "Putcha", "Bwisit" or "Putek". I used to say it because I was influenced by some school mates. You know how kids are easily influenced by the environment. To avoid getting punished, I stopped saying those words... In front of my mom. Haha! But as I grew up, I realized that my mom is right. It's not good to hear from an educated person saying such things.

Now, I still curse and swear once in a blue moon and my mom doesn't spank me anymore. Haha! She still reprimands us though. Here are my ONLY cuss words: "Gaga", "Leche", "Bwisit", "Punyeta", "Shit" "Fuck". Hahaha! I only say the last word every time I hear a loud banging sound. Lol.

I am not a perfect person and I am not excluding myself from this topic. The writer is also guilty. Hehe! I just wish that people would lessen saying those irritating vulgar words when I am around. Hahaha!