Bad language current at the most ment

Farting isn’t a rude word in Australia which has led to some confusion in the past. Years ago an Australian friend took her baby to a clinic in the uk and reported that he farted all the time to be met with a look of horror. We had a good laugh about it when she returned. I could think of other words similar that have different connotations here . Wog is one of them- it is not what you think of and not a racist term . It often means you have an illness here , as in stomach wog.

I am reminded of John Aubrey's story about the unfortunate duke who farted in front of Elizabeth 1st. The next time he came to court he was worried about her reaction but she said "Don't worry My Lord I have forgiven the fart" If the word was good enough for a queen who am I to argue?

Grannynannywanny

At risk of lowering the tone, does anyone remember when public toilets had a coin operated slot on each door which required a penny?

I remember going to the cinema in the early 60s with my school friend and her mum. I always regarded her mum as rather prim and proper. Until we all visited the toilet before our bus home. She came out of the cubicle and declared “Here I am broken hearted, paid a penny and only farted!

Yes a big old penny.We had those toilets in the village and my friend and I regularly used to climb over the separating walls into them, at the time we thought it was a great lark but then so was walking around on the water house roof with our eyes shut… oh the fearlessness /stupidity of youth….?

nanna8

Farting isn’t a rude word in Australia which has led to some confusion in the past. Years ago an Australian friend took her baby to a clinic in the uk and reported that he farted all the time to be met with a look of horror. We had a good laugh about it when she returned. I could think of other words similar that have different connotations here . Wog is one of them- it is not what you think of and not a racist term . It often means you have an illness here , as in stomach wog.

It's quite a shock to hear words used in Australia which have a different meaning than they do in the UK, nanna8.

Your mention of the word wog, an absolute no-no here, I know means something different there and is not derogatory at all. It just means someone of Italian or Croatian extraction.
I remember an Italian/Australian friend of SIL asking me if the daft film "The Wog Boy" had been released in the UK. My face must have been a picture but he couldn't understand why.
There's a new film being released this year I think, the third one ?

Sorry, couldn’t resist this!

I find the word vulgar and unladylike.

It’s when people drop the ‘t’ in the word that it offends me!