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The House of Guiness -call me old-fashioned

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paddyann54 Fri 21-Aug-26 18:14:12

It’s Ireland ,swearing is the norm,I think it’s been that way for a very long time
Apart from that it’s tv ,not to be taken as fact

Vito Fri 21-Aug-26 17:26:44

I think they call it poetic licence, I loved it 😊

friendlygingercat Fri 21-Aug-26 17:06:07

My father worked as a casual labourer on the Liverpool docks in the 1950s and I never once heard him use that word. I once used it age 11 not really knowing what it meant (thinking effed off meant ran away). I heard it from boys in my school. My mother was horrified and threatened me with a beating.

Melandme Fri 21-Aug-26 16:48:49

Netflix series. We started watching this and have seen 4 episodes. I simply cannot stand it! (My husband likes it).
Set in Victorian Ireland, late 1800s. The costumes and sets are what is probably a good rendition of the styles of the time. The language and behaviour of the main characters, however, is very far removed from what is generally accepted as the customs and manners of that era.
The F word in constant - and I mean repetative - use, by the women as well as the men. Call me old-fashioned by this was hardly ever heard (certainly on tv) until very recently. Women - especially those in the upper classes - would NEVER have used it. OK is another modern expression not even invented at the time. I know we can't and probably don't want real Victorian-speak, but some attempt and the style and manners of the time would suffice. What do they think?
This came recommended. Huh!!