@Star64
You are entitled to your opinions and have made them quite clear. I am entitled to mine and will continue to air them whenever I feel the need to, particularly when in correspondence with someone, verbally or in writing. In this case I was reading a reply to my post from JohnAdams. I believe the use of profanity in certain circumstances is appropriate, especially when one is irked and frustrated or just plain angry about a situation, that normally they wouldn't find themselves in. I understand this entirely, we are human and life is problematic. I think most people would find it very difficult to be minding their Ps and Qs 24/7.
However, in a relaxed environment and writing correspondence on a computer screen, I don't believe it's necessary to using expletives. I believe it says a lot about a person's character, the way they were brought up and the people they associate with. Does this make them a good or bad person? Before making such a judgement I would have to observe them more closely and over a period of time. I certainly do not go out of my way, to associate or socialise with people that continuously use profanity as part of their normal everyday conversation.
By the way, my comments to JohnAdams were purely to make observation, I was not offended by the language used in his post. On the contrary, if I was I wouldn't have replied.
As I have previously mentioned on this thread, I have worked with people that use swear words in every second sentence to the point where they don't realise they are doing it. I have ignored it and carry on as if nothing has happened. Surprisingly, they stop once they realise I don't reply using similar words. I have been asked more than once why I don't swear. I simply say my parents brought me up not to. They are no longer with me, and I never used bad language in front of them; even at those times when we had our disagreements - respect was always maintained.
Unfortunately this is what is wrong with society today. No manners and there's no respect. I see it played out in TV soaps and in films. Although fictional they can be very impressionable to young. Who will believe it's perfectly acceptable to behave a certain way in real life, because of what they have seen some actors and celebrities do on screen.
Everyone makes judgments and as I have indicated above, I have no qualms when profanity is used in what I consider to be an appropriate setting. In my opinion, this has nothing to do if someone saves my life, for which I would always be thankful. If they swear or not, I do not consider this to mean they are a good or bad person. Anyone that thinks this way does not know much about human nature because it's more complex than that. A person can have many facets to their nature that goes towards making them a complete human being.
I believe what you say but be assured of this. If I were in consultation with one of those surgeons, as I have done over the 23 years I have attended hospital as an out-patient for tinnitus. If he or she used profanity in my presence, I would not hesitate to write a letter to the CEO of the hospital as I regard such behaviour as highly unprofessional. Twenty three years ago, when I first got tinnitus with severe hyperacusis. The Hearing Therapist I saw was abrupt and rude on more than one occasion. I thought she was devoid of any understanding of what I was going through.
Not surprisingly she hadn't a clue about tinnitus because she'd never experienced it. I thought her conduct most unprofessional and wrote a letter of complaint to the Head of Audiology. I was referred to another Hearing Therapist, who was born with tinnitus and understood exactly what I was going through. Some weeks had passed and I learned, the Hearing Therapist I had complained about was dismissed from the hospital, as other patients had complained.
I hope this matter can now be put to rest and will not be commenting further.
I wish you well.
Michael
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