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Old 04-30-2008, 07:54 PM
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Re: My cousin's boyfriend was born in Jamaica...

"Bad words" exist in most cultures. What is a bad word for you is not one for me. I can say "Ufa" all day and think nothing off it. I even curse in Arabic sometimes, why, its fun, has no social meaning for me and nobody knows what I'm saying (plus it sounds nice).
For example, if I edited the word B*mb*cl*t you posted above, many people here would find it strange, thats because they are not Jamaicans.

They guy in question might have been brought up around Jamaican middle-class background with a slight English social class ........culture. I dont need to tell you that in a business setting blurting out Jamaican bad words wont be looked upon in good light, unless its a construction site.
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