&gt; Germany.<p>Heh, I was born in Juelich.  But I&#x27;ve lived in the U.S. since I was 5 so I&#x27;m culturally American.<p>&gt; I guess it falls back to Puritanism again<p>Yep, pretty much.<p>&gt;  I also find Puritanism far more appalling than any swearword or expletive.<p>I can&#x27;t really argue with you about that.  Nonetheless, I think it&#x27;s important to be judicious in one&#x27;s choice of occasions to break societal norms, even when those norms aren&#x27;t rational.