Julie Bove > wrote:

: "W. Baker" > wrote in message
: ...
: > Ozgirl > wrote:
: >
: >
: > : >>>> I have heard about that place I don't think there is too many
: > : >>>> Aussies involved with it, I haven't heard an Aussie say "blooming"
: > : >>>> since umm ummm *ever* :-) Now if they were Bloody onions, that
: > : >>>> would show an Aussie involved in it somewhere.
: > : >>>
: > : >>> Ewww.
: > : >>>
: > : >>>
: > : >> Julie, read 'damned' instead of Bloody, you will get a better
: > : >> interpretation
: > : >> i await further clarification from "countries divided by a common
: > : >> language"
: > : >
: > : > I don't know. I worked with a woman from England. Her husband was
: > : > from Australian. One of them gave me a different definition of the
: > : > word. Not one I could say with little children around.
: >
: > : Its a very benign word. On a scale of 1 to 10, the F bomb being 10 it is
: > : a 1.
: > : >
: > : >
: >
: > That's becsue in our time,, religious swearing is no big deal, as most
: > people don't take it that seriously, but sex is a big deal and
: > preoccupation so sex swear words are much more serious.

: There are a lot of people here who get very upset if you say, "Oh my God!"
: Apparently that doesn't go over well.
If saying that gets them upset, but not bloody or damn, then they need
some vocabulary training.

Wendy