January 19, 2009
The British public apparently couldn't give a f*ck about swearing in the workplace.
A survey of more than 2,000 people found that an overwhelming majority are unfazed by swearing, with 87% confessing to swearing on a daily basis. Guru was surprised it was as low as that, judging by some of the places he has worked in previously.
The poll was conducted by the makers of Guru's new favourite product - Start Ya Bastard engine starter (an Australian company, predictably).
According to our Australian cousins, the UK's top five 'favourite' swearwords are:
- Shit - 90% (of people have used in the past week)
- Fuck - 88%
- Bastard - 86%
- Twat - 83%
- Bollocks - 81%
Guru was somewhat surprised by the rankings, especially the absence of the dreaded 'C' word. Yes, that's right "customers".
Other swearing stats include the average Brit swears 14 times a day, or in Guru's case, 14 times per hour. If you include the occasions that Guru thinks naughty words but doesn't actually say them, then it's down to 14 times per minute.
Men are more potty-mouthed than women (duh), with 90% of men blurting expletives on a daily basis compared to 83% of females: Ooh, you filthy girls...
Lastly, 78% of people admitted to swearing regularly for no reason. Guru is sure that's called Tourette's Syndrome, - or perhaps it's just a British workplace tradition.
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Comments (1)
Nice to see us girls running to form and catching up with the guys on work place behaviour, however bad it may be. It works nicely with the corporate bulldog image of the female "ball breaker" boss! I continue to hope that women in the workplace realise that we are equal but can be different.
Posted by Suzie Bogle | January 20, 2009 5:23 PM
Posted on January 20, 2009 17:23