Tuesday, February 13, 2007

Swearing children aren't so bad in a foreign country.

I try to keep it clean, but some expletives still slip out. Really, all I say is crap and bollocks...the latter isn't that bad in the states... right?
Allie has been amazingly grown up about bad words, although I heard him say sh#@ a couple of times when he was smaller. Toby is a whole different kettle of fish (there's a surprise). Now ALL he says is "Oh bollock heads" while slapping his head with his hand. That's his take on the word. I don't feel so bad because people don't understand. That's going to come back and bite me, when he starts swearing in French. If anyone has knowledge of REAL French swearing (not merde etc) please pass it on :)

1 comment:

gracy said...

;-) and Happy Valentine's Day from Paris! Emma, didn't you say there was an overplayed lovely song on the radio? My students want me to explain to them certain swear words they hear in current overplayed songs on the radio. So, sad when primary students want to know what "I want to f**k your life" means!
Oh went out last night with a French friend. Played the town game.
-Bougival (let's just boogey on down now in the valley of boogey!)
-Osny (said like "Oh, knee" without the "s")
-Orgerus
-Us
-Lardy
-Nevers
-Angerville

This is fun!
Love from Paris.