I don't think the description of the italian situation is quite correct: it seems to me that "regular" profanity is much less censored, nowadays. On the other

I don't think the description of the italian situation is quite correct: it seems to me that "regular" profanity is much less censored, nowadays. On the other hand, "blasphemous" profanity (swearing at $DEITY) is still a no-no, even after midnight, and a sure way to get suspended from TV, even though you can easily hear people on the street saying that aloud in some regions (for example Tuscany, Veneto, Trentino and Friuli). By the way, in Trentino we also say "osti" (host) as a plain exclamation, exactly as in Québec.