I don't think America as a country is particularly uptight about swearing. I hear swearing all the time, everywhere I go. We have a cultural norm that adult au

I don't think America as a country is particularly uptight about swearing. I hear swearing all the time, everywhere I go. We have a cultural norm that adult authority figures do not swear in front of children or provide them with educational materials containing profanity. I can see why this norm may be irksome to some people but I don't see how it is harmful.