On: Feck: Swearing from the first F to the 21st C

[ralfd]

> and in much of the world (Med, Mid East, Africa, Lots of Asia, etc) sexuality.

Include the US/England with "Fuck" here. "Ficken" doesn't work at all in German as a swear word. Words that associates uncleaniness, like "Scheiße" or "Arschloch", have much more shock value.

[simonh → ralfd]

I thought "Scheiße" was commonly used as an expletive in Germany and wasn't considered at all shocking.