rudeness in languages

Guest   Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:19 pm GMT
i've come across with this article and i would like sharing with you because i found it funny. It's a circular to all spanish-speaking people working in a London Offices

TO: All Spanish Staff
SUBJECT: Improper Language Usage
It's been brought to our attention by several officials visiting our headquarters that the Spanish staff commonly uses offensive language.

Such behaviour, in addition to violating our group's policy, is highly unprofessional and offensive to both visitors and the staff itself.
Therefore it is requested to our Spanish staff to adhere immediately to the following rules:

1. Foreign colleagues or visitors should not be referred to as "mira ese guiri de mierda" or "passa de ese polaco".
2. Words like "coño", "hostia" and other such expressions will not be used for emphasis, no matter how heated the discussion is.

3. You will not say "la ha cagao" when someone makes a mistake, or "la esta cagando" if you see somebody being reprimanded or "¡que cagada!" when a major mistake has been made.
All direct or derived forms of the verb " cagar" are inappropriate in our environment.

4. No Project Manager, Section Supervisor or Head of Administration Cief, will be referred to, under any circumstances, as "el hijo de la gran puta", or "el muy cabron" or even "el comemierda".
5. Lack of determination will not be referred as to "falta de huevos" or "mariconez"
nor will persons with a lack of initiative be ever referred to as "capullo" or "acojonado".

6. Unusual and/or creative ideas shall not be referred to as "pajas mentales" in particular when they stem from your manager.
7. You will not say "como me jode" if a person is persistent, or "esta jodido" or "se lo van a follar" if a colleague is going through a difficult situation.Furthermore, when matters become complicated the words "que jodienda" should not be used.

8. When asking someone to leave you alone, you must not say "vete a tomar por culo", nor should you ever substitute the most educated "may I help you?" with "?que coño quieres ahora?".
9. If things get tough, an acceptable statement such as "we are going through a difficult time" should be used rather than "esto esta jodido" "nos van a follar a todos".

Additionally, if you make a mistake, just say so and do not say "que putada" or any expressions composed with the root"puta".

10. No salary increase shall ever be referred to as "subida de mierda".

11. Last, but not least, after reading this note please do not say "me voy a limpiar el culo con ella" or "me la paso por el forro de los cojones".

Of course i adhere to these rules because i don't use such a language and i think this circular is very exaggerated. I work in an office and i don't hear these expressions.
What do you think of it? . Did it make you laugh like me?
Gues   Fri Feb 22, 2008 11:30 pm GMT
I heard that using rude expressions at work increases productivity as they help to reduce the accumulated stress.
Guest   Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:02 am GMT
I find it stressful to hear someone who "cusses" all the time. Are they angry or are they just short of a few vocabulary words? One of my family members worked with such a person. He does not use cursing lightly but because he was tired of this kind of language, he "shocked" his coworker by speaking a "rude" word every other word. The cussy co-worker was so shocked he shut up.
Guest   Sat Feb 23, 2008 10:47 pm GMT
Swearing does not indicate a lack of vocabulary. What else can you say, for example, if you walk into a door besides "fucking hell!"?


ummm... "Oh dear how unpleasant a situation has just arisen"... yeah sure..
Guest   Sat Feb 23, 2008 11:36 pm GMT
How about "Yowww"?
Guest   Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:21 am GMT
those words sounded like a Spaniard who's having a bad day.