Decadence started when we said goodbye to propriety, and not only did we modify, but also bastardised our use of swear words, especially towards our children. Once upon a time, if you do something warranting rebuke, mom or dad will tell you something like: "Hey! Demaa nyeff sa tulliwaan bi deh."
As crude as it sounds, it is just a decorative way to say: "I'll slap you" - "Tulliwaan bi" according to my Olof guru means eardrum and "nyeff" means to beat. Now people like me don't even euphemise what we want to say, we go straight to the point, like: "dema lifin sa...." you know the rest.
So, the sooner we realise that kids imitate what adults do, and that the generation after us is going to be but a consequence of what we raised, the better for generations to come.
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