Taboo

Why are so many things common to me and you
Not to be spoken about, considered taboo?

written October 9, 2021
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Krutsinger Avatar
October 11, 2021 at 10:47 AM
I have no idea; I am not good at recognizing what is taboo.
Hankins Avatar
October 11, 2021 at 7:13 PM
Me neither, actually. Sometimes I put my foot in my mouth and say something that is taboo; then, I'm startled when someone points it out. I once told a dirty joke (which didn't seem dirty to me at all!) at a ladies' luncheon. They were very forgiving!
Bauer Avatar
October 9, 2021 at 1:16 PM
well said, milton!
Hankins Avatar
October 9, 2021 at 7:49 PM
Thank you, Ilene. Interesting, isn't it?
Leffanta Avatar
October 9, 2021 at 10:28 AM
Soup censorship training programme?
Leffanta Avatar
October 10, 2021 at 11:13 AM
When Uncle Sam sent me to Germany, I quickly learnt that Germans consider a fart to be a natural function of the body, hence not worthy of comment nor apology since everyone does it. Travel certainly broadens the mind!
Hankins Avatar
October 9, 2021 at 10:56 AM
I don't think so, Rico. The thought just entered my crazy mind, and I jotted it down. I think it's true, though. Why are we so reluctant to talk about experiences that are so common? Why, for example, is it considered crass to fart??? So much so, that for a long time the word was banned in all of "polite" society....
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