Expression lang

I have heard young men and women talk to each other in different places - the mall, inside the jeep, inside the school, at the canteen, and so many other places. One thing I noticed is a lot of them curse. They curse a lot, say bad words no matter what mood they are in. They curse when they're happy - "S--t! I won the contest!", when disappointed - "Ta-----! Di ko nakita crush ko ngayon!", when excited - "S--! Ganda ng bag!" and especially when angry or even just a little irritated. I even see ladies flash the finger to their friends. About 2 years ago, I sent two students to the Student Affairs Office because they placed bad words in the presentations I required them to do. When I confronted one of the students, he did not even know what he did wrong! There are ladies and gentlemen who are dressed so nicely in their uniforms but when you hear them talk, they're full of unpalatable words. One morning in a jeep, on my way to school with my two kids, three very pretty girls, very sosyal, were talking loudly and every sentence they speak were laced with p------- or s--- or f--- words. I was so tempted to cover my children's ears but it was impossible to do so I told my kids, loud enough so the girls can hear me, "Mga anak, huwag nyong tutularan yung mga salita nila ha! Hindi magandang pakinggan di ba? Mga masasamang salita kasi mga yun!" My kids answered, equally loud, "Opo!" The girls stopped talking.

What happened here? Do their parents know how dirty mouthed their kids have become? Or do these kids only curse when in the company of friends? Do they think that saying bad words make them "cool"? I talked to one teenager one time after I heard her saying the s--- word when I gave her grades. I looked at her grade and realized that it is relatively high. So I asked her why she needed to curse. She answered me that it was just an expression. She said she doesn't mean anything by it. What exactly are they expressing? Feelings that are likened to bowel movement? What's alarming is they say these things subconsciously. This means they are never corrected so it comes out automatically whatever and however they are feeling.

Some young men I talked to said that although they say bad words themselves, they find it a turn off when they hear young women cursing. I told them that its the same with young women, they think men who curse are cads. But the point is, young men and women today have gotten used to coarse languages. They do not mind anymore if they hear bad words spoken by friends. They now think its normal. But its not.

Whatever happened to washing one's mouth with soap when an older person hears you speak a bad word?