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By: Leoni Billina
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Germans use the most swear words behind the wheel. © Imago
A current survey shows how often and where Germans swear - and who their anger is directed at. Nuremberg ends up in the top 10 in the curse frequency ranking.
Nuremberg - There is probably no one who never does it: swearing. How liberating it can be to vent your anger or frustration verbally - it's annoying, of course, and it gets out of hand. However, this is not the case with Germans, according to a current survey by the language learning portal Preply on the subject of swear words. 1,500 people in the 20 most populous cities in Germany were surveyed. Nuremberg made it into the top 10 in this ranking.
In contrast to the British and Americans, Germans swear relatively little
Germans swear on average 9.5 times a day. Compared to the Brits, who swear 10.46 times a day, and the Americans, who use a whopping 21 swear words a day, that's still pretty low. Dresden is where people swear the most: with almost 18 swear words per day, that's twice as often as the national average. The people of Bochum, on the other hand, use their foul language sparingly: with an average of seven curses per day, they are at the bottom of the rankings. Nuremberg “makes it” to seventh place, together with Munich.
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Germans prefer to swear in their cars
It is not surprising that, according to the survey, Germans prefer to swear behind the wheel. Almost 33 percent of those surveyed said they insulted other road users to their heart's content in the car. And women are even more likely than men: women are around twice as likely to use swear words behind the wheel as men. Germans agree on the question of where it is best to refrain from verbal insults: over half said they do not swear in front of their superiors or children.
According to the survey, Germans' curses are mostly directed at themselves. Almost 27 percent of those surveyed said they mainly cursed themselves, and 25 percent said that their curses were usually not directed at any specific person.
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