Why can't the English learn to speak?
I think the same applies everywhere, and even, to a point, applies in smaller groups. Some countries don't consider particular words to be swears, others do.
Of course, some crazy countries think Benedict Arnold, the backstabbing jerkwad, is a hero...
(and the battle lines have been drawn
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