Do We Curse Too #$%@ing Much? Some Say What Used To Be Taboo, Isn't Anymore

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Have you noticed more people cursing in public -- no matter who's around?

More and more New Yorkers are taking notice and some say it has gone too far.

Angelique Serrano, 12, and Amanda Torres, 14, told CBS 2's Cindy Hsu on Wednesday they hear it all the time.

"They say the N-word, they say the F-word and stuff," Serrano said.

"I don't think it's appropriate either because a lot of kids are around and they're going to get used to those words," Torres said.

It's everywhere -- from the subway to the playground to very loud cell phone calls.

"It's New York, everybody curses. It's just a formal language everybody has in them," Manhattan resident Nichelly Pena said.

"It's just the way it is. It used to be taboo, not anymore," added Fred Haghighi of Newark, N.J.

While many people say they let it go, Dinah Day, who is an etiquette expert, speaks up.

"I will say in the subway, I will say on a bus, 'I'm sorry I'm finding that offensive. Could you keep your voice down' or 'That really bothers me,' or 'There are children on the bus,'" Day said.

Fernando Benitez said now that he's in college, he's trying to cut down on the swearing.

"You don't notice it until somebody tells you, like you just cursed," Benitez said.

Jeff Brain with The Family Foundation School, which caters to at-risk teens, said the school banned cursing. He said while today's kids are exposed to it all over the place, parents need to take control and watch their own language.

"My advice is to set standards and model it. You need to be ready to practice what you preach and if you do it as a family, it's going to be much more effective," Brain said.

Maia Torres is only 9 months old and already her parents are worried.

"I think my biggest fear is her going to daycare and coming home with a letter. Maia said such and such," said Torres' mother, Giselle.

Her father, Kevin, said his little girl will grow up in this generation where anything goes and he's ready to lead by example.

"Well, it's everywhere. You can't avoid it. Just don't repeat it," Kevin Torres said.

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