Is Anything Really Taboo Anymore?

Why are some words taboo? It all boils down to societal values and peer morals. I can’t tell you the stories I heard in my high school…they’re too bizarre to repeat. Some other things I hear people say, I wonder to myself, WHY ARE THEY TALKING ABOUT THAT IN PUBLIC? Some things that should stay private are aired like laundry, and I really don’t need to see the dirty laundry, and especially not if I’m not asking about it!

While I realize that I can be kind of a prude sometimes, there are just some things that shouldn’t be talked about in public. Or ever.

One of the greatest things about working in a restaurant is that a lot of people tell you a lot about themselves, not only by how they treat you, but also what they literally tell you with their words. I can’t even begin to count how many times I’ve heard really cool stories, and also really weird ones.

There’s one cool couple comes into the restaurant sometimes, and the lady has really awesome quirky jewelry. One time I said something about it looking pretty, and she talked to me for easily ten minutes about how different colors meant different things, how amber is “her color” for a couple different reasons, and it was not only really fun to hear about this, but it was great seeing her talking about something she’s really into.

Back to taboo, though: please, please, please remember to not only have a mental-verbal filter, but USE IT, too. I don’t need to hear the story of your mother’s uncle’s sister’s cat’s nephew’s friend’s cousin’s scandal about how the fork ran away with the spoon.

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