Swearing is all around us. Most of us express our anger, discontent, funny interactions, and other life and work moments infused with a few colorful words that can further provoke ... or illicit laughter.

Except, that some of us don't swear. It's just not our thing.

I'm not here to tell you whether it is right or wrong, but I did want to share a few small experiences that taught me that the underlying judgements about it can often prevent us from truly listening and learning from those that have a different communication approach than our own.