Why in the world would any one feel it's OK to use cuss words when having a casual, non-confrontational conversation with a complete stranger?

Why in the world would any one feel it's OK to use cuss words when having a casual, non-confrontational conversation with a complete stranger?
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Some people think that this kind of language is the way everyone would talk if they just were free enough to. They don’t adhere to anyone else’s do’s and don’t’s. “Nobody’s gonna tell me how I ought to talk.”
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