Q&A for How to Deal With a Cursing Person

Then just ignore it. Crazy people are everywhere, but a random cyclist cursing at you isn't even worth getting upset over.

Distance yourself from that person. If they ask you why, tell them it is because they won't stop cursing and you find it disrespectful. If they keep bothering you, or they're cursing in an inappropriate environment like at school, tell a teacher/adult.

Explain to your friend that when he curses at you, he is disrespecting you. Why would a friend do that?

Try something they could work towards. For example, every time they swear, they need to put money in a jar, and that might encourage them to work towards something positive.

Tell your parents. If it's your parents who are cursing at you, lovingly tell them that you understand what they are saying but you wish they would communicate with you without bad language. Tell them it hurts your feelings.

Confront him and tell him to speak more respectfully. If you know the boy, try to get in touch with his parents and let them know what he did and that you'd appreciate an apology.

Try to stop yourself before you swear. Try not to be around people who frequently swear.

If you've already expressed to the teacher that you find his or her language offensive, report the teacher. Tell an adult who has the authority to handle the situation.

Try to think about what you’re going to say before you say it. Don't just blurt things out. If you think things through before speaking, you're much less likely to accidentally curse.

Try explaining why you don't want them to use such language in front of your children.

Ignore them, and hopefully they will stop. Avoid them as much as possible. Imagine them as a crazy dog barking for no reason. If the person continues to act this way towards you and you feel threatened, contact the authorities.

It depends on what you mean by "work." They generally convey someone's feelings, but there are often better ways they could have expressed themselves.

After she has stopped, ask for a chat so you can tell her that you don’t like it when she swears. Or have someone come over and if she swears, have the friend tell her that that’s not nice thing to say to my friend. If all doesn’t work, tell your dad, an aunt or grandparents and ask them to intervene.

One of the ways to deal with an angry and disrespectful customer is to tell them calmly that you'll get someone else to help them and then go get help from the manager, or a job coach or whoever is in charge of you at work. If this is not possible, keep calm at all times and repeat that you hear their concern but that whatever it is they want is not possible until the manager arrives.