My grandmother is:

[Henry]

I never knew either of my grandmothers, only meeting one briefly at age 5 before she passed on, but my maternal aunts (all 3 of them) were very Fundamentalist Christian. Nothing stronger than "darn" (or "dern" as the southern pronunciation goes) ever left their lips in my presence.

The interesting thing was that they had all led very colorful lives before they hit age 30 or so, and became very religious when they settled down. They NEVER told me the details (not even my mom would tell me), but they way my mom spoke of it, it seemed like they had some really wild times. (However, the definition of "wild" in the 1940's and 50's is probably a bit different from today.)

 

[EricNoah]

This is an off-topic poll ... unless it goes into the appropriate forum. Hold on to your hats as we move over to Meta!

 

[Dinkeldog]

My grandma is about the same as Eric's, but I tend to tone myself down even more around her.

 

[Bagpuss]

First, you should have allowed multiple choice since most folks have two grandmothers. Second you have no option for DEAD, which I am sure is true of some people on this board.

 

[Number47]

In my post, I said "favorite" grandmother. Asking people if their grandma is dead is just rude.

 

[kingpaul]

In my post, I said "favorite" grandmother. Asking people if their grandma is dead is just rude.

True, but there are those of us who have lost both grandmothers. In fact, I was born with 2 of my great-grandmothers still alive; they have also passed on.

 

[Hand of Evil]

Mine was about the same as Eric's but there would be a lot of stuff I would not say in front of her but she would surprise me with what she would say in front of me!

 

[Deset Gled]

One of my grandmothers has Alzhiemer's. While she may once have at least attempted to be rather proper, she has since lost a lot of the ability to tell what it appropriate in social situations. You could probably talk to her like a drunken sailor and she wouldn't notice.

The other grandmother is doing quite fine. I don't know how she would react to casual swearing, but I would probably try and maintain rules similar to Eric's grandmother around her out of respect alone.

 

[The Sigil]

My grandmother is dead.

My other grandmother? Dead.

So what should I vote for?

--The Sigil

 

[diaglo]

my paternal grandmother swore in Danish to prevent us from understanding.

now the only Danish i know i can't say in polite company in Denmark. my grandfather in Tugalog.

my parents and older siblings did the same in Turkish. ditto with the results.

i do it in French or British

my poor nephews and nieces can swear with the best of them now and get away with murder.

pretty much like on this board.