Swearing at work is particularly common in north of England, judge says

The judge said he was satisfied that ‘swearing should not be acceptable in a workplace’ but added that it was common everyday experience particularly in the north. Photograph: SDI Productions/Getty Images/iStockphoto

As every southerner knows, people from the north of England will not eat chips without gravy, insist on talking to every stranger they meet and often sport a flat cap when walking the whippet. But do they also swear more?

In an employment tribunal judgment that raises further questions about regional stereotypes, a judge has suggested that swearing in the workplace is particularly common in the north.