“Málaga Style Andalusian: Discovering the Least Swear-y City in Spain”

The people of Málaga, by nature, have a more than peculiar way of speaking, not just their Málaga-style Andalusian, with a thousand and one variants depending on the town you visit throughout the province. There are many of our own words, those that arise from our way of conversing with friends or family, but without a doubt there is also tacos, although in the city they are not used as regularly as in other provinces.

And it is that according to a study carried out by the platform Preplywhich is in charge of online language learning, ensures that Málaga It is one of the cities that use the least swear words in their day to day with an average of about seven tacos per person, below the average of 9 and far from the head they occupy Santa Cruz of Tenerife (16), Granada (13) o The Coruña (12). It is true that over time, Spanish has become a less formal language day after day, especially in recent decades, and the use of swear words is part of this evolution.

This report analyzes the origins and uses of swear words in Spain, and responds to aspects such as the places and situations where the most swear words are said or those cases in which we avoid speaking badly. According to the survey carried out, the Spanish say a average of nine tacos a day, a lower figure than the average of other countries such as the United States (21), Poland (19), the United Kingdom (10) or Germany (10). On the other hand, in countries like Italy (9) or Brazil (7), the average is equal to or lower than that of Spain.

To determine which areas swear the most in Spain, the study collected how often tacos are used daily in different areas of the country. Thus, the results show that Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Granada and La Coruña-Oleiros-Arteixo are the Spanish territories that use the most cues every day, with an average of 16, 13 and 12 swear words per day respectively. For their part, Las Palmas (5), Alicante-Elche, Valencia, Cádiz, Seville and Málaga (7) are the areas that use the least amount of heels.

At the same time, they have released some interesting data such as that the results show that the men use swear words more frequently (10.41 times a day) than women women (7.86 times a day). On the other hand, the younger generations are more likely to swear: on average, Spaniards between the ages of 16 and 24 say about 11.64 swear words a day, compared to those surveyed over 55, who use obscene words 4, 25 times a day.

The complete list of the cities that say the most tacos in Spain

1. Santa Cruz de Tenerife (with 16 rude words per day)
2. Granada (13)
3. A Coruña – Oleiros- Arteixo (12)
4. Oviedo – Gijón – Avilés (11)
5. Murcia – Orihuela (11)
6. Palma (10)
7. Vigo (10)
8. Barcelona (10)
9. Madrid (9)
10. Zaragoza (9)
11. Valladolid  (8)
12. San Sebastian (8)
13. Bilbao (8)
14. Málaga (7)
15. Sevilla (7)
16. Cadiz (7)
17. Valencia (7)
18. Alicante-Elche (7)
19. The Palms (5)