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Treating all vulgarity as if it is a foreign language works well too. One day in Jamaica a 'citizen' started saying vile things to me, but since they were only vile in Jamaica, I laughed at him. He could not understand why a young, blond girl was laughing while being called the most insulting thing that a Jamaican could say. Luckily I was sitting in a Land Rover with the windows up and the door locked, or I might not have been so brave!

Another observation on 'foul' language. It really is like a second language. It can seem ubiquitous in a person's dialogue - even to the point of being inserted within syllables of words. Then the same person speaks around someone who will not tolerate such words -- a date's parent, a prospective employer, for example, and all of a sudden the foul words disappear.

It all comes down to a matter of respect and disrespect.
If I had young children in today's world, I would just a)expect vulgarity-free language from them and their friends and b) I would teach them that those who have to resort to such language are being disrespectful and showing a very limited approach to all that life has to offer.