Taboo[tuh-boo, ta-] prohibited or excluded from use or practice.
My grandmother would speak Spanish in front of me so that I would not be able to understand what the adults were discussing. We are from a small island country, a sheltered life is expected. Still, we were not a fearful family and when I moved to America to live with my mother I was emersed into a decadent culture. I am 36 and just now re-emerging from culture shock. I have learned a great deal ab out sex, drugs, alcohol, crime and most importantly myself. I have developed a taste for American vice in moderation and acquired a hatred for trends. I do not intend to seduce you into any cult-ish sub-cultures or perversions, not that you a sheepish. I am only telling of me and my life in America.
