Interesting. My original comment (above) was
You could probably do it in the US. In Canada, nobody would likely say anything but they'd all walk away shaking their heads and rolling their eyes a bit.
I note that where the comments of approbation (along with some of disapprobation) come from, is in the US. Different national sense of propriety I guess.
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