Years ago and even when I was a kid (in the 80's) we all had so much more respect for people, we were afraid of our parents and authority. I think its alot to do with the "sue em" culture, kids should be taught from a young age whats right and wrong. My parents were great, I wish now that I had appreciated it at the time!
2006-12-06 22:09:43 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
yes Declan in 30 years this great country has gone down to the depths and it is lack of respect for the other person but legislation stops you from correcting your children and as an elder i look at today's society with a lot of sadness
2006-12-06 22:38:45 · answer #1 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Society in this country is breaking down. My mother is a teacher and im fed up of hearing about how she and other members of the faculty have been verbally or even physically abused by parents denying the fact that their kids are out of control. I don't know where this has came from, you can see it in public, kids are allowed to run around and even swear back at their parents.
Children need discipline and boundaries, otherwise they will just run riot. When i got into trouble as a child I got smacked. It IS NOT child abuse! I have grew up into a normal person with no psychological hang-ups and enjoy a close relationship with both parents.
2006-12-07 09:27:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think that all kids are to blame- we should have some sympathy for those who behave appropriately and who conduct proper manners and give credit to them. its the rest who intend to spoil it for the good ones and act as if they own the place. it reflects badly on their so-called image. and yes i agree back in the 80s, even though it was a somewhat bad period in Britain and of which was the decade that i was born in, the likes of myself and many others had more respect and were taught manners by our older peers. the things kids get up to today regarding bad mouthing their elders and things like that were things you could never get away with back then. kids- or to be more precise teens now have it all too easy, whilst the adults have to endure bad behaviour from that very few. a mere slap on the wrist is not good enough. its about time the immature ones were given a lesson on manners, respect and other forms of social etiquette.
2006-12-07 08:07:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
True, respect seems to be a forgotten thing...not only kids don't have a clue...its everywhere, I was shopping yesterday, and a woman was yelling at a sales person because the item she wanted was sold out. She was so disrespectful to this girl. There was nothing the girl could do but apologize and stand there and take this "crap". My parents were very strict and I learned respect, manners, and how to be fair.
2006-12-07 06:29:33 · answer #4 · answered by Kipper 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I totally agree with you. I brought my children up as a single parent, but it was instilled in them to be respectful of people and polite. They have grown up to be two wonderful adults and my grandaughter has the same values. I know I did my best by them and my values are continuing into another generation. Long may it continue.
2006-12-07 08:18:05 · answer #5 · answered by Somer 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
agree, there is no respect from youths today, not all of them but the majority. my son is 19 and i have raised him with the same values i was brought up with. He has respect and is a lovely lad. i know others his age that have no respect, think it has to do with abolishing corporal punishment in schools, i.e. the cane, or slipper. they know they can do or say anything these days and not be punished. bring back the cane and give the little fuc*kers a whack.
2006-12-07 06:15:44 · answer #6 · answered by sharon f 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes totally agree. My parents scared me stupid. And as for the local police, if you misbehaved, you got a smack round the head! If they did that now, they'd end up in court.
Today's society is a joke. There are no boundaries any more.
2006-12-07 06:22:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I fear for society. George Orwell seemed to predict it well enough. People have to change within themselves, but when government is hell bent on denying teachers, the police and the general public the right to uphold all that is decent, then we are in real trouble.
2006-12-07 06:14:26 · answer #8 · answered by I'm Sparticus 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
i think that it's a two way street-- parents have lower expectations of their kids now, so they didn't insist on their kids learning some ettiquette.
maybe it's from parents who grew up in the "Me" decade (1970s) who haven't learned how to teach their kids to have concern and respect for others.
2006-12-07 07:45:46 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you my friend,but only like minded people think as we do.The rest seem to think an attitude is the best way forward. Parents can't even be approached these days without them wanting to fight you over their little angel.
2006-12-07 06:28:10 · answer #10 · answered by David 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋