what problem with UK teenagers?

Question

teenagers speak loudly in library, play music loudly on bus, break wine bottles everywhere, destroy the glass of bus stop, split chewing gum everywhere even the airport toilet, abuse people, getting drunk..., is this everything good for UK? or is it serious? when this generation become the main trunk of UK, will UK be better than now?

to Tez
maybe u can stand for those teenagers because u call its normal, horrible thinking makes horrible culture

to the other reasonable repliers
thanks a lot from u guys i think uk isnt hopeless at all, cheers

I've been to north Europe and in a train cabin saw a teenager asked his younger brother to be SILENT,
I went to Japan and saw people so polite and streets were so clean... but I wonder why no such nice things here? (wouldn't it good if so?)

Answer 1

My home country is England but I haven't lived there since 2004. From my memory, I can honestly say that UK teenagers are some of the worst behaved young adults I have ever seen. I've travelled all over the world and in the UK is where I've encountered some of the most ignorant behaviour from teenagers. I was far from perfect when I was that age but Inever did some of the crap they seem to like doing now. I think it is a matter of self respect, lack of discipline and a need to prove themselves to their peers. The latter being the biggest issue, I feel. Every teenager needs to feel accepted and like they belong to a group. It's also a time when they're discovering who they are and they start learning on a more major scale about boundaries (or lack of). Up until 2004 I had lived in England all my life (I'm 30) and I had never seen anyone give up their seat on a bus for an elderly person or anything like that. Although your question does seem to generalise and pigeon-hole all teenagers, I have yet to see any evidence to the contrary. In my home town all the teenagers I encountered were bitter and angry young people who would rather sneer and spit at you rather than flash you a smile. If you moved on to better things and got out and on with your life you were scolded and called a snob. If you showed any sense of ambition or social conscience you made yourself a candidate for a good kicking. Teenagers need to let go of the fear of being rejected by their so-called friends and realise that it isn't a crime or a weakness to show friendliness, courtesy or a need for something better. Good question, some very interesting answers.

Answer 2

I think this is a serious issue. Its not good enough to say my kids don't behave like that. The truth is this is terrible. I have observed this extremely bad behaviour for so long and I just worried that the UK government and people may not realise how bad it is. One time I travelled on a train, there was a very pretty set of twins(8+)on board and their little brother. I watched them do their home work and generally conduct themselves in a pleasing manner, The a group of boys ( teenagers) got on board. They disrupted the train. They were loud and rude to the other kids. I noticed that the girls were really scared. The little boy was even shaking. One of the twins had to put her arms on his shoulder. I tried to engage the girls and their brother in a conversation to take their minds off the unruly behaviour. We chatted for a while and I was glad to see them get off at the next stop. I was pregnant with my daughter at that time and I pictured her in similar circumstance. I must say hooliganism is terrible and that's what the kids are turning towards.

Answer 3

I believe that part of the answer lies with the the youngsters not having much ambition. A lot leave school with poor education and no idea what type of work they are interested in. Some want instant fame for the sake of being famous without the desire to work hard. Maybe more YTS schemes should be made available for those less gifted to learn a trade, to keep them off the streets and out of trouble. This new generation of youngsters seem to have little ambition in achievement and choose poor role models to look up to

Answer 4

UK teenagers are the worst, most crass, violent, unfriendly and have no ambition or interest in doing anything good in life. I grew up there and it was hell.

I have been around the world and European and American teenagers are not like this. I am only 21 and i have witnessed firsthand what they are like and have been personally victimised and attacked for working hard, having nice things and actually trying to be a good person.

I live in the US now and have no problems here. No sneering, mean mugging or aggression and everyone my age is friendly and nice to me.

The English have a serious problem. There is no discipline anywhere, i mean it, parents don't care, envy well behaved and talented people from other nationalities, try to bully you, vandalise your car. Not a nice or friendly.country to live in. No one wants to work hard and achievement means nothing.

This is what happens when morals are not taught, dumbing down a whole country and letting social anarchy rule.

Answer 5

I spend two years in the UK, and I must say I have never seen anything like it.... was shocked how badly your kids behave, spitting in the street, screaming bumping in to old people on the bus .....the list goes on and on...Please UK do something about it. You are giving a really bad image to the rest of the world I would be ashamed! So glad I am back in Africa!

Answer 6

That is only a minority of teenagers, there are plenty of decent teenagers, I should know I am a volunteer with a youth organisation for 13-20 year olds. The thing is we only see the bad things and hardly ever the good.

Answer 7

it is incredibly trouble-free to get a knife those days- basically grab one out of your kitchens draw or something as harmless as a sharpener blade. just about something would be as risky as a knife from almost each room. i think the easiness of basically having to push your hand into somebody the place there is so little noise that does no longer make you leap in comparison to a Gun would. in case you have a gun it is greater high priced and yet you will sense the comparable sense of skill you will sense as much as a donning a knife. it is that 'protection' 'protection' of something that'll look when you against muggers and rapists on the streets...that's a huge difficulty interior the united kingdom those days.

Answer 8

i am a teen my self i am 17 been there done stuff like that got drunk abuseing people witch i am sorry 4 but but there is a lot more gun crime and stuff like that round and u will never be able to change the teens in the uk

Answer 9

Hey!! im 24 so i dont count, but not ALL teenagers are like that... Yes there are plenty of idiots around that really make me feel ashamed to be english sometimes but you get youths like that everywere.. Unfortunatley it is just human nature that some people turn out to be complete idiots and dont know right from wrong....

And there is nothing wrong with loud music, you just need to realise when is the write and wrong time to play it.

Peace

Answer 10

i've lived in many different countries and it's so bad here in the UK. and what shocks me is that nobody, and i mean NOBODY stands up to them and you can see they're scared of them! it just seems so wrong and sad. I won't be staying in the UK. although not all teens are like that, the teens of today are the future of tomorrow and it don't look like much of a future!