What has happened in our society to basic manners, courtesy, kindness, towards others. There seems to be a dec

Answer 1

There has been since the late 50's with the sexual revolution started.
People stopped respecting themselves and each other.

Answer 2

Ok i hear this a lot especially with people of older generations. The fact of the matter is, that it is not that all these things are in decline it is that they are merely changing. Old things that were considered rude are now accepted as other things are now rude. Things that were considered bad manners 300 years ago are done so often it would make people of those day's heads spin. Etiquette like language changes as time progresses and even though there are people who break the new manners, like talking on a cell phone at the movies, people seem to ignore the other 150 people who aren't doing it. Yet somehow less then 1% is considered a pattern. Yes you likely see more people being what you consider rude because you don't want to update your etiquette or maybe you see more people now then you did or even just notice it more then you did. I notice a lot more people being mostly polite and kind as opposed to being mean and purposefully offensive. In certain places it may vary but don't judge everyone based upon something you notice "where you live" because there are other places in this world that are different.
Well there's my two cents.
-JayStander

Answer 3

Well, let me say that manner start with early childhood. Parents today may know how to properly change diapers, how to take a temp, how to teach a child to ride a bike, BUT when it comes to teaching moral values and discipline the parents of today fail BIG TIME!!!I feel the reason for this is that parents want to be their child`s friend rather than their parent....When this occurs the children will feel adults are on the same level as them and they can act anyway they choose and say whatever they want. My neighbor`s child is like this, she`s constantly telling people, ( adults mainly) what they can do and what they can`t. She tells my kids that they can`t ride their four wheelers until they are sixteen, she tells me I`m an unfit parent....and she`s only 9, how bold, how rude, years ago she would have gotten a spanking a sent home....but today she has more rights than I do. She has the right to be rude to me, and I have to sit there and take it.

Answer 4

There has been an incredible decline in manners and common courtesy. Manners begin at home and it is quite evident that parents are no longer teaching their children even the very basics of etiquette and courtesy. It is a truly sad reflection on our society.

Answer 5

I find in relatively small groups of people who are acquainted with one another, courtesy is still usually in place, but public rudeness is definitely on the rise, especially with younger individuals, and I believe movies and television have much to do with it. I regularly see people on TV being unacceptably rude yet in context it is treated as proper. This especially with children where the young actor is being an insufferable brat, yet the parent often seems not even to notice, let alone discipline the little monster. Children see this and take it as a role model, and frankly so do parents. Caring, loving, involved parents are considered boring, so they are usually not depicted, and then over time people come to believe being a lousy parent is proper. The result is parents who feel guilty if they impart proper discipline - including proper manners - and kids who wind up ill mannered brats who grow up to be ill mannered louts.

Answer 6

Uh, are you decrease than the impression that there became right into a while in the previous while those issues have been consumer-friendly? examine the books of Jane Austen, working example. That became right into a pair of centuries in the past, and those features have been fantastically uncommon. In different words, all and sundry, because previously Socrates has asked what you're asking. that is as a results of fact human beings take the admonisions of the previous as descriptions of certainly habit. sure, human beings are transforming into to be rather louder, and for a on a similar time as cussing has lost its tabooness. yet kindness, courtesty, compassion, and manners have been by no capacity consumer-friendly. In some techniques, they are extra consumer-friendly now than ever previously. there have been consistently human beings excluded from the advantages of the above previously. much less so now. human beings being bossy, hateful, ungrateful, and impolite have been problems as long as there have been people.

Answer 7

All to often I go to a store or a restaurant and the cashier says: "you'll all set" or "here's your change" or something similar to that. Forcing ME as the CUSTOMER to say "thank you" when in fact THEY should be the one saying "thank you." This is especially so with younger people more than any other age group. I want to be acknowledged for gratitude in taking my business to their establishment.

Then there are grumpy cashiers who feel like I am doing them a favor by being at their establishment. Honestly, I would probably spend more in certain places if the cashier were a bit more on the friendly side. I hope that retail/restaurant managers and cashiers read this and take some positive action on this!

Answer 8

It begins in the home. Parents indulge their children in every way, causing the child to feel the world must revolve around him. This has created a 'me first' generation, which, in turn, produces no manners. Manners are the result of caring for the feelings of, and respecting others. 'Me first' children have been cheated of the ability to show this concern. And those of that generation continue to grow up into rude adults!

Answer 9

I believe people must have stopped teaching their kids to respect others. Every time I go out in public, I cannot believe how rude people can be. I think manners are the examples our parents are supposed to teach and that quit a long time ago for most people.

Answer 10

I completely agree with you and the first three above me! Now what the H*** can we do about it.? It helps to teach your own children properly but the numbers of people that do that are now in the minority. We are digressing back to the cave man days. Behaving like animals. It is so depressing and disgusting.