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In reply to the discussion: Are kids today ruder and more disrespectful than they were in the past? [View all]Tikki
(14,563 posts)29. No, not necessarily...Depends on how you are with them...
Back in the late '70's we were in our late twenties. We started going to punk rock shows in the LA clubs because
we liked this newly emerging sound.
The young ones would come up to us and ask us why we were there.
Straight answer.."We really liked the music". They just wanted to know we cared about what they cared about.
These kids were some of the nicest, most respectful to us we had ever encountered.
We pretty much learned that the generations respond to each other in a respectful way if they know you
are genuinely in their corner and if you don't trivialize them and if you treat them with respect.
The Tikkis
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Maybe. Unfortunately, with all the back stabbers, cheats, etc., in society it might be a good
Hoyt
Feb 2013
#11
i don't see that as turning into more rude, more like just a change in culture, less formality
JI7
Feb 2013
#23
Socialized very differently. Some ways for the better, some for the worse.
Egalitarian Thug
Feb 2013
#20
I think people in general are ruder and more disrespectful than they were in the past
slackmaster
Feb 2013
#31