I don't like finding fault with young people but we seem to have list something over the last twenty or so years. During the week my wife took the train to Dublin. It is close to an hour and a half from the Midlands to Dublin by train, when she boarded the train was overfull and there were no seats available. Standing room only. My wife was unhappy to see elderly people forced to stand on the train while a large number of seats were occupied by young people. A lot of them of student age. In our day, it was part of our culture to give up your seat if an older person needed it or had no seat. Not any more. It is sad to think that for all the educational opportunities young people have, simple courtesy and manners is no longer ingrained into their heads. Of course their parents are ultimately to blame for this situation. I appreciate that students are under great pressure to attain high marks in their studies but a little consideration for others costs nothing and will increase their feel good factor. And help those of us who are suffering from stiff and sore joints and who could do with a few minutes sitting down on the train.
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I dunno, perhaps younger people are a bit pissed off at us for leaving their planet in such a mess.
I let her know in no uncertain terms that she was in the wrong, given that she should have just taken a step to her left, but her response was, "I'm old, you young people should move out of my way", and she was totally shocked that someone had the temerity to pull her up on the fact that she literally just shoulder-barged someone out of her way when they were clearly struggling.
So yeah...it's not just young people with appalling manners and and lack of empathy. I propose a new category, which come in all ages: "assholes".
We are several generations on from all that and mainly for the better. Now the influence of urban gangsta and their invented language or principles is quite noticeable in modern society. I'm not sure there is a plan or anyone in control, but society overall is very different.
And still the (and I mean a large proportion, not the whole) population gets even more stupid than ever.
It gets a reaction.
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Politeness and not fucking kids is not the sole preserve of the elderly and the infirm.
Right leaning societal messages are also emboldening ye old upper class British cruelty that didn't seem so rife during the Labour years.