Young people are easy to misjudge

I’m afraid manners and respect for one’s elders and public etiquette are things of a bygone era

So it would seem Steve.

It’s not always the case though….I’m only 20 but I have a lot of respect for the elder generations and quite often find myself humming the Damnbusters March in public :p LOL 😉 😉 😉

It’s probably because the polite youngsters usually keep themselves to themselves but the less polite ones seem to flaunt it…..and people tend to notice when someone is being less polite…..especially if they grew up as part of a generation which were brought up to respect people…..of course, that was the standard back then.

I’d love to experience life in Britain during the second world war, for example, not because of people being killed daily and food rationing (although that would probably do me the world of good 😉 LOL) but because I’d love to see first hand how the British people pulled together to achieve something extraordinary and lived with that respect for others…….and not to mention the Spitfires :p :p :p

I’m afraid manners and respect for one’s elders and public etiquette are things of a bygone era

Not with my 2, they are polite little charmers, well, most of the time, and they are both from divided families.
My stepson was a right git when I first got involved with his mum, he had tantrums and was really awful to his grandparents. Being in a stable relationship has really sorted him out, it just takes a bit of effort on the part of the parents. At first, I was in despair with his attitude and wondered what the hell he would be like as a teenager, now he is, it’s a different story, he may be a long haired Goth, but he’s a great kid, the teachers at his school love him too, they say he’s so polite and well mannered, things could change, but I doubt it. It also amazes me with his general knowledge of all sorts of things, I think he’ll go far.
My real son never seemed to suffer from a split relationship. Initially things were very bad between his mother and I, but we couldn’t see the point of carrying that on for anyones sake, so we shared him ever since.
He always said he quite liked the idea of having 2 homes and being able to go between them whenever he wanted. He got to be a bit of a sulky git in his early teens, but it wasn’t serious.
He just turned up from University on a whim a few days ago and we’ve had a great couple of days together, not only that, him and George are as thick as thieves, Jack has arranged for him to go and stay up at uni with him and go to Rock City, God help us.
The other thing that cracks me up is their relationship with my mother. She’s 90, but a right character, when I was their age I would dread having to visit aged relatives, but they both get on with her like a house on fire.
So there you have it, don’t condemn all teenagers, they’re not all bad.

I’m only 20, and i often feel that many people, of a wide range of ages, are somewhat lacking in general knowledge such as this, but also in more important fields such as manners, public etiquette and the like.

I’m afraid manners and respect for one’s elders and public etiquette are things of a bygone era

I’m only 20, and i often feel that many people, of a wide range of ages, are somewhat lacking in general knowledge such as this, but also in more important fields such as manners, public etiquette and the like.

I’ll leave it there before i go full steam into rant mode, but I will say Mr.Creosote, that this is surprising.