Sounds about right. For me, among strangers, it seems to be a higher proportion, especially the younger ones. Frankly, I'd just like to understand the reasoning behind not doing something so simple.
I can see this being a realistic reason. Manners are often taught by parents, but I'd figure that even common sense should tell someone to acknowledge the person holding open a door lol... Nope, I'm wrong.
At least according to my parents, I was exercising such manners at a very young age without explicitly being taught. Observation and replication of habits in childhood is very powerful.
It definitely depends on the average experience in your life and the people that surround you. Now kids aren't out interacting as much, because they are in their rooms all day playing video games. They are not being well socialized.
Also, schools are no longer respecting the parent like they used to and aren't teaching manners as strongly and in many cases they are subverting what they are learning at home, breaking down respect for them and elders in general
Then there's the news reporting 98% negative stuff, so kids just see thugs, rapists, war child molesters all the time, so respect for your elders has flown out the door, because they view most in a negative light.
That all went away when parents started to become combative when the community gets involved in helping raise the kids.Now a days,it doesn't matter what the kid does wrong,if it ain't yours you better step back or the parent will attack you
This is true; community-based raising of children used to be more of a tradition than it is now. The phrase "it takes a village to raise a child" has validity because children pick up habits from their environment, peers, etc.
Sure, it's not everyone and the reactions differ day to day. Most people acknowledge it positively and maybe a 1/3 are apathetic losers.
Sounds about right. For me, among strangers, it seems to be a higher proportion, especially the younger ones. Frankly, I'd just like to understand the reasoning behind not doing something so simple.
It's apathy derived from parents being too busy working to raise the kids. Apathy is growing with each generation.
I can see this being a realistic reason. Manners are often taught by parents, but I'd figure that even common sense should tell someone to acknowledge the person holding open a door lol... Nope, I'm wrong.
Common sense has to be made common in the home to become common. We are not unlike dogs who need to be trained.
At least according to my parents, I was exercising such manners at a very young age without explicitly being taught. Observation and replication of habits in childhood is very powerful.
It definitely depends on the average experience in your life and the people that surround you. Now kids aren't out interacting as much, because they are in their rooms all day playing video games. They are not being well socialized.
Also, schools are no longer respecting the parent like they used to and aren't teaching manners as strongly and in many cases they are subverting what they are learning at home, breaking down respect for them and elders in general
Then there's the news reporting 98% negative stuff, so kids just see thugs, rapists, war child molesters all the time, so respect for your elders has flown out the door, because they view most in a negative light.
There are also predictable generational cycles where certain generations are more likely to be disaffected than others.
The cycle makes sense, but it shouldn't exclude basic manners and courtesy. Those can still be taught and practiced.
That all went away when parents started to become combative when the community gets involved in helping raise the kids.Now a days,it doesn't matter what the kid does wrong,if it ain't yours you better step back or the parent will attack you
This is true; community-based raising of children used to be more of a tradition than it is now. The phrase "it takes a village to raise a child" has validity because children pick up habits from their environment, peers, etc.