Are manners becoming extinct?

[gmi3804]

It is normal.

It's arguably the most normal thing that exists.

 

[leahgoogle]

I was in Menards yesterday and what looked like a middle school aged boy inadvertently cut me off at the end of an aisle. He said, "Oh, I'm sorry. Excuse me". He was so polite. All is not lost.

 

[mjkacmom]

Maybe it’s an American thing. Not an issue here in my area in Canada at all that I see. And I’m surrounded by this age group.

Have you tried putting your kids in sports or theatre?

Not an American thing where I am, I have five 20 something’s with very large active friend groups, multiple ones. HS friends, college friends, work friends, when they come home I regularly have literally dozens of friends at my house, the night before thanksgiving there were 50 of them here. Now that they’re all adults their friend groups sometimes combine and they all go out together (I do have 2 living down the shore in NJ so summers mean a lot of socializing).

 

[mjkacmom]

IKR? Maybe sex is just mindless fun to some people, and others want it to “mean something,” for reasons known only to them. Who am I to judge what someone wants out of it?

Eh, both have their place.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

I was in Menards yesterday and what looked like a middle school aged boy inadvertently cut me off at the end of an aisle. He said, "Oh, I'm sorry. Excuse me". He was so polite. All is not lost.

His parents obviously bought their house cheap, paid a low interest rate and that kid's not even thinking of having teen sex for fun yet.

 

[CdnCarrie]

Not an American thing where I am, I have five 20 something’s with very large active friend groups, multiple ones. HS friends, college friends, work friends, when they come home I regularly have literally dozens of friends at my house, the night before thanksgiving there were 50 of them here. Now that they’re all adults their friend groups sometimes combine and they all go out together (I do have 2 living down the shore in NJ so summers mean a lot of socializing).

I keep hearing about how young people aren't good with face to face interactions, screens blah blah blah.

Maybe said poster could come to one of my kids next parties and explain to them that they are all supposed to be home behind their screens.

Not sure if people witness one thing, or read one article and just assume the whole generation is this way? I don't get it. Why post something that is so easily discredited by people with teens/college kids?

 

[Starport Seven-Five]

I recently got (falsely) accused of projecting a horrendous position on someone. Thankfully multiple people defended me from that shameful accusation. The next time I saw the accuser they acted like nothing happened. Didn't even get an apology. Manners really are going extinct.

 

[TippyThomas]

I recently got (falsely) accused of projecting a horrendous position on someone. Thankfully multiple people defended me from that shameful accusation. The next time I saw the accuser they acted like nothing happened. Didn't even get an apology. Manners really are going extinct.

I agree. An apology or some sort of acknowledgement should have taken place. Not surprised it didn't though to be honest.

 

[Starport Seven-Five]

I agree. An apology or some sort of acknowledgement should have taken place. Not surprised it didn't though to be honest.

I really don’t care. Just thought that post would be a funny addition to the thread.

 

[TippyThomas]

I really don’t care. Just thought that post would be a funny addition to the thread.

It is a pretty funny addition so at least we have that.