When I challenge their opinions, they sometimes respond by belittling me. This is not because my arguments don't hold water, but because I am younger than them, they arrogantly think that they are more educated, wise, and informed than I am in every possible way. If their social media activities are any indication, this is not always the case. I believe in the principle of respecting my elders, but now this must be earned. I will not give it to you automatically.
Showing posts with label etiquette. Show all posts
Showing posts with label etiquette. Show all posts
Thursday, November 30, 2017
You are an insolent young man
The other day I wrote a short post about the imminent legalisation of same sex marriage in Australia, and the chronological snobbery that helped bring it about. I was brought up to respect my elders, and respect their maturity and life experience. Chronological snobbery was unheard of. That is why it's disappointing to see other adults who are older than I am uncritically embrace new ways of thinking just because they are new, just like younger generations seem to do.
Friday, May 15, 2015
Soap and water
It wasn't all that long ago that swearing was considered highly offensive. Now it seems this is changing. Some words that a few years back were considered to be expletives have now come into common usage.
It's fitting that Amanda Dunn observes that some newspapers have a more liberal attitude to swearing than others. Without naming names, The Age, in which this article was printed, clearly has a liberal policy towards printing profanity.
If this reflects changing societal attitudes, then I would suggest that it is also reflected in the lack of courtesy and respect that some people show to others these days.
Think of people who don't even apologise when they accidentally bump someone in public, or don't wait for passengers to alight from a train carriage before they get on it, don't bother to reply to invitations to events or turn up to them late, and using text messages to communicate with someone rather than talking with them directly if the subject matter is difficult.
Either these problems are becoming worse, or I'm becoming more aware of them as I get older. Whatever the case, it's something to ponder.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/why-theres-more-fing-profanity-these-days-20150515-gh1mgu
It's fitting that Amanda Dunn observes that some newspapers have a more liberal attitude to swearing than others. Without naming names, The Age, in which this article was printed, clearly has a liberal policy towards printing profanity.
If this reflects changing societal attitudes, then I would suggest that it is also reflected in the lack of courtesy and respect that some people show to others these days.
Think of people who don't even apologise when they accidentally bump someone in public, or don't wait for passengers to alight from a train carriage before they get on it, don't bother to reply to invitations to events or turn up to them late, and using text messages to communicate with someone rather than talking with them directly if the subject matter is difficult.
Either these problems are becoming worse, or I'm becoming more aware of them as I get older. Whatever the case, it's something to ponder.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/why-theres-more-fing-profanity-these-days-20150515-gh1mgu
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