What are your observations on society and where it’s headed?

GretaZ

I think you are all on the right track. Chivalry is DEAD! Not for many older people, but for the younger generation. They are arogant (not all of them, so please don't take offence!), pushy, manners are non existent and they look at you like you are an Alien sometimes. I get frustrated by their manner too. My husband is disabled, and he gets very short tempered when they cut in of push their way through a shopping queue. We older people tend to let someone go in front on a supermarket queue if we have a lot and they only have a couple of items. Last week a young lady( I'm only 55 but I feel old sometimes) let me in front of her because I only had 2 items and she had a trolley full. I thanked her politely and she seemed surprised! Younger generation, don't be surprised when we thank you or apologise, it's the way we were brought up! We learnt to be polite and have manners at a young age and many of us still utilise them! Of course, there are also older people who seem to have forgotten the use of manners too! One elderly gentleman at a supermarket, pushed me out of the way when I was choosing something from the shelf. I turned and said"Excuse me would be nice". He just scowled at me, and stomped away like a two year old. Does everyone remember the saying, "Do unto others as you would have done to you"? When for me it's very relevant! I hope we learn to be more tolrant of the BULLETPROOF younger generation, but it's damn hard!