manners and decorum

[j.sabourn]

As one gets older, one remembers life as a kid, even though cant remember what you did last week. Being afraid of the dark, think most kids suffer this, today a light is left on for them, in our day someone blew out the candle to save on costs. My father used to say Children should be seen and not heard, today little jimmy is going non stop and interrupting others conversation and told how cute he is by doting parents, in our day would have got a clip along the ear. The manners and decorum of some kids leave a lot to be desired today, and we see the results when they grow up and continue to spread their ideas of child education to their own sprogs. Is a never ending circle which gets bigger every generation. All these social workers on how to bring up children never saw the old way, which had a better rate of success than todays poofter methods. Cheers JS

[Doc Vernon]

I will certainly Echo your Post JS.
I know we are old Codgers and do complain a lot about things ,but just where has all the good manners gone as far as the Young ones are concerned.
All gone out the Window and we just have to put up with it all!
Sad to say the least!
As you mention as Kids we were taught to be seen bit not heard!
Not saying that we could not talk,but at the correct time and place was the order of the day!

I have the greatest respect for Parents when one goes out and see that the Children are well behaved ,but sadly it is becoming a rarity nowdays!
Cheers

Codgety old fella ! LOL Me that is !

[Doc Vernon]

Moved to its own Thread
Cheers

[happy daze john in oz]

It is not just rug rats that are a problem, any one under about 25 is the same. No manners, no decorum and a strong belief that the world owes them all they have and more. Without the phone in their hands they are unable to communicate and if they do speak it is 'like' or 'whatever' or 'ya know'.
Our feral gov has suddenly realized that some of the people going into teacher education are not suited to it and that is why the younger generation are the way they are. In future all prospective teaching students will. as is the case with nursing students, undergo a phycology test to see if they are suitable for the task. Maybe then they will be able to add up, do mental arithmetic, speak some form of English such as we understand. End of rant!

[j.sabourn]

To most Airline passengers if they spoke the truth, their biggest nightmare is being stuck on a long haul flight with badly behaved children in their vicinity. They should be kept in a part of the fuselage with soundproof bulkheads round. Suppose people would frown on putting them in the cargo hold. JS

[vic mcclymont]

I have spoke about the manners of kids and parents today. Kids seem to run about without any parent control, screaming at the top of their voices whilst mum or dad is on the mobile.
Vic

[Ivan Cloherty]

I have spoke about the manners of kids and parents today. Kids seem to run about without any parent control, screaming at the top of their voices whilst mum or dad is on the mobile.
Vic

All I can wish for these inconsiderate parents who are so proud of their screaming kids in restaurants/cafes/ shops etc is that one day that they will also suffer from tinnitus

[Red Lead Ted]

Unfortunately lads we live in a very different world today, The kids today all own mobile phones, Laptops, Chat with each other on there smartphones with webcam Etc.... But then thats the culture thats been handed down to them, I can remember a trip to Rock Ferry swimming baths on a Sunday with my parents was a delight, To fly a kite on the banks of the Mersey with my old man a treat, A simple trip to your local park was a treat none of which involved hundreds of ££££££. The kids today seem to be brushed to one side and there parents let them carry on in doors with there gadgets, Because they dont posess the skills we or our forefathers had. Children today dont seem to want to engage in out door activities in the way we did, Is it that times have become more dangerous for kids to be out of a night or is this the sign of things to come as the norm being locked away with your laptop, Or whatever. As for manners i agree a small thing but as a young man i would always give up my seat on a bus or train for my elders, I would never see an elderly person struggle with shopping bags etc... And i can always remember as my father did when we had snow we would go out and clear the street and paths of any of the people not capable themselves, Small things that young people dont seem to indulge in these days but small things that mattered a geat deal. Terry

[happy daze john in oz]

Terry mate, you talk of a time when people cared for their neighbor, when people helped those in need, times when real life, not the artificial life of today enjoyed by the younger generation, was lived. Fresh air in our lungs, playing in the dirt, but it stood us in good stead for the future. There were very few cases of allergies such as peanuts etc, we ate what we were given and grateful for it. A life so real that looking back I wonder how compared with today we survived. I had a mobile phone back in 1955, it consisted of two cans and a length of string.

[John Arton]

On a slightly different note there was a big advertising push on t.v. here before Christmas called "no one should be alone at Christmas", basically referring to single O.A.P's with no living relatives nearby to spend Christmas with.
The response up here was pretty amazing with loads of school children, youth clubs, sea scouts etc. volunteering to go into residential care homes, O.A.P. houses etc. to ensure that they were all o.k., had food, entertainment etc. on Christmas day. Hopefully that spirit has carried on and any single pensioner living alone is being checked on.
So not all the young ones today are all that bad, just wish they would give up their uniform of track suit bottoms, hoodies and baseball caps.
rgds
JA