Britons are becoming ruder, according to a poll, with boorish behaviour fuelled by a lack of respect for authority and the failure of parents to teach their children manners.
Foul mouthed celebs and footballers are adding to the problem, with spitting and swearing the two features that people hate most, the ITV poll says.
Broadcaster Esther Rantzen suggests it might be partially the parents’ fault because youth culture in the 1960s and 70s “threw out every rule book and thought it was really clever to use four-letter words.”
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What a load of bollocks.
- Posted by Tom MorganThat just says it all doesnt it.
- Posted by Ryan CalderWith regards to Toms comment he is obviously one of many brits who lacks respect and who also lacks etiquette, The reason for this change in behaviour is simple the schooling system that is in place today allows childrent to widel misbehave and go off the tracks in some cases, this coupled with the lack of parent discipline in place is the main cause. Parents and teachers in the uk have at the moment the least control and it seems that the kids are instead manipulating them into doing whatever it is they want to do. So yes brits in some cases are alot ruder especialy people from the heartfordshire region…
- Posted by Alfred GreenThe BIG problem is poor parenting skills allied with a lack of inter-personal skills.
We are also victims of governments who seem to be inured to this salient social malfunction.
Children MUST be taught that it is their duty to treat everyone with respect, dignity and politeness at all times.
This is the very essence of teamwork that creates a central bastian of a civilised society where it is a pleasure rather than a theatre a cruelty!
- Posted by Keith M Warwick“We got our rights, innit mate!!”
The root cause is that when when those in authority tell people that life is all about their “rights” and nothing to do with responsibility, good manners and decent behaviour quickly become irrelevant to those people.
I think we know who to blame for that nonsense. Use your vote and kick them out at the first opportunity.
- Posted by Mike TTom - I’ll take your comment as tongue in cheek…
- Posted by George