Manners are getting worse?

i think it is getting worse everywhere, not only with britons, or americans... i think it has something to do with what these children see on TV. Its like everyday, they see kids talking harshly, walking away from parents, and parents just crying and is the first one to say sorry... its just not how it should be and these kids are becoming more hard to handle.

Hi there shakeroo! I think this degradation in manners is not only true or happening with the Britons. Here in my native country, children are getting worse also in terms of manners and behavior, and forgetting the old good culture particularly saying compliments and respect to older people. I think the biggest contributors with this problem is the way the children are being raised now. Children are growing up without proper guidance and control from their parents who is so busy with their works and losing precious times with their children. Most of them are left in the house and spend their whole time in front of television watching the violence and crazy things being shown in cartoon shows. Also, the passing or teaching of good culture we have learned and inherited from our ancestor to our children are now being neglected even in school.

Yes I can definitely believe these results, but I do not think that it is just a British thing. I believe many young people, and adults for that matter, are ruder than they used to be. I think improvements can only come about as a result of a joint effort. The first responsibility must lie with parents as it is they who primarily train their children from a young age, when they are most impressionable. The media also have a responsibility to raise standards. Offensive behaviour such as swearing is now so open during daytime and early evening television, that it is no wonder that young ones are picking up bad habits. Such behaviour is being portrayed as being acceptable, when it really isn't.