Poll: Americans are rude
Thread: Poll: Americans are rude
A new poll suggests Americans may be getting ruder.
MUCH more detailed version in a Russian online newspage:
10-14-2005, 05:45 AM
10-14-2005, 05:47 AM
add a flying finger to that and you're golden. *click me*
If I teach my kids nothing else, they WILL have good manners. Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, you'll be a mile from them, and you'll have their shoes. --Jack Handey Deep Thoughts
It's all Kanye's fault!!!
All kidding aside, hell yeah folks are becoming more and more rude. It's astounding. Some of the 9-10 year olds in my daughter's class at school and softball team have ZERO respect for their elders, especially their parents.
On our trip to Italy we saw why americans are hated all over the world. They are loud and obnoxious!
For some strange reason many Americans don't realize that when they are a guest in another country, they should behave as a guest.
Well not to say that these incidents are non existent but those are the ones that people remember. I know for a fact when we were in Europe we both went out of our ways to be polite. However, when you talk about rude, the European tourists as well as the Asian tourists were way worse than any American we ran into. We were constantly pushed out of the way and many cut in line. Also all over Europe people use cell phones everywhere. That was just our experience. Now kids being rude hell yeah they are. There is no disicipline theses days. Kids can get away with murder. I reff little league football and on two different instances a 10 year old challenged me. No ten year old should be talking back or being rude to someone 3 times his age. I know for one when I have kids they will be well manered and will respect all adults. There will be no running around screaming in the store, no temper tantrums, and etc. My kids will be taught how to act in public and be punished if they dont. Just look at nanny911, you can see why kids are the way they are. You can teach your kids, but it takes work, which alot of people don't have the time in today's world. JMHO
You can teach your kids, but it takes work, which alot of people don't have the time in today's world. JMHO
You can teach your kids, but it takes work, which alot of people don't have the time in today's world
& who's going to teach the parents/adults ??? -Esme ..... "There is no remedy for love but to love more."
& who's going to teach the parents/adults ??? Well, we could start ostracizing people with an absolute lack of manners. I mean disconnect their power and have everyone refuse to do business with them until they shaped up. We would have to start with the worst offenders and work our way up.
let's start w/the gas companies!! i can't afford 60+ for a full tank anymore!! actually, i never could ....... -Esme ..... "There is no remedy for love but to love more."
so i got tickets to see norman blake, an awesome guitarist, at this gorgeous little venue in a couple of weeks, for us and another couple... we'll drop the kids with my parents and go to the concert. the other couple, nodamnedsense and his wife, have one kid, a year and half. my parents offered to watch their kid too. yeah.... turns out nds is planning on TAKING THE F***ING TODDLER to 2+ hour, acoustic guitar concert (without a ticket, i might add.) he was telling my husband about it on the phone, and the best prm could do was "uuuhhh, dude, you might want to think about that." uuuuuhhhh, yeah. because i will f***ing strangle him and give his kid to the first stranger who wants him before i will sit next to a toddler at a concert i have been looking forward to for 2 months. i told him as much and his response was "but... he really loves norman blake!" i'm sure he does. it's just that a toddler's "love" of norman blake is not as important as the enjoyment of the 5000+ ticket-holding adults... that's my opinion, anyway, though it seems to be a minority opinion these days...
and that anecdote's not unusual - not for him, not for anyone else i know with kids. we seem to be the only people around who like to ocassionally spend time doing things without our kids. i've been at a friggin BEER TASTING, a rather expensive event, where people had their freakin 8-year-olds along. i swear, i have come to loathe being at an event that SHOULD be adults only, and hearing some mommy-teacher shrilling (at the expense of everyone else's ability to talk or hear) "NOW SEEEE, HONEY, LET ME TEEEACH YOU ABOUT THIIIIIIIIIS..." arrrrrrrgggghhhhhh!
f*** that, i say. i don't exhaust myself (or my marriage ) spoon-feeding my kids one optimized, orchestrated, enriching experience after another. they get some entertaining mommy time. they get some educational mommy time. and my kids can also damn well entertain themselves. heck, they can entertain me in fact, college admissions people are beginning to notice the effects of this kind of parenting as the first generation of its victims has been hitting their doors... a whole generation of people with no creativity, no self-direction whatsoever. they've had everything orchestrated and planned for them, every moment of their lives fed to them on a silver spoon. they have a huge sense of entitlement, a dogged need to achieve at all costs, and very little to offer.
AMEN!!! i run a tutoring agency for jr high and high schoolers. but in the same office, there's an after school day care center for elementary kids. these kids are cute as heck, but man! some of them are RUDE! this is a can of worm that if i get started on, i'll be here forever. but i agree with what WFL said. in the asian community, the ones whose family owns a business are usually the worst. they see their parents talk to their employees in a condecending manner, they think that they get to talk the same way. i can't stand that. anyhoot, along with math and english, i make sure my students learn basic manners. like saying "please" and "thank you". like calling your elders by "Mr. ___" and "Ms. ____". sigh Reply With Quote
All I got to add to this thread is that y'all East Coast and Mid-Westerners are the rudest motherers on the face of God's green earth. All kidding aside, I still think so, especially around Philly.
People say I�m a nice guy.
Now that's down right inconsiderate... all those people lying to you. Reply With Quote
rude drivers are the worst, you're not too cool to use signals, moron
while i usually gasp in horror at your parental escapades, i completely agree here. we have strived to teach our kids that they are a welcome addition to our family, not the center of it. my neighbor has a little girl and she is completely out of control because her parents don't want to force her to do anything. they never physically make her do something she doesn't want to do. they will tell her literally 30-40 times to give something to another kid or pick something up. she will absolutely ignore them until she feels like doing something else or goes ahead and does what they are asking. i have heard my friend tell her, "dora wouldn't like it if she saw you acting like that." dora??? shouldn't your daughter be more worried about what her dad thinks than what a cartoon figure would think of her?
Poll: Americans are rude
Thread: Poll: Americans are rude
A new poll suggests Americans may be getting ruder.
MUCH more detailed version in a Russian online newspage:
10-14-2005, 05:45 AM
10-14-2005, 05:47 AM
add a flying finger to that and you're golden. *click me*
If I teach my kids nothing else, they WILL have good manners. Before you criticize someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way, you'll be a mile from them, and you'll have their shoes. --Jack Handey Deep Thoughts
It's all Kanye's fault!!!
All kidding aside, hell yeah folks are becoming more and more rude. It's astounding. Some of the 9-10 year olds in my daughter's class at school and softball team have ZERO respect for their elders, especially their parents.
On our trip to Italy we saw why americans are hated all over the world. They are loud and obnoxious!
For some strange reason many Americans don't realize that when they are a guest in another country, they should behave as a guest.
Well not to say that these incidents are non existent but those are the ones that people remember. I know for a fact when we were in Europe we both went out of our ways to be polite. However, when you talk about rude, the European tourists as well as the Asian tourists were way worse than any American we ran into. We were constantly pushed out of the way and many cut in line. Also all over Europe people use cell phones everywhere. That was just our experience. Now kids being rude hell yeah they are. There is no disicipline theses days. Kids can get away with murder. I reff little league football and on two different instances a 10 year old challenged me. No ten year old should be talking back or being rude to someone 3 times his age. I know for one when I have kids they will be well manered and will respect all adults. There will be no running around screaming in the store, no temper tantrums, and etc. My kids will be taught how to act in public and be punished if they dont. Just look at nanny911, you can see why kids are the way they are. You can teach your kids, but it takes work, which alot of people don't have the time in today's world. JMHO
You can teach your kids, but it takes work, which alot of people don't have the time in today's world. JMHO
You can teach your kids, but it takes work, which alot of people don't have the time in today's world
& who's going to teach the parents/adults ??? -Esme ..... "There is no remedy for love but to love more."
& who's going to teach the parents/adults ??? Well, we could start ostracizing people with an absolute lack of manners. I mean disconnect their power and have everyone refuse to do business with them until they shaped up. We would have to start with the worst offenders and work our way up.
let's start w/the gas companies!! i can't afford 60+ for a full tank anymore!! actually, i never could ....... -Esme ..... "There is no remedy for love but to love more."
so i got tickets to see norman blake, an awesome guitarist, at this gorgeous little venue in a couple of weeks, for us and another couple... we'll drop the kids with my parents and go to the concert. the other couple, nodamnedsense and his wife, have one kid, a year and half. my parents offered to watch their kid too. yeah.... turns out nds is planning on TAKING THE F***ING TODDLER to 2+ hour, acoustic guitar concert (without a ticket, i might add.) he was telling my husband about it on the phone, and the best prm could do was "uuuhhh, dude, you might want to think about that." uuuuuhhhh, yeah. because i will f***ing strangle him and give his kid to the first stranger who wants him before i will sit next to a 
toddler at a concert i have been looking forward to for 2 months. i told him as much and his response was "but... he really loves norman blake!" i'm sure he does. it's just that a toddler's "love" of norman blake is not as important as the enjoyment of the 5000+ ticket-holding adults... that's my opinion, anyway, though it seems to be a minority opinion these days...
and that anecdote's not unusual - not for him, not for anyone else i know with kids. we seem to be the only people around who like to ocassionally spend time doing things without our kids. i've been at a friggin BEER TASTING, a rather expensive event, where people had their freakin 8-year-olds along. i swear, i have come to loathe being at an event that SHOULD be adults only, and hearing some mommy-teacher shrilling (at the expense of everyone else's ability to talk or hear) "NOW SEEEE, HONEY, LET ME TEEEACH YOU ABOUT THIIIIIIIIIS..." arrrrrrrgggghhhhhh!
f*** that, i say. i don't exhaust myself (or my marriage ) spoon-feeding my kids one optimized, orchestrated, enriching experience after another. they get some entertaining mommy time. they get some educational mommy time. and my kids can also damn well entertain themselves. heck, they can entertain me in fact, college admissions people are beginning to notice the effects of this kind of parenting as the first generation of its victims has been hitting their doors... a whole generation of people with no creativity, no self-direction whatsoever. they've had everything orchestrated and planned for them, every moment of their lives fed to them on a silver spoon. they have a huge sense of entitlement, a dogged need to achieve at all costs, and very little to offer.
AMEN!!! i run a tutoring agency for jr high and high schoolers. but in the same office, there's an after school day care center for elementary kids. these kids are cute as heck, but man! some of them are RUDE! this is a can of worm that if i get started on, i'll be here forever. but i agree with what WFL said. in the asian community, the ones whose family owns a business are usually the worst. they see their parents talk to their employees in a condecending manner, they think that they get to talk the same way. i can't stand that. anyhoot, along with math and english, i make sure my students learn basic manners. like saying "please" and "thank you". like calling your elders by "Mr. ___" and "Ms. ____". sigh Reply With Quote
All I got to add to this thread is that y'all East Coast and Mid-Westerners are the rudest motherers on the face of God's green earth. All kidding aside, I still think so, especially around Philly.
People say I�m a nice guy.
Now that's down right inconsiderate... all those people lying to you. Reply With Quote
rude drivers are the worst, you're not too cool to use signals, moron
while i usually gasp in horror at your parental escapades, i completely agree here. we have strived to teach our kids that they are a welcome addition to our family, not the center of it. my neighbor has a little girl and she is completely out of control because her parents don't want to force her to do anything. they never physically make her do something she doesn't want to do. they will tell her literally 30-40 times to give something to another kid or pick something up. she will absolutely ignore them until she feels like doing something else or goes ahead and does what they are asking. i have heard my friend tell her, "dora wouldn't like it if she saw you acting like that." dora??? shouldn't your daughter be more worried about what her dad thinks than what a cartoon figure would think of her?