Our generation and attitude, is it getting worse? Options

[Brneydgrl]

i thought this would be interesting, because i know there are a lot of people here that are younger teenagers.


let me start off by saying i'm 20. i work at a resturant that is open 24 hours, so we have to deal with the mall crowd. now, we all know how the younger generation can dress, that was already discussed the other day.

what i'm concerned about is just attitude, drug use, and swearing. these kids that come in have to be 16, 14, younger, and swear at me, or swear at their friends. they are rude to their waitresses. the mall is even worse, these young kids call ppl bitches and say little rude comments to ppl.

another problem in my community is drug use. heroin namely. my sister is 17, and she told me that 3 ppl, all 15, were arrested at the highschool for drug use. but this is just one case, there are several other ones of young kids smoking weed.

granted i am only 20, it's not that much of a generation gap, but still, i'm apalled sometimes. when i was 15, i would never swear. i would be shocked if someone said these sexual terms they used, and i was never rude to the adults.

another thing, briefly, is rudness to teachers. i'm in college (sophmore), and these students talk while the teacher is, make fun of them, etc. highschool stuff. and this isn't just one class, but all.

is it just the generation is getting worse because of media? or are the parents to blame? was i just well sheltered as a kid? for those of you who would like to known what area i come from, i'm from bethel park, pennsylvania. it's middle class with some wealthy ppl. is it just these kids are spoiled?

[Amer]

I guess it depends on who you are. When I was 11ish, I cussed alot. Wasn't movies or anything, just did it.

I dont think there have been any major changes in the past 4 years to cause such a big change. You're only four years older, so as these people were growing up they were exposed to the same exact stuff as you. You're just running into different groups.

Also, in your school, I bet that there was still hard drugs when you were there. They just caught some people with it, where before they had no clue.

Also, the groups that goes to the Mall on your shift might be more vulgar than groups that go at different times.

I dont happen to see any real changes from me and my sister (she's 21, im 18), and I dont really see any changes in the 14 year olds.

Guess it's all in the eye of the beholder.