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Originally Posted by Ford Prefect
I second that. I've been at two public functions in the last couple months where i encountered the same rudeness. One was a set of music at an indoor spring music festival, and the other was a comedian performing for an audience at a gala. In both cases it was next to impossible to hear the performers because of jerks at the back of the room who wouldn't shut up. In one case an associate of mine politely asked one of the culprits to withhold his personal conversation until after the performance, and the guy told him to go ef himself. It all comes down to a lack of respect, and I hate to see what the next generation of kids is going to be like with all the rude, inconsiderate, disrespectful adults who are setting bad examples now days. Thanks for posting this thread ... I think this is a growing problem that people need to consider and combat.
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You can already see this generation. From about 12-17 year olds. They talk on the phone in the movie theatre, don't bother to help you out with the door even when they see your hands are full (I don't even expect them to have it fully open for you, just open long enough so you can get your foot in and open the damn door yourself), and they bitch out servers who make a small mistake such as forgetting their drink. I had to add that last bit because I was at dinner last week and a 13-15 year old girl bitched out her server because she forgot her drink. GAH. I'm only 22 and I don't remember our generation being allowed to act like that.