Arik
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You guys born in the 40s and 50s think back and I'm sure you'll remember your parents saying the same thing. And I'm sure the if parents said the same. This has been going on since the dawn of man
My rant - Didn't your parents teach you anything?
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You guys born in the 40s and 50s think back and I'm sure you'll remember your parents saying the same thing. And I'm sure the if parents said the same. This has been going on since the dawn of man
Mickey D
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Be careful about talking **** about your grandkids. They are a reflection of your kids, who are a reflection of you!
Perhaps 'you' failed.
Perhaps 'you' failed.
I am proud to say that my wife and I raised our kids properly and it's now showing through on how my daughter and son in law are teaching our granddaughter who at 4 years old is already a very polite young lady!
I've said this many times that this country has no real class anymore, not as it once did!
I've said this many times that this country has no real class anymore, not as it once did!
zzzippper
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It all started with wearing hats indoors.
Yeah - What's with that?
Here in SW-TN almost all guys, young AND old, wear their ball cap while eating in restaurants --- I don't get it, but it doesn't seem to bother anyone.
I think this is the norm. A while back my wife and I were at the airport waiting to get on our flight. A family with small kids was in the same waiting area. The little kids were running around in their PJs.
My wife looked at me and said, "Our daughter in law would never allow her kids to be dressed like that in public."
Which is true. Both she and my son are good parents. When my son was growing up, we sometimes wondered if people thought he was raised by wolves because of the way he acted at home. In public, he was a totally different kid.
I expect that when the time comes, my daughter and her future husband will raise their kids properly.
Sorry, OP, your rant barely nudged my rant-o-meter.
Rogue Wizard
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I see full grown adults waltz around in stores in their PJ's. All I can think (thank gawd I do not have Tourette's) is that they are too @#$%^^ lazy to get dressed. Then you look at their personal hygiene and realize that they quite literally just got out of bed (bed-head,... smell, unshaven etc). When did this become acceptable in public?
No, picture a pair of old, dusty, (we're in high desert) running shoes with a sheet of paper on top placed on a nice coffee table.
That's about right. You described the situation better than I did.
I don't buy that one bit. We all know decent, outstanding folks, parents who raised their kids, gave their kids everything they needed to make it in life, (or at least tried to) only to have them turn out quite different.
For example, my folks didn't raise my sister with permissiveness she raises her kids with.
Yeah - What's with that?
Here in SW-TN almost all guys, young AND old, wear their ball cap while eating in restaurants --- I don't get it, but it doesn't seem to bother anyone.
Maybe it's best to keep what's underneath in it's own habitat
.Arik
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The hat thing again? As has been shown before in a different thread, people wore hats indoors even in the 50s.
And at this point we should also all salute each other as we walk by since the two are linked
And at this point we should also all salute each other as we walk by since the two are linked
tbgunner88
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I know what you are saying about the lack of parenting skills, but calling someone else's kid out in front of everyone at the dinner table doesn't seem like the best approach.
Talking to them does nothing. I hope they were embarrassed. Maybe their behavior will change.
Besides, I don't want his unwashed hands (we all know how clean 12yo boys are) all over the food. Know what I mean?
coltle6920
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Golly,Wouldn't it be nice if all families were like Ozzie and Harriet???
How you act (or allow your children to act) in your own home is one thing.One should not assume that that behavior is acceptable in someone else's home or place of business.It really isn't that hard to teach someone the difference.
How you act (or allow your children to act) in your own home is one thing.One should not assume that that behavior is acceptable in someone else's home or place of business.It really isn't that hard to teach someone the difference.
Sadly, in many cases, we’ve become a nation of self-absorbed entitled thoughtless people. It’s almost widespread enough that it may be to late reverse the trend.
Sir, I'll be the first to admit I was FAR from perfect, in-fact I was a real little ****. But I would have never dared some of the stunts the O/P and others have posted about. If I had my Dad or adult in charge would have knocked my dick in the dirt, right damn fast.
GatorFarmer
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Daily shaving for men did not become a regular thing until WW2, when so many men had to do it in the Army. The other big force was advertising, the idea was spread that the clean shaven look was "good" and whiskers were bad. Who spread that idea? Burma Shave and other folks who sold shaving cream, razors, what not. Up through WW2 the average American man only shaved once a week. This is somewhat returning as the norm again.
As for shoes, people did not even used to be able to afford shoes. In the 1930s you would see kids barefoot all the time, and rustic adults as well.
At the height of manners, as we are led to understand them, in Victorian times...you could smoke every where, clean people used the spit toon, bathing for the average person was perhaps once a week, horse manure littered streets...and the germ theory was only just coming around.
TV, ads, and movies lie to you and give you a false idea of reality. There was good resson school kids used to have to be hosed with DDT.
As for shoes, people did not even used to be able to afford shoes. In the 1930s you would see kids barefoot all the time, and rustic adults as well.
At the height of manners, as we are led to understand them, in Victorian times...you could smoke every where, clean people used the spit toon, bathing for the average person was perhaps once a week, horse manure littered streets...and the germ theory was only just coming around.
TV, ads, and movies lie to you and give you a false idea of reality. There was good resson school kids used to have to be hosed with DDT.
