Please read this story, thank you, an article by Lincoln Weeks, is about the behavior in public that changes from time to time. In the article the central argument is that behavior, especially in conversation, such words as “please” and “thank you” tend to disappear from our daily lives and the humans come less civil in public. I agree with this as I experience these things from daily live situations in and outside the classroom.
Conversations on the street tend to get more unfriendly over time. Such as being in super markets, or the class room. People show little respect or none at all towards others.
Being in the super market in Germany, waiting in the line and then finally paying, little or no friendliness is shown to me. Even when I go and shop regulary. The cashier is looking like trying to avoid any eye contact, verbal contact or whatsoever. In addition to that, being here in India most of the year, the shocking thing is that also there is no difference 4000 kilometres in a different place, in a contrasting culture nothing like in Germany.
Not only that but also in the classroom, disrespect to teachers is shown, of course not mentioning any names… Such as in math class. A girl argues for points on a quiz. The funny thing is that her argument is appealing to total ignorance. Trying to get more points with out showing any performance in the quiz or whatsoever. One more instance in the advisor group. Teacher says “you all can come to my house what ever time you like” the student replies with “but keep the fire going so that it is warm.” How nasty is that? That is showing no respect to the teacher. The teacher is nice enough to invite students to her house and gets such an answer.
Over all it is fair to say that the respect towards others has gone down. Even small conversations, greetings in the hallway such as “hello, how are you?” tend to decrease in school, on the street, or any where else. Even appreciation turn into demand shouting.
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