- Mar 26, 2005
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So I been thinking... What the hell is wrong with people nowadays? When did it become OK to:
1)Put your feet on seats in a train or bus
2)Get on your bed in your own home or someone's home while still in your shoes or get on the carpet without taking them off first.
3)Talk back/argue to your teacher in school or college.
4)Leave your junk after eating or drinking in public transportation or public place such as library or college class/computer lab... or any other place for that matter.
5)Curse at or argue with the elderly.
6)Take little kids to R rated movies.
and many many other things....
The way I was raised, none of these things are even remotely ok, and while I may have been angry at my parents at certain points of my life, overall, I have to admit that I am thankful for my upbringing, and honestly feel that they made me a better person.
But why is it, that these same "values" are missing in so many people today? Living in NYC, I fully understand that people come here from all over the world, each bringing their own lifestyle and their own values/outlooks on life. Many people come from poor families where mother and father were not able to instill any positive value in their kids.
Still, whats absolutely terrible is that for the most part, our society simply doesn't give a damn... What's worse, we have laws and regulations in place, to tie the hands of those who might even think of trying to do something about it.
God forbid, that a teacher in school would allow himself to scream at, or hit a child for acting out or being extremely rude. While I agree that hitting is a no-no in most cases, raising voice can and should be ok in extreme cases. Sadly people get sued for just about anything, and teachers are often afraid to do what is necessary because of that.
A teacher can talk to a student i n firm voice, and then the parent will go and say that he was screaming, and that teacher will be thrown out and lose his job.
Several times, I heard kids on a bus screaming like crazed animals, and the bus driver would tell them to be quiet. You know what they tell him? It's literally "Shut the fuck up, you cant do shit to us we're underage". And when someone says "we're gonna call police", the response is "Go ahead.... PLEASE, call the police! hahahahah"
Now I ask you.. How is something like this ok, and what kind of a society we live in that's bringing up young individuals such as this?
I am not one of those people, obsessed with saving the planet, protecting nature and all that, but it seems only logical to me that I would not leave an empty soda bottle or a cheeseburger wrap on a desk in my college classroom, because I have to come back there again and again, and I want to be in a clean class, not a pig stock.
I spoke to one such "littering" student once.. You know what he told me? "Let the maintenance take care of it, that's what they're getting paid for... They are getting paid to WORK, right?! So let them work!"
I was so shocked by such a response, that I couldn't even speak for two seconds or so... When I started explaining to the guy that this is NOT what the maintenance is getting paid for and that they have enough work already, the response was that I am being ridiculous and I should just.. shut up..
I know, that this is all stemming from the way people are brought up. Because many times parents are unable to discipline their children someone else should be able to do this INSTEAD of them. Regrettably, the prison often has to fulfill that role, because for the most part, no one else legally can!!! By that time, it is usually just too late.
So I am thinking, when will people wake up, and realize that we have a very major problem on our hands? Maybe, just maybe.. We should be a little less paranoid about Iran, and spend some of that money to build various new programs in schools to improve our society?
1)Put your feet on seats in a train or bus
2)Get on your bed in your own home or someone's home while still in your shoes or get on the carpet without taking them off first.
3)Talk back/argue to your teacher in school or college.
4)Leave your junk after eating or drinking in public transportation or public place such as library or college class/computer lab... or any other place for that matter.
5)Curse at or argue with the elderly.
6)Take little kids to R rated movies.
and many many other things....
The way I was raised, none of these things are even remotely ok, and while I may have been angry at my parents at certain points of my life, overall, I have to admit that I am thankful for my upbringing, and honestly feel that they made me a better person.
But why is it, that these same "values" are missing in so many people today? Living in NYC, I fully understand that people come here from all over the world, each bringing their own lifestyle and their own values/outlooks on life. Many people come from poor families where mother and father were not able to instill any positive value in their kids.
Still, whats absolutely terrible is that for the most part, our society simply doesn't give a damn... What's worse, we have laws and regulations in place, to tie the hands of those who might even think of trying to do something about it.
God forbid, that a teacher in school would allow himself to scream at, or hit a child for acting out or being extremely rude. While I agree that hitting is a no-no in most cases, raising voice can and should be ok in extreme cases. Sadly people get sued for just about anything, and teachers are often afraid to do what is necessary because of that.
A teacher can talk to a student i n firm voice, and then the parent will go and say that he was screaming, and that teacher will be thrown out and lose his job.
Several times, I heard kids on a bus screaming like crazed animals, and the bus driver would tell them to be quiet. You know what they tell him? It's literally "Shut the fuck up, you cant do shit to us we're underage". And when someone says "we're gonna call police", the response is "Go ahead.... PLEASE, call the police! hahahahah"
Now I ask you.. How is something like this ok, and what kind of a society we live in that's bringing up young individuals such as this?
I am not one of those people, obsessed with saving the planet, protecting nature and all that, but it seems only logical to me that I would not leave an empty soda bottle or a cheeseburger wrap on a desk in my college classroom, because I have to come back there again and again, and I want to be in a clean class, not a pig stock.
I spoke to one such "littering" student once.. You know what he told me? "Let the maintenance take care of it, that's what they're getting paid for... They are getting paid to WORK, right?! So let them work!"
I was so shocked by such a response, that I couldn't even speak for two seconds or so... When I started explaining to the guy that this is NOT what the maintenance is getting paid for and that they have enough work already, the response was that I am being ridiculous and I should just.. shut up..
I know, that this is all stemming from the way people are brought up. Because many times parents are unable to discipline their children someone else should be able to do this INSTEAD of them. Regrettably, the prison often has to fulfill that role, because for the most part, no one else legally can!!! By that time, it is usually just too late.
So I am thinking, when will people wake up, and realize that we have a very major problem on our hands? Maybe, just maybe.. We should be a little less paranoid about Iran, and spend some of that money to build various new programs in schools to improve our society?
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