I know I'm a couple generations away from the kids that work in retail and restaurants but I have to say there is a lot of lack of respect or maybe just a reality detachment from the younger generations.
I was always taught when someone tells you thank you that you should say you're welcome.Today almost every younger kid will say " no problem ". And I guess that should be an acceptable answer but it just doesn't feel right to me. And most of the time when I'm telling them thank you it's usually just to be nice because there's a very good chance that they didn't do a good job at whatever it was they were doing !
It seems like everyday kids get a little farther away from their parents and their grandparents, having Sunday dinners every week and never missing them... that kind of thing appears to be rare these days. And do the parents get at least part of the blame? My wife and I always watch people when we're out at a restaurant. Almost all of the families set and play on their phone and never say anything. And some of them will continue to play on their phone while they're eating !! My wife and I do not allow cell phones at the table while we are eating.... Unless it's a family photo around the dinner table.
When I was young the dinner table was the social media hub. There were 7 of us, and the conversation usually was about trapping, hunting, skinning, gutting, livestock, garden or a review of what chores were outstanding and needed done tomorrow. And of course we said Grace before every meal and that seems to be something that doesn't happen a lot anymore.
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I was always taught when someone tells you thank you that you should say you're welcome.Today almost every younger kid will say " no problem ". And I guess that should be an acceptable answer but it just doesn't feel right to me. And most of the time when I'm telling them thank you it's usually just to be nice because there's a very good chance that they didn't do a good job at whatever it was they were doing !
It seems like everyday kids get a little farther away from their parents and their grandparents, having Sunday dinners every week and never missing them... that kind of thing appears to be rare these days. And do the parents get at least part of the blame? My wife and I always watch people when we're out at a restaurant. Almost all of the families set and play on their phone and never say anything. And some of them will continue to play on their phone while they're eating !! My wife and I do not allow cell phones at the table while we are eating.... Unless it's a family photo around the dinner table.
When I was young the dinner table was the social media hub. There were 7 of us, and the conversation usually was about trapping, hunting, skinning, gutting, livestock, garden or a review of what chores were outstanding and needed done tomorrow. And of course we said Grace before every meal and that seems to be something that doesn't happen a lot anymore.
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