I'm going to have to agree actually. I never even thought of it before I saw this question but yeah, in my experience, adults seem to be more jaded/inconsiderate. Teenagers may be more polite because they're young, have manners that were taught to them fresh in their minds and haven't yet experienced the vulgarities and harsh realities of the world ;) I know I've had moments when I get impatient with some of the ignorance I encounter but I am generally considerate. I used to live in NYC so there are varying levels of manners there... in NY, it's normal to bump into someone and not say anything. It happens all the time. It's a crowded city... you get on crowded trains, it's hard to avoid. But in the midwest, where I am now, if you bumped shoulders with a stranger and didn't say anything... people would throw a fit lol In NY it's more about not wasting people's time, being to the point, etc. with general manners like please, thank you... in the midwest it's like there's an extended effort to be nice.
Is it normal that to think teenagers are more polite than adults?
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I'm going to have to agree actually. I never even thought of it before I saw this question but yeah, in my experience, adults seem to be more jaded/inconsiderate. Teenagers may be more polite because they're young, have manners that were taught to them fresh in their minds and haven't yet experienced the vulgarities and harsh realities of the world ;) I know I've had moments when I get impatient with some of the ignorance I encounter but I am generally considerate. I used to live in NYC so there are varying levels of manners there... in NY, it's normal to bump into someone and not say anything. It happens all the time. It's a crowded city... you get on crowded trains, it's hard to avoid. But in the midwest, where I am now, if you bumped shoulders with a stranger and didn't say anything... people would throw a fit lol In NY it's more about not wasting people's time, being to the point, etc. with general manners like please, thank you... in the midwest it's like there's an extended effort to be nice.