I do think that there has been a seismic shift in today's generation, but, as ever, it is not all bad and the vast majority are polite and helpful. I have come across a fair few objectionable elderly people in my time, who appear to think that they can be as rude and outspoken as they like because they are old. It works both ways. I think one difference with young people today is how entitled so many of them seem and cannot accept that someone else might have a different opinion from them without getting disproportionately upset about it. Whatever happened to being able to agree to disagree in a civilised fashion? Mumsnet demonstrates this time and time again. I was born in the sixties, a child in the seventies and a teenager and young adult in the eighties. I think we learnt to be more resilient and responsible from an early age. More was expected from us. I think many of the young adults of today were overpraised for every little achievement as children (the prizes for all culture), whereas we had praise where it was due, but also quick admonishment for the opposite. The general feeling was that if it didn't kill you, it made you stronger. However, I also think that there were things that happened that should not have happened and were swept under the carpet at the time. As for the loud voices, it is very intrusive and our generations were generally made to be aware that we were not the only people around and that we had to be considerate towards everyone else. A particularly dim view was given to showing off. In the end, though, we are all products of our time and l consider myself very fortunate to have been born when I was
