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I'm not gonna say anything, I have my own thoughts but thought that I'd start a thread on here so that people can record their own views, especially as there seems to be quite a balanced group of people on here, of all age demographics.

Maybe my views will change after reading them :shrug:

Hopefully it'll be an interesting thread!

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tigerimages said:
It's every man for himself out there. People are more selfish than ever.
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Agree, though you could add materialistic,greedy,impatient,ignorant, less tolerant............etc,etc,etc
 
No one seems to have manners or respect these days. It's just too much of an effort for some people to muster up a 'please' or 'thankyou'. I agree with Fracster in that we have become materialistic, greedy etc as well as suspicious, untrusting... I could go on but I won't ;)
 
Materialistic sums up the black culture with their bling and get rich or die trying attitude :shake:
 
tigerimages said:
Materialistic sums up the black culture with their bling and get rich or die trying attitude :shake:
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thats very stereotype that if i'm not mistaken its not only "blacks" that do it. chavs do it as well with their signet rings etc.

and im sure that the person who has the big car at the lights and looks over at you as something they scraped of their shoe is not materialistic and i'm sure thats got nothing to do with the colour of the skin.

A little education as to where bling in the black community came from:

it wasnt originally a form of "look how much bling i have"! 20-30 years ago not everyone could open a bank account and the way they kept there money was in jewellry. It was easy to pawn to get cash. Alot of if was worn by drug dealers etc.. however it meant they always had wealth with them! (surely this is what the chavs do now?)
Its a was and is for chavs now a status symbol in the poorer communities.



its did become fashoinable and it has been over done i agree.
 
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tigerimages said:
Materialistic sums up the black culture with their bling and get rich or die trying attitude :shake:
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Materialistic also sums up people who throw loads of cash at photography equipment, computers, latest generation game consoles, the latest mobile phones, high definition TV's, etc etc.
Oh wait!
Doesn't that cover most of us in here?
We've been materialistic since the first day we earned enough money to buy the latest gadget.
So it certainly goes way beyond any black culture.
 
Idiots riding scooters with only a crash helmet for protection is one way for me to sum up todays society.
I ride more powerful learner motorbikes back in the early 80's and most of us had the comon sense to know that a leather jacket and gloves would prevent a potential skin graff.


Ignorance and rudeness is another.
 
tigerimages said:
It's every man for himself out there. People are more selfish than ever.
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Maybe as a general rule, but there are still people who stop to help, I stopped recently to a car that had overheated to offer help, use of mobile phone and gave them the emergency bottled water that I had in my car. Not much, but it got them going again!

I have also changed a wheel for someone I don't know. If we all do a little bit it will grow, :) 'm an optimist:D
 
I was once a person who would do just about anything in the world for someone. Especially if they were friends. I ended up getting screwed over so much because of people taking advantage of my generosity, that I stopped being that person. I absolutely hate not being generous, but it seems like everyone will take advantage of generous people.
 
I still try say please and thank you I hold open doors for people It dosent always work but I do get the odd thank you and a smile.
 
Jaco said:
I still try say please and thank you I hold open doors for people It dosent always work but I do get the odd thank you and a smile.
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I held a door open for somebody yesterday and they seemed shocked by my courtesy :eek:

But then last week some woman tried getting on the tube before I had a chance to get off and get out of her way, she just tried to barge past - Without success I may add, and a mouthful from me also.

Materialistic ? Well some who have come from traditional working class backgrounds like to enjoy their new found wealth, I wouldn't call that materialistic. However, I know a number of people who won't buy certain brands or from certain shops because they feel it's beneath them - that's definately materialistic....

There is little sense of community these days, although I have to say that we are on first name terms with most of our neighbours, and we live in the suburbs, not the leafy lane type either...

Everybody is too wrapped up in their own business to care about anybody else, and that's due to a number of pressures from modern society.

Steve
 
F-Stop said:
I was once a person who would do just about anything in the world for someone. Especially if they were friends. I ended up getting screwed over so much because of people taking advantage of my generosity, that I stopped being that person. I absolutely hate not being generous, but it seems like everyone will take advantage of generous people.
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I know that feeling all to well.
I've dumped more friends by the wayside over the years than I care to remember due to them taking advantage of my generosity.
I think as we get older we become more wiser and less tolerant of people who try to take advantage of us.
 
Jaco said:
I still try say please and thank you I hold open doors for people It dosent always work but I do get the odd thank you and a smile.
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Same as that.
"Manners maketh the man" and all that.

Common courtesy costs absolutely nothing, neither does acknowledging it.
Unfortunately, far too many people forget the latter
 
I was accused of being a gentleman the other day, but I argued the case away.LOL



Seriously though, I always hold the door open for ladies and the elerly, say please and thankyou etc. Afterall manners cost nothing. My children are being brought up the same way and we have been complimented on their manners and behaviour by complete strangers especially when an 8 year old holds the supermarket door open for a young lay with a push chair.

I agree that we are all materialistic but the older generation tend to save to buy things and accept that they can't always have the latest gadgets straighaway whereas the youngsters seem to condsider tehir rights and must have it straight away. Take a look at the housing market, most of us will have scrimped and saved to get a deposit for the mortgage and then had second hand furniture and hand me downs until we could afford something decent. Youngsters want a three bedroom house, with ensuite and all NEW furniture straight away.
 
bookwyse said:
I was accused of being a gentleman the other day, but I argued the case away.LOL



Seriously though, I always hold the door open for ladies and the elerly, say please and thankyou etc. Afterall manners cost nothing. My children are being brought up the same way and we have been complimented on their manners and behaviour by complete strangers especially when an 8 year old holds the supermarket door open for a young lay with a push chair.

I agree that we are all materialistic but the older generation tend to save to buy things and accept that they can't always have the latest gadgets straighaway whereas the youngsters seem to condsider tehir rights and must have it straight away. Take a look at the housing market, most of us will have scrimped and saved to get a deposit for the mortgage and then had second hand furniture and hand me downs until we could afford something decent. Youngsters want a three bedroom house, with ensuite and all NEW furniture straight away.
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I agree with you there. I have to save and plan for purchases. As said second hand stuff is still good and when i can afford to upgrade to something new i know i worked for it, i treasure it more.
I try and be polite and well mannered. However if someone does not have respect or manners i clearly point it out liek the example of barging through doors before i have had a chance to get out.

I have 2 brothers, one lives in Brighton and one used to live in London. Both have commented on how up north we are generally more polite, people have smiles on the faces, give way. He was shocked when waiting for tram that someone gestured forward a young mother and a pram to get on first. he said that just would not happen where he lives.
 
33L said:
He was shocked when waiting for tram that someone gestured forward a young mother and a pram to get on first. he said that just would not happen where he lives.
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No, in London someone would have kicked the pram over and run off with her bag. :lol:

Oh I wish I wasn't so cynical........


Steve
 
I hate society !!!!!

Have done since I had my kids, people are not wrong when they say having kids changes your life. It changes not only your life, but also your outlook on life.

They say you can pretty much way a person up just by looking at them for a few minutes.

As I walk around, I cant seem to see anyone I think I might like. Is that bad of me ?
 
F-Stop said:
I was once a person who would do just about anything in the world for someone. Especially if they were friends. I ended up getting screwed over so much because of people taking advantage of my generosity, that I stopped being that person. I absolutely hate not being generous, but it seems like everyone will take advantage of generous people.
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I know how you feel, also you don't stay friends with someone just because of what you can get out of them or what they can do for you, it has to be a two way street, if someone really cares about you and is a true friend they would care if they took the P. If not they can go! I have fewer close friends these days but I know the ones I have a are good ones. :)
 
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