The Major Issues

[Insomnius]

@ Eclair_Xysha: To be honest, I think a lot of the western rudeness stems from mainly Americans, not so much Europeans (which I am American, before anyone gets all upset). We seem to have an obsession with freedom to the point of it hurting us. Kids are no longer punished, but instead coddled for the most part, not given proper discipline and aren't taught well enough in school, which leads to improper behavior. I mean hell, I'm only 22 and I noticed these issues going through school myself. I'm thankful every day for being brought up right, and having parents that taught me well. Such a great country, cutting school funding yet again, and teachers pay. Gotta build them bombs, terrorists are everywhere! /sarcasm

[Eclair_Xysha]

@ Eclair_Xysha: To be honest, I think a lot of the western rudeness stems from mainly Americans, not so much Europeans (which I am American, before anyone gets all upset). We seem to have an obsession with freedom to the point of it hurting us. Kids are no longer punished, but instead coddled for the most part, not given proper discipline and aren't taught well enough in school, which leads to improper behavior. I mean hell, I'm only 22 and I noticed these issues going through school myself. I'm thankful every day for being brought up right, and having parents that taught me well. Such a great country, cutting school funding yet again, and teachers pay. Gotta build them bombs, terrorists are everywhere! /sarcasm

Muuurrrrikah. It's difficult to even leave. I might as well sit back and watch us all fall.

[Lstkaws]

@ Eclair_Xysha: To be honest, I think a lot of the western rudeness stems from mainly Americans, not so much Europeans (which I am American, before anyone gets all upset).

Please do not generalize. I have spent much of my adult life traveling the world; China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Turkey, and Canada. I find that people are people no matter where you go. You are as likely to run into a rude European or Aussie as you are a rude American. Asian cultures are a bit different on the surface, but as I said people are people. While cultures are different; I find people that would generalize in such a fashion have not spent a extended time immersed in foreign cultures. I spent weeks or months in these places (I recommend them all), and I think if you did you would see we are more similar than we are different. That includes propensity towards rudeness.