Originally Posted by wpetraska
Throw in the Jonas Brothers and you've got a Disney movie full of family fun and hijinx!
I'm not going to lie here, I tend to have a stance similar to blackcrossfire07 regarding the younger generation. Yes, I'm 22 and still young but seriously, these kids are a joke. There are good, respectable teenagers out there (and I have no doubt that the people looking at your car were sincere) but they're not the majority. I've worked since I was 13 years old and worked my entire way through college. Find me another kid that worked that hard and you'll see respect given without question. The sheer amount of laziness in the younger generation that has had everything handed to them makes me want to throw up.
At least they're not blind and can recognize a good car!
I worked full time jobs in High School during the summer and after school while my friends were hanging out at the beach. The experience taught me to respect my elders and authority and helped prepare me for the real world. It also paid my way through college and I got a good education (back when college meant something and you had to actually study and earn your degree).
A couple people on here said they give 15 year old strangers respect. Since when does a 15 year old kid deserve respect? Shouldn't we teach them to earn respect?
Kids today don't memorize multiplication tables, write script... heck they can't even read a clock even when the markers are labeled with numbers! They have no idea what a clock with hands mean! They don't even know how to ride a bike. When I was growing up I wanted a bike because it was freedom and I could go up to the corner and buy baseball cards! The parents today are just as messed up as the kids. They teach their kids that they deserve everything off the bat... they don't have to earn anything!
They call them generation "Y" for a reason... because they always ask "why". Tell them to do something and they ask "why". How about because I am your boss and I told you to! The parents never taught them to respect authority. Never taught them the value of a dollar. Everything was thrown on their laps! And when they got in trouble with the cops, the parents quickly run to their defense and attack the cops. When I was growing up my parents would kick the crap out of me if the situation was bad enough to involve the cops or even a teacher at school! The kids today can't even sign their own name or tell you what time it is.... these are kids with college degrees and I have to ask them where they went to school.
This is what I call the dumbing down of America! I see the sexual inuendos and stupidity in Super Bowl commercials and this is supposed to be a family event. That is when everything seems to make sense to me... that American families are not the same as they used to be (even compared to 10 years ago).
Anyone that does not agree or understand what I am saying needs to check themselves! The world is unfolding around your eyes! Don't be part of the dumbing down in America. Wake up and take a dose of reality and see what is going on around you. My children will be raised properly and will be a success in the real world. I can guarantee that! Are you preparing your kids in the same way? or will they be knocked up at 15 with no education and dumber than a doorknob? Will they get fired from their job after 6 months because they questioned the boss? Granted there are good kids out there but the majority are as I described!
As for the people that think these kids were being honest and sincere by asking "can I shake your hand?"... don't be so gullable. These kids don't deserve your respect until they can man up and show some respect. They need to earn my respect first... and walking up to me with a wise A question like that is not the way to get respect from me. I see right through the crap!