Are Good Manners Dead?
posted by D S Vanderbilt, Sc.D. @ 10:07 PM
"A Rude Awakening" by D. S. Vanderbilt
Forum concerning the apparent demise of manners and social etiquette in America. Has it occurred, is it now occurring? Why? What do YOU think? Please post your comments and suggestions. I thank you, D. S. Vanderbilt
Sunday, November 05, 2006
"A Rude Awakening" by D. S. Vanderbilt
Forum concerning the apparent demise of manners and social etiquette in America. Has it occurred, is it now occurring? Why? What do YOU think? Please post your comments and suggestions. I thank you, D. S. Vanderbilt
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- Name: D S Vanderbilt, Sc.D.
- Location: Crosswicks, New Jersey, New York/New Mexico/Illinois, United States
Mr. David S. Vanderbilt is 5th cousin to the famous Gloria Vanderbilt Cooper, great-granddaughter of "Commodore" Cornelius Vanderbilt and mother to CNN journalist Anderson Cooper, and fourth cousin to the late and noted social etiquette doyene, Amy Vanderbilt. D. S. Vanderbilt was born and raised near Princeton, NJ. He majored in astronomy, social sciences and geography at Rowan University and the University of Arizona. Mr. Vanderbilt resides in both Illinois and New Mexico.
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1 Comments:
Manners...definitely waning. We have become a a me-first society hellbent on instant gratification. Whatever it takes to satisfy my needs...it is my right to have my every wish granted. If that means denying or taking anything away from you...so be it and too bad for you. And we are not made to face consequences of actions. We can trace everything back to a rotten childhood, drug or alcohol addiction. Why learn a lesson if blame is just a few words away? We are self-indulgent fools.
This may sound silly, but I think computers have also contributed to the lack of manners. We have lost the ability to interact with others...to consider feelings...empathy. The world is just a few keystrokes away. We can be anonymous, isolated.
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