Just for giggles. Which Public Behaviors Do You Find Rude?

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   tsmogposted 25 hours ago

   Rudeness: A Mirror or a Mask?
   Is rudeness a social problem today?
   
   Is rudeness just poor manners—or a symptom of deeper divides? The conservative calls it a breakdown of respect; the liberal, a refusal to sugarcoat truth. In the city, it’s speed. In the suburbs, it’s silence. In the rural town, it’s who you ignore at church. Gen Z tweets it raw, Boomers wince in disbelief. And somewhere between the Bible Belt and the Beltway, we’re all wondering: is civility a virtue—or a tactic?
   
   Just for fun and a little learning along the way take the following quiz offered by Pew Research.
   
   Cursing Out Loud. Pets in Stores. Which Public Behaviors Do You Find Rude?
   https://www.pewresearch.org/quiz/which- … XkHbDSk7Gg
   
   Answer 8 questions and see for each where you fall into the realm of public behavior today. Yup, it is categorized by generation, yet you can choose "Prefer not to say".
   
   The first question is:
   
   "Do you think visibly displaying swear words (such as on a T-shirt or sign) in public is …"
   
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   Perhaps, it is rude, but asking, though is optional, of course . . .
   
   Thoughts, accolades, criticisms, and/or commentary?
   
   
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   [Edit: Ooops! I forgot what follows.]
   
   Are we in a crisis of rudeness? by Vox (Yup leans left, but the most recent article on the topic - Aug 19, 2025)
   Why it feels like people are more impolite than ever.
   https://www.vox.com/even-better/458283/ … one-public
   
   "It’s a question, a lingering suspicion that has bedeviled nearly every generation: Are the kids these days getting more rude, more brash, more grossly unapologetic?
   
   “We have stories of Emily dealing with this question, we have stories of our grandmother dealing with this question,” says Lizzie Post, the great-great-granddaughter of etiquette maven Emily Post and co-president of the Emily Post Institute. “Five generations gives us the length of time to prove this one out that we really do constantly look back at times nostalgically and say that they were more polite.”
   
   Society certainly seems to think we’ve collectively gotten more rude. According to a recent Pew Research Center survey, nearly half of the country believes people’s behavior is more impolite than before the pandemic. Enter any public space and you’re bound to encounter someone having a phone call on speaker, fellow passengers mixing up egg salad on a plane, or students leaving class unannounced. These incidents inevitably become flashpoints of heated debate online.

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   Kathleen Cochranposted 23 hours ago

   Not exactly sure what to aim at here.
   
   But, yes I think we are ruder. I think the anonymity of the internet has given bad behavior a place to hide. And now that we've elected a president who doesn't even pretend to be a well behaved person (as bad people in politics in the past at least made the effort to pretend) all bets are off. Rudeness is rewarded and/or excused now. And our children are being raised in this environment so it will no doubt get worse.

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