In defence of the young.
Contrary to so much of what is written in the press today, in the main I think our young are well mannered, thoughtful and a credit to themselves. In the main. Yes you can always find those who aren't. The rude, the aggressive and selfish. The entitled. But it was ever thus. Bullies have always flourished in our schools. The selfish of my day were no less selfish than today's young. The British in many parts of the world have a long history of being seen as rude. Today's young are no ruder then my generation. In certain parts of France the English are referred to as the "fuck offs", a reference to the way so many of us speak and behave when visiting on holiday. According to earlier generations the young where never as well mannered as their generation. Famously your Dad hated the music you listened to, it was just "noise, blasted out by someone who couldn't sing". Truthfully it must be admitted that there was little more mortifying then your fathe
