Respect

[Hiro]

It's something many people have, and something even more people don't have.

So i go to a Swedish school. Kids in Sweden are mostly spoiled or just behave odd. But what bothers me the most is that these kids don't show any form of respect to anyone. My school is pretty messed up. Most kids in my class insult the teachers or don't give a crap about what they're saying. Also, they act like "actors" when they try to put on a mask for our main teacher and when we have a different subject their masks fall off and they act like *******s.

So i try to respect teachers, parents, etc. because i'm raised like that. If i go to any of my classmates i'll hear my "friends" talk **** about their parents. Some claim they should get paid for doing simple chores like taking out the trash. To me stuff like that is pretty obvious that i have to do it. I mean, what would you be without your parents? Who buys you food? Who gives you more love than anyone in the world? Who's house do you live in?

I just wanted to get this off my chest. Thank you for reading

TLR Remember to respect your elders >:l

 

[Yokie]

It's just like my old school, but they did respect the teachers, but the teachers did NOT respect me at all. I was hard to learn and they just gave up on me, leaving me with crappy final grades. I'm lucky I still got in upper secondary school. (Gymnasium) =P

 

[Josh]

I 100% agree with you. I have out with people who don't do this ****, They're not nerdy or anything but the people who do **** to their parents and teachers are the ones that no one likes and same as people who are spoilt, They're always in like the bottom classes and play Xbox all day instead of studying. It's proved to shown that Children of this generation have changed and we don't know eachother like before, We're all selfish.

Just wait until you finish High School, They'll just leave with probably 0-1 qualifications and end up going to parties, borrowing money from their parents etc and when their parents dont give them their **** then they'll be looking for jobs and end up working as cashiers and you'll be there paying for food for the family that you have and they'll be crying and wishing they paid attention at school.

Just think about it that way all the time, You'll feel better.

 

[Psychonaut]

>implying this doesn't happen everywhere

it can be annoying, but unless a teacher deserves my respect, they usually aren't going to get it. that doesn't mean i'm an ass, i just don't think of them in terms of respect.

meh.

 

[Caius]

I was always taught to respect my elders, and vice versa, of course I also came from the time of "Children are to be seen and not heard." I've had that drilled into my head for years. I'll respect my teachers and superiors, but on the level with my mom, we've always had a more friendly system. She's not technically my mom, we treat each other as equals and that's always been the way things work. I'm allowed to be myself and say what I want without fear of being punished, and mom could always put in her input on the situation. It's as simple as that, but when it comes down to it, after we started treating each other like that when I was around eleven, I've never had a reason to disrespect her. I take care of myself, do my own chores, and i'll do her a favor or two, and it's been like that in return. I think it's important to have a sense of independence and give people room to think of you not as below, but as an individual with their own opinions, and sense of being. That's the only way to really grow up.

People that are snobbish and treat adults like crap are below me, just keep in mind that it'll catch up with them. Usually your superiors have a reason to act like they do, or they never grew up, but a lot of the time you can just look at it as a misunderstanding. A lot of adults have seen and done things that younger people can't understand yet. It adds to their character, and most of the time they don't mean to talk down at people, or treat them poorly, it's just how they've always assumed the younger people to respond to best. Of course.. talking down to someone after the age of ten is silly, but keep in mind that the generation they were raised in has different morals and values. It changes a lot of what they say and do.

 

[Caius]

Double post. edited because I can't delete it.

 

[Jas0n]

I was always taught to respect my elders, and vice versa, of course I also came from the time of "Children are to be seen and not heard." I've had that drilled into my head for years. I'll respect my teachers and superiors, but on the level with my mom, we've always had a more friendly system. She's not technically my mom, we treat each other as equals and that's always been the way things work. I'm allowed to be myself and say what I want without fear of being punished, and mom could always put in her input on the situation. It's as simple as that, but when it comes down to it, after we started treating each other like that when I was around eleven, I've never had a reason to disrespect her. I take care of myself, do my own chores, and i'll do her a favor or two, and it's been like that in return. I think it's important to have a sense of independence and give people room to think of you not as below, but as an individual with their own opinions, and sense of being. That's the only way to really grow up.

People that are snobbish and treat adults like crap are below me, just keep in mind that it'll catch up with them. Usually your superiors have a reason to act like they do, or they never grew up, but a lot of the time you can just look at it as a misunderstanding. A lot of adults have seen and done things that younger people can't understand yet. It adds to their character, and most of the time they don't mean to talk down at people, or treat them poorly, it's just how they've always assumed the younger people to respond to best. Of course.. talking down to someone after the age of ten is silly, but keep in mind that the generation they were raised in has different morals and values. It changes a lot of what they say and do.

I wish I had the same relationship with my parents. It was always "if you don't like what we say or we don't like what you say, you'll be punished."

 

[Caius]

It's something you have to build up to. It can take years to get that far, besides, It was just me and my mum, and we lived everywhere, from out on the streets to her parents place. It brings two people close lol

 

[Jas0n]

It's something you have to build up to. It can take years to get that far, besides, It was just me and my mum, and we lived everywhere, from out on the streets to her parents place. It brings two people close lol

I lack the time or interest to build up that kind of relationship with my parents now, I have my own life to live.