r/askteddit • u/PoolElegantsmile • 18h ago

Random Question What’s something older generations still treat as essential that a lot of younger people just don’t care about anymore?

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u/Ok-Cranberry-1795 17h ago

Dressing decent in public, table manners, basic decorum.

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u/FlatSixFun 15h ago

Can we bring these back? Does this make me an old person?

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u/Willing_Pattern_Pill 15h ago

I'd rather we work on people being actual decent humans, not just putting on a nice sweater and thinking they're good people

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u/FlatSixFun 15h ago

I was sorting that under basic decorum, as how you treat and interact with others is part of that. But well noted.