PUBLIC OPINION > Americans Are Ruder Than They Used to Be
SodaHead Living
2012/03/20 16:00:00
A recent NPR report suggests that Americans are getting ruder, and to back that claim, points out the diminishing use of formal phrases like "please" and "thank you." Most of the people they talked to agree it's a troubling trend, but to be fair, most of the people they asked were high-ups at etiquette institutes. We wanted to find out what the public thinks and, more importantly, how it breaks down.
There were a handful of people who still had faith in good old-fashioned American kindness, but the final tally was overwhelming. Americans are getting ruder. A recent Rasmussen poll asked a similar question, and they found 76% of people thought Americans were "becoming more rude," solidifying the sentiment. But many respondents suggest it might not be a recent development, or even a national one. One commenter wrote, "I still call people "sir" and "ma'am", but now it gets as many weird looks as smiles. On the other hand, it's not new! You can easily find older articles and references to declining courtesy." But on to the good part.
Canada Can't Stand Us
We immediately jumped on the international vote to find out if other countries were more critical or forgiving. Turns out non-American voters were a little more critical, but not much. Although, the American vote was already pretty high, so it would have had to be nearly unanimous to increase by more. Canadians were even more critical, and in the U.K. it really was unanimous.
Kindness in California
Next, we scoped out the state-by-state. To get accurate results, we could only analyze states with large volumes of voters. A very high percentage of New Yorkers think Americans are getting ruder (89%), while a relatively low number of Californians did (65%). When we combined "the South" (14 states from Texas to the Virginias), the result was about 76%, the same as Texas by itself.
Abandoned Hope
If the youngest generation thinks Americans are getting ruder, we really are in a tight spot. They were actually the least encouraging age demographic (except for a random spike in the 45-54 group), averaging 16% more than older respondents. On the other hand, maybe they'll take it upon themselves to fix the problem.
If you'd like to vote on this question, dig deeper into the demographics, or engage in existing discussion about the topic, visit our poll about rudeness in America. We'd love to hear from you!
Top Opinion
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Mr Wayne 2012/03/20 17:06:53
more like more ignorant, less conciderent.... just stupider (not that it's a legit word).
Because of all the Government protection programs to save people from themselves like the warning label not to use your toaster in the sink... Darwinism has been defeated making the mass of stupidity evolve logarithmically
I also learned not to put a tweezers in the outet.
I was told "Don't wolly lound eye. We plotect you, but you so stupid lound eye. You arways get rost." :-)
Currently third world populations are being used as an immigration/assimilation weapon to blend white's out of existence. Maybe that upsets them.
It's Asia for Asians, Africa for Africans, Latin America for Latin Americans and white childrens countries for everyone.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?...
I think Southerners have more guns per capita than Yankees do.
The video link I previously posted is the best short explanation of white genocide I know of.
I don't think guns are going to be much of a solution for my race's genocide problem, if that's what you're getting at.
The demonization of white's was done by media control.
Whites have become accoustomed to white genocide the same way Jim Jones (a leftist) conditioned his 900 parisoners to commit mass suicide in Guyana.
Here's a video about Jones Town Massacre for you.
If the pen is mightier than the sword the TV is deadlier than a gun.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?...
And while I obviously try not to be that rude myself, i have to agree there. n.n Teenage girls are the worst; I should know, I am one.