Is this the new trend ? ? ? ?
I was about to address a group of young people, this afternoon, the room was virtually filled. I had finished setting up and turned to face them. I greeted the group in a loud clear voice . . . . . . . .. . . . . and one solitary voice returned my greeting.
Are our youth in danger of losing all sense of common decency, along with the basic values ? ? ? Is this a cultural problem, restricted to South Africa, or is it a global trend?.
If you are noticing similar trends, please tell me about it, and give an idea of why you think this is happening.
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I find this soo verry
And if we didn't practise those, we got THE LOOK, followed by your name ONLY. this was enough of a reminder . . .
Please give an example of this poor manners, which you have noticed
That sort of behaviour is rude and not cool
You were about to give an address. You were not there to meet anyone or to socialize with anyone.
The students went there to hear your address, not to get an insight knowledge of you as a person, and vice versa.
Greetings are returned in social situations only, or in mass-oppressive societies. I do remember the November Seventh festivities in which the General Marshall Marsalko Bela told forty-eight thousand people, "Greeteings, comrades," and forty-eight thousand adults, of all ages and backgrounds, replied in unison, "greetings, comrade Marsalko."
This is not normal.
In youth-situations, the situation is not the same as in kindergarten classes or in grade school. You don't go in for the greeting.
At least that has been my experience, attending lectures on two continents and giving lectures to university kids in North America.
African Woman: A student, like any other human being, will laugh at what he or she finds funny. If they did not laugh at the professor's efforts at humour, then they can't be faulted for "not being nice and appreciative". In fact, if they laughed, then the school spirit could have been faulted for being "tyrannical and oppressive". In my opinion.