Stu
You could be right. It could be that they showed respect, but felt fear. I dunno, I wasn't alive in those times and didn't know what happened.

Personally though I feel that respect is something to be earned. I won't respect someone just because they're older than me. I respected quite a few of my teachers, but most of them I didn't. There's plenty of adults who I've never respected. That doesn't mean I don't respect any adults at all.

I don't think it's right to respect someone purely because of the ammount of times they've orbited the sun. It doesn't make sense to me.

The phrase "Respect your elders" grates me somet' rotten.
(Belgaer is, Thu 24 Apr 2008, 13:53, Reply)