@chenobble
You make a very good point.

I'm afraid I am influenced to a degree by modern culture (and there aren't many people who can say that's never been the case with them) and so as a result I can only look back upon my 19 years on this earth for certain influences.

The best example I can think of relates to manners nowadays. When I joined High School in 1999, I was afraid, nay terrified of the 6th formers. You wouldn't talk back to them, you would let them pass you in the corridor, and you wouldn't dare insult them! When I left 6th form 2 years ago, it was under a cloud of trouble after a slapped a year 8 round the back of the head for shouting at my friend words along the lines of "Suck my dick bitch". That's just plain rude. But, I can't only claim that this is the case in Britain, it is more than likely it occurs elsewhere too. But I can only judge that on what I see with my own eyes.
( Agnostic Antichrist Baltimora, Fri 2 May 2008, 15:47, Reply)