Arrogance, Sarcasm and Disrespect to Elders - Where Is Our Country Heading To?

Yes, I believe today's generation is far too different from the older ones. Some manners are not practised anymore. People especially the younger ones have become arrogant and too liberated. I think there is still hope to bring back and instill god values. Well, it depends on how people were raised. Parents should be responsible enough to teach their children.

Arrogance, sarcasm, disrespect to elders all these come from confidence with lack of maturity. Have you noticed how confident today’s kids are? How much they know, how much more they are aware of their surroundings and the world and how little we knew when we were the same age? We were utterly, completely, hopelessly dependent on our parents for everything. We believed whatever they said on every topic and to us our parents were like Gods! But children today don’t need that kind of support and guidance from their parents so we parents have to change ourselves too. We have to keep in touch with their world, their interests, the internet, their music and so on. Thru involvement can we make them understand what’s right and what’s not. Otherwise just ordering them to stop will make them more violent.

i am also saddened by this. im a mom of two and i am very particular about words that are being used inside our home. i make sure that they dont get to hear foul words and in case any in the family unconsciously or accidentally blurt out any offensive word i tell my kids na bad yun.. or if they watch movies and see a kid shouting at her mom or an elder, i immediately tell my kids na bad un.hehe they're only 1 and 2 years old but then know how to bless(mano) to elders. i noticed kasi that this culture is also getting out of other filipino families

I do notice those kind of behaviours that filipino youth practices now. They are ver vulgar and lost thier respect to the elders, i also notice that to my sisters that's why i always told them not to act like that. i never tolerate those kind of bad attitude and same with my son. Shame they are going to be wild and agressive and lost te filipino values and good attitudes thta's because of the environment which is keeps changing. Happy posting.

yes I agree with you, I am a caregiver trainor and mostly my trainees age range from teenagers to late 50's, I can really see the difference with them, I like to handle those who are quite mature in age because even though they are even much older than me they respect me a lot while the younger ones they we're a big headache on my part.

Most of our young generation today are disrespectful to the elders. They are very arrogant and I always get mad when I see these young people and children shouting and not respecting their elders. It seems that these new generation are not taught of the the culture that our ancestors has handed down to us. It seems that they don't care. That is why I'm teaching my kids the value of respect to the elders. I let them understand the culture that our ancestors and elders has handed down to us especially using "po" and "opo".

i also noticed this situation with my niece and other kids i know. i think it's the influence of watch too much tv and also the environment. if they see it with elders they tend to copy it because they think that its ok to say it or do it because they saw it with the elders. and kids now are smarter, like a sponge they easily absorb whatever they witness and hear.