Old people deserve our respect because they are old regardless..... agree?

I still respect the elderly, whether or not I know them. Even elder people in the street. I help them if they need some. However, there are those that have attitude that you really want to lash out your emotions on them, too bad, you should not. They might have a heart attack and it will be your fault if they die because of that. Everyone deserves some respect, young or old. =)

I think they should still be respected. In one way or another they have helped us when we were too afraid to do something when we know just a little about the world. Wisdom comes with age - yes, but it is also true that some old ones are more stubborn than the young ones, but we should not generalize this. There a lot of aged people who show us good examples and who are inspiration to us.

I have always disagreed with the saying, "Respect your elders." When I was a kid I was scolded for disagreeing with it, because, after all, I was a kid, and I didn't "understand." No...I'm sorry, but everyone deserves respect until there is good reason not to be treated with equal respect. I always respect people until I do not receive the same respect. That's when it's gone unless they do something to make up for their thoughtless actions. I don't care the color of the person, male or female, or age: everyone gets the same respect. I believe many elderly people deserve respect because age has not made them bitter. Then again, I believe many people my age and younger deserve respect because certain unfortunate situations has not made them bitter. Age does not make you wiser, coming out of a bad situation with your head held high time and time again is what makes you wise. Some people triple my age have not been through some of the things I have. I have not and will not ever go through some of the things people half my age have gone through. We all deserve respect as long as we give it, no exceptions. If you are older and are a bitter person, you get no respect: period.

I bounce back and forth on this. I work in a nursing home and respect quite a few of them. But there are others that are down right racist or bigots or you name it. I took care of one that was actually a member of the klu klux klan. Now should I respect him? I don't think so. I believe that yes, everyone deserves common courtesy wether they are young or old though

i think we should respect to older person absolutely your teacher and parents, they always care you and give you love and good education, i always respect them =)

Ok after reading all the opinions listed in here I would like to summarize the discussion. manong05 you are right with your point "everyone must be respected equally be it old or young". On the contrary, I would say that elders must be give more respect becuase without them you exist only beacuse of them. And yeah, I completely disagree with "wisdom comes with age". In my opinion, "wisdom comes with experience" and "experience comes with mistakes". In short "wisdom comes with mistakes" ..... hehehe!!

hi manong why is it that only older people are mentioned here as being difficult to get along with? did it not occur to you if this older person was difficult to get along with maybe he was also difficult to get along with in his or her youth? Older people do not have the corner on being ornery, or disrespectful,. or rude, these things crop up in all ages,not just us Senior Citizens. Old people who are sour did not just get that way in age, they started that way many years before. I think that instead of saying old people should be respected why not say all people should be respected with common courtesy.We do not have to lavish attention, just common decency. Also I do suggest you do pay respect to your own parents, remember without them you would not be here.

hi, i feel all people deserve respect no matter their age. i just feel like people much older deserve my upmost respect. i can't see myself giving them any form of direspect. there was this guy at my old job who would come to work everyday and tell us how he had cursed out this 76 year old man because he claimed the man always stayed in his business. i was shocked, because even if i didn't agree with something one of my elders was telling me i would just smile and go about my business. i told the guy he was just setting his self up for bad luck but he said that he didn't care. some people amaze me. i know i couldn't do it no matter what.

we should all respect our elders..that is what I was taught. One day we will be old too.

Wisdom comes with age is not very apt. Some old folks becomes senile and talk jibberish, defintely not wisdom. But however it is, we must still respect elders or old age people. That is what my parents taught me. They need our help and our respect. Remember they were once young like us and maybe rich and famous too. Even if they are not, we must not look down on them.

not respect our elders.! dat is so strange to hear, okay imagine yourself at that position, would you not want others who are younger than you to respect you ? ... i don't understand why you are saying so.

I think most members of our society respects the elders. Our Government respects them (senior citizen id), people in buses and commuters respect them, children respects them. Its our culture to respect the elderly and hope that this legacy will still live amongst us.

I don't exactly conceive the meaning of your last sentence, what is called extend common courtesy but respect? Sounds like we should flatter them :D As for myself, I respect old people quite a lot, I always yield up my seat to the old ones when I take a bus and help them cross the pedestrain crossing. I'm satisfied with what I did, anyway, I really don't have other ideas of showing my respects to them. Old people make an appreicable contributions to the development of our courties, the happy lives we now enjoy descend from our parents and grandparents' construction, just for this point, they deserve our youngsters' resepect, or I'll be lashed be my patience.

Maybe more older people be, they deserved a more respect too. I think it's quite alright for me. Because this happen with people around me. Maybe in some place this would be not suitable.

I do think that the old people are deserving of our respect no matter what their behavior is to us. I was always taught to respect my elders by my parents. I have deal with some rude old people and just bite my lip and try to ignore it.

I think that to respect someone doesn't mean you have to agree with them, so yes, I do believe everyone is worthy of being treated as we would wish ourselves to be treated. In many cases wisdom does come with age - but in many it does not. I have seen some really nasty older people, but as someone else said, they were probably like that all their lives. However I think older people should treat younger people with respect too - not in the same way of deference to more experience or whatever, but I think it is just as bad when older people assume that people are useless and lazy and selfish just because they are young. Again, I know teens like that but also ones who are very responsible and respectful. My views are definitely affected by having worked in retail - my experience of working in the customer service part of a store, where all the complaints and inquiries were sent is that yes, of course I had nice older people and rude young people, but much MORE often, I honestly found that children were often polite but I literally saw old ladies push children out of the way to get to the counter...lol...and they seemed to think 'I am old so I have a right to be rude'. However, despite this, I will still show respect, because in the end, thats the sort of person I would rather be, regardless of peoples behavior, young or old.

My parents have been teach to respect the older but sometimes in a situation wherein you think they are not right, you can't go against them. It happened to me when I had my long vacation with my grandmother and she is very nagger and always shout when she's not in the mood or if she is financially drained. She always say bad words with you which you have to keep your patience because she is my grandma but there times that I go against with her because I feel it that it is not right anymore that I always follow my grandma.

I agree old people have to be respected regardless of their nature.Because firstly we are taught to be obedient to elders and it is important to respect them if not because of their repute but because of their age.It is a part of good manners and etiquette.We listen to them or not and do things according to them or not ,that is secondary but in any circumstances we have to and we must respect them.When young can be stubborn then why not the experienced old ones who have seen life better and have underwent the ups and downs in life.

No, I do not agree with this. Based on some experience, some old people are simply immature mind trapped in aging body, especially some old men. It looks like they decided to stop maturing years ago and go on with lives as they are.

Yes but some old people are cons, they will take your money an take advantage of you...lol Seriously give people respect until they show they are not worthy of it, an as far as old people go well don't write them off there is alot to learn from the, even the senile ones.