why old generations are so judgemental about newer generation these days?

There's nothing new about older generations not understanding the younger generation, and the younger generation not understanding the older generation. It's part of life. I suspect that your grandfather was criticized by his grandfather for taking on the new ways of the world. Accept it and respect him and his wisdom. Who knows? He might be right sometimes.

Just do this: Write on paper (wit a pencil, hand write) what your grandpa tells you. Just general stuff, no particulary nor to detailed. put that paper together with your very personal oficial papers you have, just use an anvelope and write there to open it on year (write the year when is possible you to be grandfather). You will be surprised how similar you'll behave .... Life now is NOT different. You still need air to breathe? Still need water? Food? Home? To laugh? To work? Do you need clothes? How about entertainment, do you need? The main differences are: - youngers think they know it better and refuse to follow elders advices and reject any form of communications ... - olders know they know it better IN A LONG RUN point of view, but are unable to find a good way to communicate ... There is no "conflict between generations". Only few isolated conflicts between few people, which can be neglected. Anything can be solved if both parts, or at least one, wanted to. A bit of understanding, a bit of respect, a bit of good will, a bit of open mind, a bit of patience - and there is no more conflict, never ever.

Well, we are a lot more liberal now days than those old timer conservative folks! I mean, we've got tattoos, body piercings, a more liberated sense of sexuality (well, some of us), etc - some people just can't get with the times I guess!

They do realize that the generation today is so much different from theirs way when they were young too. They may point out the differences but they are not in way imposing that you are to follow them. It's just but natural of older folks to compare themselves from yourselves today. That way, they get to describe themselves to you young generations their ways before. But it's not necessarily to impose them.

I actually dont have problems with my elders. But I hear them complaining about someone else's way of living. This is because we came on different generations exactly that. Their way of living and the time they grew up on is exactly different than ours. Sometimes they are telling the truth. I hear them about the change of technology which makes our generation lazy and luxurious. SOmetimes I listen to them and they make me think...

Well honestly, The newer generations is so far different from before. Honestly, if you compare people today from before? People nowadays are more immoral.This is because a lot of people lost their "spirituality". A lot people don't even have faith in God.If you only know how many churches and house of worships are closing every year in Europe alone. It was stunning.That's why people nowadays are starting to lose their respect, virtue and the worst part of it."It became Normal and accepted in our society".And that's a fact. There are other reasons about it but I hope my comment could help=)Actually it was lectured by my professor in my Anthropology class and it took a long time for me to realize those facts. Just try to think of it my friend, you will have a wider understanding about life. And the best part of it,you will understand our old folks=)

Oh dear do you know that history repeats itself. After many years you will hear your grandchildren telling the same rant against you. So by now it would be quite hard to understand even if I explain to you the reason why old folks always criticize young folks. Just wait till you grow old yourself and only there and then will you understand. Meanwhile just learn to get accustomed with your old folk. After all they do criticize you because they do care for you. Don't make it a problem on your part when your grandpa criticize you but rather take it positively. Think that he cares for you that's why he is like that.

Easy! They are old and pissed that they are to die soon.

hi there, seems that you are very young, let me tell you something by the time you get old, same as grandpa, you are going to be the same as them, why? because of experience in life, that is why you cannot understand it, let me give you am example, why he criticize the way you dress? if you are a girl well... i guess because we as man can judge girls more than yourself, if you used your clothes too tide, short, or too sexy, nobody will take you seriously in a relationship, most of us think that this kind of girls are easy to laid, so your grnadpa is trying to tell you """ dont fo that"" as this example are many more but as you get older and get experience in life you will be able to understand every single word of older people, im sure.

Just ry to understand and tolerate them. They are old folks already and have seen life already. Maybe they just didn't get used to a big difference and gap between the nature of their generation with today's generation. Technology is a big catalyst for this change. Just enjoy life now and don't worry much about their comments. But of course you should still listen to them if they got some wisdom to share.

There's nothing wrong the way they criticized us the way we do 'cause you know it's just a sign that they loved us so much. They don't want that something bad will happen to us. If my granny would correct me the way I dress I would thank her 'cause she just want to protect me from harm. Look what happen the teenagers nowadays, they are so different compared to teenagers before. Many were raped 'cause the way they dress are not in proper place. Sometimes there's nothing to be blame except for your own self when something happened 'cause teenagers nowadays are so hardheaded they don't listen to elders who knows best. They think they are smart and don't want to follow parents advise. What they want is to be with their friends all the time hanging around and enjoying life.

Yeah I experienced that too. Some couldn't accept the fact that things have changed. Change is constant. What's cool 20 years ago might be a fashion crime nowadays. Try not to argue with your old folks because you will never win. Lol

you know... i always wondered that... i guess it's because of the slightly different generation enviroment they grew up in... but that's just a guess

I don't know i never had any problem with older people and i have never seen old people making problems of the younger generation maybe it's not in my country but in other country's they are maybe because of the children that are bad and such things ... don't really know maybe because the younger people don't respect them i have no idea.

I'm a grandmother, and of the 'older generation' too, so maybe I can shed a little light on where some of us are coming from. First, I am NOT judgemental because I remember what it was like to be a hippie back in the 60's and 70's (read long hair, bell-bottoms, new age rock, etc.) So, I do understand the need to be different and make ones mark of individuality, and believe it or not OUR grandparents were very vocal about how WE dressed and acted. I myself don't understand why some have to be so vocal about it though lol. My parents heard negative views from their grandparents because they let their knees show and danced the jitterbug. Not sure, but I think every generation goes through the same thing with their elders. Ok...clothes. Back when we were young, you only dressed scantily when you were at the beach. While a little cleavage might be shown, it was only in dress attire, and not for every day. Back then, a woman who showed it all was looked at as dressing trashy. From our antiquated viewpoint, women dressed to show their assets while still leaving something to the imagination. Language: Back when we were young, the only people who swore (in public) were people who didn't care about how they appeared to others. Swearing was looked at as something only done by low classed/crass people. I'm not saying people didn't swear, but if they did it was under their breath, or at least not in public, and it was never sentence upon sentence laced with every other word being a swear word. They also used to look at people who swore as under educated people. So basically, if you swore, and dressed too provocatively, you probably wouldn't get hired in any meaningful job, and would be looked upon as a person who doesn't care how they present themselves to the world. I'm not saying that all us grandparents are right, nor are we totally wrong, just that that is how we are from the era we came from. I try and look at young folks for how they treat people, not how they dress, nor if every other word they say is a swear word. I wrote this not to offend anybody, but to possibly bridge a gap where the younger generation can see where and why our older generation is coming from lol. Have a great day! When Gramps gets on a roll, cut him some slack and just smile, nod a lot, and try not to take offense. He's coming from a different era and just wants what he thinks is best for you from the playbook of rules HE grew up with. Have a great day flower :-)

I suppose people who nowadays are old were raised in a society which gave them much less freedom of expression than it does today,and they got used to that style of living,so now when they see there's a much freer attitude in the younger generations they can't accept that fact because they were indoctrinated since childhood to be narrow-minded and they can't change their views on life at their age.There isn't too much we can do about that,it's better to let them express their discontents,but this doesn't mean that we should be like them;we must enjoy being ourselves.

it is because they planted some what we called principles in their life, and they judge new generations accordingly. they don't usually have an open mind about this, coz as they say.. the older the wiser. but old folks should learn that their generations has evolved and transformed to what we called "new", but they still can't sit there and not compare. i guess, it's a thing that they want to boast. they take pride in what they have become.

It might be case that he has seen more world then you and probably he has more experience of life. Do you know their blessings are very important for you for the base of a happy and prosperous life. Just talk to him in a polite way and inform him what problem you have with him, I am sure he will suggest you the best response.

older generations have different values and views in life like what they experienced during their younger days, they lived differently than the new generation. they thought younger people are lazy well in fact these things are done easily because of technology. we all know technology has changed and the world has changed and i think it is difficult for them to cope up with these changes.