Some young people can be respectful right . . . ?

Even those who brake the law are capable of good manners on occasion . . . If I had a pound for everytime I had to say "please don't call me miss, it makes me feel old" when I am at work, I would have been able to retire by now! Apart from your own kids has a random young person ever surpised you with a positive attitude - even if they were wearing a 'hoodie' and you weren't expecting it???

Public Comments

1. Yea, but as time goes by you will see it less and less.
2. i often am referred to as mr.
3. yeah depending on how they are raised yes
4. A few years back I was walking through a very busy town centre when two girls in their teens came running up behind me and grabbed my arm. My first thought was that they were going to steal my bag, when in actual fact I had dropped ten pounds on the floor.
5. I'm a young person and I am very respectful. It's hard though, because when everyone thinks of teenagers these days, they automatically have this stereotype in their head. Most of it has to do with upbringing though. I know some kids are just hopeless, but I am the way I am because of my parents and because they did an awesome job in raising me. So I guess it depends how far the apple falls from the tree. If that makes any sense at all.... ha
6. With boys, rarely. I wish I had a dime for every saggin underwear display I've been assaulted with. Most times, with boys in particular, trying to talk to them is a challenge. Seems like mumbling with a mouthful of mush is the latest "thing". Overall, girls are very social and polite. I'm always pleasantly surprised when girls are friendly and respectful. Just a little example, and I know it's sort of stupid, but...I needed a penny at Subway, (the clerk was out of change) so a girl handed me a penny. I know I know, it sounds dumb, but she was so polite and pleasant. It's refreshing to see, really!
7. Often. I don't think the "hoodie" has anything to do with it. I am 30 and I wear a hoodie in my downtime if it's chilly. I have seen MANY younger people moving in a direction to make positive impacts on the world. Just this morning on CNN I saw a utube video, a 13 year old boy who WAS a Michael Vick fan prior to his admission of guilt on the dog fighting charges owns an autographed football from him. He gave this to his own dog, as a chew toy and said he had no intention of supporting a criminal. He plans to sell the chewed up Vick football on ebay, and donate all proceeds to the Humane Society to help shelter animals. Today's youth is consistently more thoughtful, and gives me hope through the fresh awareness of what needs to happen to help our backwards world. Through the recent political debates school aged kids formed some great submission questions re: environment, homeless, war, and social security. There are some little @ss holes out there, but many responsible, kind ones too!
8. I have had random acts of courtesy happen to me from time to time but not nearly as frequently as it should. I agree that it's got a lot to do with how someone is raised, but the problem nowadays is that too many parents don't take time out of their busy lives to properly raise their kids.
9. Yes oh my gosh yes. My husband and i pulled up at the convenient store, i was pregnant with my first daughter and having a rough time. I was driving though and as i walked to the truck a man started toward me wearing a hoodie, had a bold head, an entire face of peircings and i couldn't even see plain skin thorugh all the tattoos and my mind went crazy. Oh my gosh my husband's still inside, this guy sees me as an easy target oh my gosh he's gonna rob me, kick me in the stomach, something, i was going out of my mind with worry. I didn't express it, i kept my head down but i was nervous. When he got to me he opened my truck door, and said "ma'am, let me give you a hand right there" and he gently took my arm and helped me get into my seat" Of course i was ever so grateful for his kindess, my husband was walking out the store and was so impressed he shook this young mans hand. Now, we were in a rough Tongan neighborhood known for hate crimes and street violence, so this guy really really shocked me but i was so happy to see a man with such respect and kindess even if he did look the way he did. I also had a kid with the full on Emo look going on and gothic make-up, yes, he did look wierd lol but he absaloutly insisted on helping me to my car with groceries (still pregnant lol) Some people do suprise me, and i've learned not to judge a person just because he covers his face or dowses himself in skulls and dagger tattoos!
10. a young teen escorted me down the stairs at church. (I am not handicapped, but was wearing sky high heels.)
11. I've cringed walking up to my local shops to see a big crowd of teens standing outside. One of the lads opened the shop door for me and gave a big smile. I think it's all about showing them a bit of respect as well. Some of the older generation feel that they have to look down and frown upon the youngsters which in turn gets their backs up.
12. Not every kid out there is disrespectful! Whats the deal with the 'hoodie' part, what does that have to do with anything? You think this kid was going to mug or rape you in a dark alley just because he was wearing a hoodie?! Stop judging people by what they look like or what they wear. People who call you "miss" are using a more youthful approach...you should feel lucky their not calling you "ma'am"...
13. i'm a 'orrible bovva girl but im genuinly nice and polite, i respect my elders and hold doors open for people the only time i'll turn nasty is if someone does something to me first
14. on many many occasions, im a bus driver and the amount of times teenagers in hoodies, have been really polite has amazed me.
15. Yes young people can be respectful I am 19 and I often where these "hoodies" and i am VERY polite. I hold doors when i come out of a building if i see someone coming, if people have less items than i n a line i will let them n front of me, things like that.
16. Absolutely! One day i was trying to push my son in his pushchair through a carpark that was literally ankledeep in snow. There was a car full of three teenagers sporting piercings and tattoos (spanish equivalent of hoodies)smoking spliffs driving around doing handbrake turns , making a lot of noise and generally messing about. I was just looking at them , cursing under my breath and wishing someone would call the police to them, when they all got out of the car and came over to help me get the pushchair out of the snow. My son`s chair was royally escorted across the car park and they were all really polite to boot. Well that tuaght me not to judge a teenager by their appearance!
17. young kids can be very surprisingly respectful of an elder even a hoodie a lot of kids dress up like they are gangsters and hooligans but in actual fact they are decent kids.i know a kid he was about 16 used to stay out all night do drugs never cared about anything or anyone one day his parents sat him down and explaind to him about the present past and the future.now he is a proper respectful respectable kid and his little brothers and sisters are following in his steps
18. All of my 17 year old sons friends are VERY respectful. I find most kids to be respectful. Manners are another thing. It's not that kids have bad manners on pupose, but rather todays parents don't teach them and indeed many parents don't have good manners themselves. I suppose I could lump myself in with them as I have not always pushed my kids to have perfect manners.
19. Yes, on Sunday I had the task of posting flyers through doors and I was given an 11 year old boy as my side kick. I am childfree so I can honestly say he would not have been my first choice. Long story short it turns out he lived for the last 3 years with foster parents as his mum (who had him at 16) was a drug addict and was in prison. My sidekick was well mannered, polite, smart, calm and good company. He had an awful upbringing but with good foster parents this child was a joy to be with. I just hope he never goes back to his mum. The moral of this story is it's how you bring a child up that models that child into a rounded person.
20. There are a lot of good kids out there - they just don't make the news.
21. Well, i think some kids do have some respect. A year or two ago there was a funeral of some elderly man on the next street to ours. Outside my house is a car park and a there was a gang of about 10 young men (about 16-18 yrs old) and when the cars of the funeral went past, EVERY one of these kids took of their baseball hats and took their hoods down. I thought it was nice that someone had bothered to tell them about things like that and being just a sign of respect. This could have been one of their friends grandfathers or anything, but they did it, and i was quite touched that not all kids are bad.
22. Yes I've been pleasantly surprised a few times. Usually when out walking my dogs, I have had to pass a few "hoodies" on the way, so I've pulled my dogs in away from them and they've said "thanks" which has surprised me.