It's Goodbye Etiquette, From Genreation Y
March 12th 2009 00:14
Do you remember when letters used to start with 'Dear Sir/Madam'? Well it turns out this is too formal for Gen Yers, and we will be addressing you all as 'Hi John/Jane' regardless of your rank or experience. Oh, and expect swearing to become a fixture of regular communication; I've witnessed the word 'cunt' make its way into a formal discussion on a company intranet (not at Orble I should point out). But the point is, manners aren't what they used to be, and they're deteriorating rapidly.
Why are we lacking in politeness? Well it seems that we don't think we are, we seem to be under the impression that the world has relaxed generally and every situation has taken a more casual feel. "how's it goin'" is considered by us to be polite and friendly whenever and wherever it's used, and something along the lines of 'good evening' is viewed as being too stiff and may get you labelled a 'tosser'.
Look, honestly, I'm not in favour of the decrease in etiquette standards, but I don't really think there's much I can do. If this is the direction we're headed in, I think we might end up with a snowball effect towards casualness. Again, I may not like it, but it seems like it's a part of our social evolution... or devolution, I don't think cavemen said 'good evening'.
Why are we lacking in politeness? Well it seems that we don't think we are, we seem to be under the impression that the world has relaxed generally and every situation has taken a more casual feel. "how's it goin'" is considered by us to be polite and friendly whenever and wherever it's used, and something along the lines of 'good evening' is viewed as being too stiff and may get you labelled a 'tosser'.
Look, honestly, I'm not in favour of the decrease in etiquette standards, but I don't really think there's much I can do. If this is the direction we're headed in, I think we might end up with a snowball effect towards casualness. Again, I may not like it, but it seems like it's a part of our social evolution... or devolution, I don't think cavemen said 'good evening'.
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