The decline of restaurants and eating out
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On the way to attend a church service in another city, we've always stopped at Carl's Jr. for a biscuit and coffee. Had not done that in quite a while and ... Oh, boy!
Used to get three sausage biscuit combos with coffee for less than $15usd (maybe $12). It was $20usd today, and the biscuits are smaller than they used to be.
Note that this is in Sonora, Mexico. It's hitting us everywhere. In addition, the USD is bringing $3mxn to the dollar less than it used to, so a double hit for us. Stuff costs more and the USD buys less.
Used to get three sausage biscuit combos with coffee for less than $15usd (maybe $12). It was $20usd today, and the biscuits are smaller than they used to be.
Note that this is in Sonora, Mexico. It's hitting us everywhere. In addition, the USD is bringing $3mxn to the dollar less than it used to, so a double hit for us. Stuff costs more and the USD buys less.
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We lived outside of the US pretty much the whole time (with short visits) from 1984 to 2008. The first thing I noticed when we returned was that nobody seemed to understand or respect personal boundaries in any way any more.
Personal relationships, business, public comportment, there was very little respect for boundaries in any area of life and relationship. I don't think it was like that up to the early and mid-eighties, at least not in my sphere.
I commented that to a dentist friend who had been living and working stateside during that period and he told me I was crazy. Then about six months later he apologized and said that he realized I was right. Like the frog in the pot of water, he just had not noticed it until I called his attention.
I think some of that depends on where you are. People are different in different areas of the country. The contrast of Minnesota “nice” and southern hospitality is one I can think of.
Definitely, but I am talking primarily about a change that occurred in a fixed geographical region and culture as well as on a wider scale. Even from city to city, especially from city to town, there will be differences in some basic social behavior, but there are still certain boundaries that were always universally acknowledged and respected, like the one Zorba mentioned, or people not expecting that their needs be put before everyone else's just because, or just not being publicly belligerent.
No, what I'm talking about, what I observed, went way beyond that.
There’s nothing nice about Minnesota nice.
Ah yes, the polite, sugar coated way to call someone a retard.
It feels like everyone has forgotten that manners and politeness are the social lubrication that keeps us from become animals.
This weekend we (the family) were visiting an island in Casco Bay in Maine. Basically just walking around the island. Sitting in rocking chairs at the local "store" with my two boys and one of their friends enjoying ice cream while waiting on the ferry. A group of 70+ yr old folks showed up. Could tell they were not used to that much walking. Told the boys to get up and use the rock wall to sit as I got up and offered our seats to the folks (one of them was kinda of gray had me worried). Boys popped right up Ma'am and Sir'd them.
The older folks were shocked. Especially when my youngest 13 told them he would want someone to do that for his Gram so he does it for them.
Do people really not look out for each other anymore? My son's generation seems to be more aware of the social contract we have with each other than the kids in their 20s-30s.
This weekend we (the family) were visiting an island in Casco Bay in Maine. Basically just walking around the island. Sitting in rocking chairs at the local "store" with my two boys and one of their friends enjoying ice cream while waiting on the ferry. A group of 70+ yr old folks showed up. Could tell they were not used to that much walking. Told the boys to get up and use the rock wall to sit as I got up and offered our seats to the folks (one of them was kinda of gray had me worried). Boys popped right up Ma'am and Sir'd them.
The older folks were shocked. Especially when my youngest 13 told them he would want someone to do that for his Gram so he does it for them.
Do people really not look out for each other anymore? My son's generation seems to be more aware of the social contract we have with each other than the kids in their 20s-30s.
Around here it seems to be a rural-urban divide. In the bigger cities, people lack common decency. Outside of those urban areas, classic "Southern cham" still exist, strangers still wave when passing, although that has dwindled down to minimal, but small talk with a stranger is still possible.
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Same here in Mexico. In the city, the younger kids, by and large, act the same. Here in the small village I live in, a youngster will generally get up to give an oder person their seat, and if they do not it's probable that an older person will tell them to do so.
It's not universal even here, though. A few months ago I took a bus into town. At a subsequent stop an older lady got on. I'm 62. I waited a moment to see if a younger man would get up, but no one did. I gave my seat to her.
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Adults still expexcting quality from McDonald's? That woman at about the 5:00 mark whining about her McDonald's glassware? SMH...
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