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There was a comic not so long ago that had a "why I hate email" complaining that they never know how formal to be. It is hard to believe that people have becom
by drakaal 13y ago
There was a comic not so long ago that had a "why I hate email" complaining that they never know how formal to be.
It is hard to believe that people have become some out of touch with each other that they can't figure out basic social etiquette.
At the same time I hop on Xbox and listen to 8 year olds who swear like sailors and think that is how you talk with other people who are "online". So maybe my surprise at the lack of etiquette is that I'm now 34 and can't relate to people half my age.
The regular death threats from people on Youtube who disagree with my stance on Pasteurized Milk should possibly also have been a clue.
I have changed my mind I'm just deluded. Young people have no clue how to interact anymore. (Hey you kids get off my yard)
- Swizec 13y ago> It is hard to believe that people have become some out of touch with each other that they can't figure out basic social etiquette. We haven't. But I think society is currently going through a change in basic social etiquette. Just like when Shakespeare was alive, English still had a formal and informal "you" (you is the formal, thou the informal if I'm not mistaken). These days an esteemed professor might respond to a long and formally addressed email with "yup". I've had it happen. Also, it used to be normal for friends to sign letters with things like "Forever yours and eternally devoted, with love, ~Swizec" Nowadays ... not so much.
- dragonwriter 13y ago> Just like when Shakespeare was alive, English still had a formal and informal "you" (you is the formal, thou the informal if I'm not mistaken). "you" was the plural and "thou" the singular, and, as is the case in several other languages, tradition was to use the plural in formal contexts (sort of the second-person equivalent of the "royal 'we'".)