Stereotypes And Disrespectful Teenagers

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A group of young teenagers walk into a fast food joint.They’re rowdy and rude, not only being disrespectful to their waitress, but yield a mess as well, and don’t even have enough money. They complain about the food and the service, and don’t pick up after themselves. This would be how everyone older than thirty would see this dirty, disrespectful teens. However, the older crowd sees the younger completely wrong. In fact, most restaurant workers say the only rude and disrespectful people that show up are the older crowd; the soccer mom with three screaming kids, the old couple poisoned with the thought of making things with your own two hands. Older generations think so poorly of younger generations, believing the stereotype of rude, dirty,

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