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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^ atrocities like this happen everywhere I am sorry to say, and that's not a reflection of the norm of teens and kids in any part of the world.

I grew up partly in the UK and partly on the East Coast here in the US. There were plenty of articulate, well mannered kids in my MS and HS. And there were the kids who got into fights in the corridor and got suspended. In the same way those kids existed in the UK. There were brats then as there are now, some 30 years later.

The difference I see between then and now are the kids who are raised mostly by "help". They don't learn to talk to adults in the same way. Many of them ignore parents at play dates and parties because they haven't been around adults other than those who "serve" them and as such, they are dismissive and don't engage. Its their loss and a loss for their parents who encourage such behaviors. I've seen this more on the West coast than the East I'd like to add...[/quote]

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Completely agree about the kids who are raised by nannies, housekeepers, etc.  They are so dismissive to adults - parents of their friends, teachers, and their own parents, as well.  But I've seen this plenty here on the East coast.

Unfortunately, there are disrespectful teens everywhere.  Anyone remember the horrific India gang rape from a few years ago?  And that was just one that made the news.  Rapes are commonplace in India.  I believe most of the rapists were just out of their teens, except for one who was still under age.  How did these kids grow into monsters?  
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