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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Agree about "no problem" replacing "you're welcome."

Using cell phones to text while having a meal with me or someone else. Seems to be no big deal among most of my younger coworkers.

Sitting on couches with feet up on coffee tables, or curling legs under oneself while sitting. I do this in my home with my family, but would never dream of doing so in the company of others.

Using the word "suck" or "sucks" and not feeling it's crude or inappropriate. I was raised to consider this almost a swear word, but I don't think younger people tend to view it that way anymore.

For the record, I'm in my early 50s.[/quote]

I agree with all of this and would only add that table manners don't seem to exist much anymore.

Like you, I am in my early 50's.  [/quote]

In my 40s, and I agree with all PP's comments, but will add that I think table manners are going by the wayside, at least in this area, in part because if you live in DC, in a condo, with a child/children, it's often hard to find space for everything, and lots of parents (myself included) give up the dining table.

This is how my household has been set up previously, and I've been trolling craiglist the last few weeks trying to find a good table/set of chairs, as I'm realizing my 3-yr old DD doesn't have table manners in part because of our casual eating environment.
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