Are The Elderly Respected Enough In The UK? **My Observation**

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Sharing my honest opinion about respect for the elderly in the UK.

Gloreeyah 🤍

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[kihbsnatural]

I definitely appreciate our culture and the respect we have for the elderly. Yes respect must be earned but showing respect to the elderly to me is a blessing ❤

[theinsideouter]

I am 72 my wife is 73 we allow our boys to live their own lives we help, our boys are respectful to all. as I say just tonight a young lady asked me if I was ok, yes I am . I feel very safe and the young people mostly try to help me, I have never seen young people abusing old, I live in the north

[albin]

I always show respect and deference for older people and ladies, because it's how I was brought up, and I'm perfectly comfortable with it. I'm also unfailingly polite to everyone else. Why not be? xx

[richardhargrave]

We were in London, the whole family, including my parents who were about 80 at the time. Every tube ride, someone offered mum and dad their seat. So its not all bad.

[Naijamuminaustralia]

To me respect is reciprocal, I teach my kids to treat anyone older than with respect and be courteous to others

[ToluliciousKitchen]

Respect for one another is important. Respect is reciprocal.
Charity begins at home, parents need to teach their children. Great upload sis 👍

[PortiaLuxy]

You have said it all, I feel all older people should be respected it’s easier that way, everything has become to materialistic

[AtHomeWithDidi]

Respect is earned but I still agree with our people that elders should be shown respect all the same

[judithsconcept]

I always appreciate the way Nigerians show respect to the elderly, well said sis

[pipercharms]

I live in the UK and I do think respect should be earned. I used to volunteer with this elderly lady and she was so nice and loved to chat and so I was respectful as I could be without being too formal as people think thats odd here, but I respect her because of how lovely and friendly she was, not because she was elderly.

If someone is elderly but they're not very nice, I don't see why I should respect them.

When I'm with someone I don't know, I just try and be as polite and as friendly as possible until I can judge them on whether I like them or not and what how respectful I should be.

Sometimes if they're in a job that I see as very difficult and they must have been incredibly hard working to get that far or they've made something that put a lot of effort in then I will also be respectful straight away. Though if I have nothing to go on as who they are as a person, I will just be very polite and friendly and work out if I should respect them and be respectful to them the more I get to know them.

[TochiEsther]

I think respect is earned but at the same I like the way our people show respect just by the age difference

[kennyssaladmaster]

I agree with you sis, age matters where we come from and it helps culture to be passed on from one generation to another. British culture seems almost completely erased. Thanks for sharing dear

[cynthiaboateng]

Respect is reciprocal and respect has to be earned. No one places value on their status, yet respect is always maintained in UK irrespective of age, everyone has to be assertive

[xXTUCXx]

As a born and bred Englishman I can say there is a loss of respect for the elderly in England and in English culture. My Pakistani friends tell me how they look after their elderly and it's far better than what we do. I love my culture and I believe it to be the best but it's not perfect, not by a long shot.

[gurmetkaur]

I kind of agree that the elders have a role to play in guiding and teaching their youngsters the values of life. In the British society grandparents leave parenting to parents and some spoil their grandchildren. So what I am saying is the elderly have contributed to a lack of respect here. Teach children to be polite and respect everyone might teach them core values and kindness 🙏🏼💕

[Ski]

The elderly all over the world deserve respect . They are vulnerable .
I’ve been a Carer and if they were polite, I respected them . But like any human, if they were rude, I learnt to be patient and say nothing . Yes, I know they can often feel frustrated and incapable anymore, but just being polite matters .

[oldman]

I’m old. And I want to be treated as a normal person. I don’t want “respect”. I don’t want to be “different”.

[madmaxmcinnes]

NO, the elderly are NOT respected here in the UK that reflects on how much they get in their State Pension upon retirement - THE LOWEST IN EUROPE. Utter disgrace work all your lives - sometimes from the age of 15 - and pay tax every month out of your wages right up until retirement at 65 or 66, and they pay you a damn pittance for all your efforts and working life-time contributions. 🤬

[datnaijagirl]

Sometimes I see respect fir the elderly, but most times… nah!

[EsthersChroniclesTV]

The elders abroad are the main problem for me, they dont place value on it and when they see you overly respecting them, they try to correct you as if you are doing something wrong unlike in Africa where our elders demand for it even if they dont deserve it😂😂