IS modern living corrupting the manners of todays youth?
Experts say contemporary phenomena such as social networking and the adoration of badly behaving stars is causing a breakdown of some long-established laws of etiquette. Public drunkenness, foul language and excessive imprudence on social networking websites such as Facebook are examples of this increasing bad behaviour. Model agent Tanya Powell, who teaches manners and etiquette to 500 students a year, said the public indiscretions of sporting personalities were fuelling bad behaviour in young men. “Boys want to be like their sporting heroes, and binge drinking is a huge problem – the boys think it makes them look macho,” she said. Ms Powell said young girls were also displaying “bogan behaviour”.
