rude is in the eye of the beholder.

[hollysmom]

I find all people more rude and more open than they used to be. Wisecracks are the norm and the phrase "my bad" sends me into convulsions of anger (the epitome of rude, admitting guilt without feeling bad), I have made it clear that if someone feels the need to use that phrase, they should apologize instead - my house, my rules. I do not insist in public unless the remark is addressed to me.

On the other hand, with the internet, volunteering is up, and caring for ideas more than I did as a kid is common, there is just more information out there. I find the younger they are, the more vegetarianism I see because of cruelty to animals.

I.E. it is a mixed bag.