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I guess some people think they are young forever. Everybody should remember we're all going to get old someday. And a person should treat another human being the way they would want to be treated regardless of age.

A terrible thing to do. Gotta have morals.

I don't go out with the intention of being disrespectful...but, this is more on a person to person basis. Some people deserve and earn respect of others, while some do not. It just depends on that particular person.

True Story, we have 4 parking spaces in front of our store, needless to say, thats not a lot. Unfortunetly, there is not "30 minute" parking in front of our store so it is a free for all as to who parks there. This little old lady with a hany-cap sticker parkes in front of our store. She gets out her walker and start leaving the lot. My dad followed her to see where she was going as it was a little unusaully for a person to park in the complex and then leave. When she got to the stop light, my dad asked where she was going, her reply was "I am handycapped" my dad said, "yeah, ok, so where are you going", she replys again "I'm handycapped". My dad then says, "you can't park right in front of our store and just leave the entire center." She says that since there is no parking limit that she could, and that she was handycapped. My dad pointed out that there was a sign that said if you do not shop at the center then you will be towed. She replied, "well, I'm hadnycapped". She then proceeded to walk to the bus stop and get on the bus! Well. we towed her car adn when she came back she was extremely angry. She asked my dad why he did it, he explained about the parking and she replied "But I'm Handycapped!"

Respect is earned, it is not a given no matter how old you are. It is more or less a privilage and not a right. If you are rude to me, I will be as considerate as I can back, but there is definitely a line of rudeness that if it is crossed, I will have no reserve about being disrespectful or rude back.

Probably wouldn't, but I don't believe age grants you automatic respect.

Whatever age, you have to earn respect, and if you act disrespectful, don't expect advanced years to be some kind of pass for that behaviour.

Hope not. all those younger ones who are nasty to the elderly, what goes around comes around and one day you will be old too! and someone will give it to you. this is one way of being a bully. just makes them look like a jerk.

The question is phrased as an absolute. . .and 'disrespect' is in the eye of the beholder. . .in most cases, you get what you give. . .

Respect is earned. Wisdom does not necessarily come with age. I've come across some elder folks, including some of my own family members, who treat people poorly due to things like race or gender. That being said, you still need not disrespect them, even if they are. Sometimes, the best you can do is walk away.

I would disrespect another person who WOULD disrespect an elderly.

In my culture it a taboo. You always respect your elderly - they have more experience, more knowledge, more wisdom, more everything. Unfortunatelly, some people let it get into their head and that bothers me very much. To be frank, I might be a disgrace to my parents one day. I just speak my mind - sometimes too much.