what's eating people?

[timedate]

no smiles and laughter where i am, people laughed a lot more when i was a kid, its all so intense and serious now, young people barely acknowledge each other, its worrying, i always make a point of engaging in even the smallest way,

We were brought up to be civil, is this where the problem lies, if there is a problem, its not just the young though

A smiley jovial person seems a rare thing nowadays, maybe its the uk.

[LandWatch]

Perhaps it’s just where you live!? It’s not something I’ve really noticed... people around me seem as cheerful as ever ...

[timedate]

Originally Posted by HighlandWatch

Perhaps it’s just where you live!? It’s not something I’ve really noticed... people around me seem as cheerful as ever ...

thats good to hear, maybe i am an old git who thinks things were always so much better

[OmegaJJH]

People spend too much time with their head in the phones or earphones in which shouts ‘don’t speak to me’!


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[Zakalwe]

Recall bias.

[Moggo]

Life happened.....


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[swatty]

Originally Posted by timedate

no smiles and laughter where i am, people laughed a lot more when i was a kid, its all so intense and serious now, young people barely acknowledge each other, its worrying, i always make a point of engaging in even the smallest way,

We were brought up to be civil, is this where the problem lies, if there is a problem, its not just the young though

A smiley jovial person seems a rare thing nowadays, maybe its the uk.

Yes and the years were longer too

[superdog]

Maybe it’s you?

[Sean123]

People's social skills plummetted down because all they know isLike or Dislike. :)

[Swede71]

Originally Posted by OmegaJJH

People spend too much time with their head in the phones or earphones in which shouts ‘don’t speak to me’!


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Agree 100% - walking around like zombies. In my area people mostly have their heads up their own behind and think they are the center of the world. Sad to experience that development in the human race. (Not saying that this is happening everywhere).


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[Rock]

People are certainly much less willing to make eye-contact or engage with others.
Mob phones are clearly to blame as everywhere you go people are obsessed with their phones. Only older folks will smile and have a casual conversation with you because many are not stricken with the phone-addiction.
I find friendly people everywhere I go because I smile and say something pleasant to anyone who doesn't have a phone stuck in their face.

[yoniman]

Blame it Rolex.
No Stainless Steel, no incoming, as as result they're all grumpier than their mothers-in-laws hemmorhoids

Cheers

[brandrea]

Originally Posted by Rock

People are certainly much less willing to make eye-contact or engage with others.
Mob phones are clearly to blame as everywhere you go people are obsessed with their phones. Only older folks will smile and have a casual conversation with you because many are not stricken with the phone-addiction.
I find friendly people everywhere I go because I smile and say something pleasant to anyone who doesn't have a phone stuck in their face.

I tend to agree.

People nowadays just seem less interested in real face to face conversation and more interested in texting and social media ... as I type this

[SearChart]

Everyone should be high, world would be a lot friendlier and interactive.

[THC]

Originally Posted by SearChart

Everyone should be high, world would be a lot friendlier and interactive.

And way less violent

[Zakalwe]

Originally Posted by SearChart

Everyone should be high, world would be a lot friendlier and interactive.

There would be food shortages though.

And no more Oreos.

[Headshrinker]

Social skills have been tarnished since the advent of the personal computer and cell phone.

[AzPaul]

Originally Posted by timedate

no smiles and laughter where i am, people laughed a lot more when i was a kid . . . . .

I don't know about that. Just last night, when I hinted at a little romantic intimacy with my sweetheart, she just laughed and laughed.

[Chester01]

Originally Posted by timedate

no smiles and laughter where i am, people laughed a lot more when i was a kid, its all so intense and serious now, young people barely acknowledge each other, its worrying, i always make a point of engaging in even the smallest way,

We were brought up to be civil, is this where the problem lies, if there is a problem, its not just the young though

A smiley jovial person seems a rare thing nowadays, maybe its the uk.

Everyone is looking down.... at their phones. Ever go to a coffee shop now, everyone waiting for their coffee looking down. If it’s not a screen, many don’t know how to engage socially with small talk.

[GoingPlaces]

Originally Posted by timedate

no smiles and laughter where i am, people laughed a lot more when i was a kid, its all so intense and serious now, young people barely acknowledge each other, its worrying, i always make a point of engaging in even the smallest way,

We were brought up to be civil, is this where the problem lies, if there is a problem, its not just the young though

A smiley jovial person seems a rare thing nowadays, maybe its the uk.

I live in a city, I see lots of people everyday. I can tell you from my encounters that there is a certain generation that lacks fundamental people skills and emotion. They are super absorbed in a virtual world that is not real and creates a false sense of values. Things they feel are important really aren't. Eye contact is very uncomfortable for many people today. I do however think that if you smile first, you might be surprised how many people react positively.

It's not the UK, it's everywhere there is tech, period. Also, I personally don't think it's intense, just unemotional and rudderless. Kind of like a compass without the magnet.

Keep smiling!

[rolexinfl]

Well you live in the UK, soooo....

None of you Europeans frown when your plane touches down in FL!

[Blansky]

Fear.

It started with mass media in the 1980s when everyone was a threat, and we created helicopter parents who told their children to be afraid of everyone because somewhere something bad had happened. The constant barrage by the news media scary news made everyone lock their doors and button up. Good for ratings. That younger generation were trained to stay away from strangers.

Then the child abduction thing started with the milk carton pictures. The only problem was almost all abductions were by disputing parents on child custody cases.

Then in the cities if you made eye contact, strangers would approach and ask for money so you never looked at anyone. Once earbuds happened you could walk along and pretend to be listening to music.

THEN, the iPhone.

That's my theory.

[daveathall]

[DJ TT 2002]

Crocodiles?

[Blansky]

That "news" clip was hilarious.

[The Libertine]

Originally Posted by timedate

no smiles and laughter where i am, people laughed a lot more when i was a kid, its all so intense and serious now, young people barely acknowledge each other, its worrying, i always make a point of engaging in even the smallest way,

We were brought up to be civil, is this where the problem lies, if there is a problem, its not just the young though

A smiley jovial person seems a rare thing nowadays, maybe its the uk.

Totally agree. People are less tolerant, less patient, and more irritable nowadays. And I doubt things are going to change for the better.

[FTX I]

Originally Posted by SearChart

Everyone should be high, world would be a lot friendlier and interactive.

[brockburst]

Originally Posted by timedate

no smiles and laughter where i am, people laughed a lot more when i was a kid, its all so intense and serious now, young people barely acknowledge each other, its worrying, i always make a point of engaging in even the smallest way,

We were brought up to be civil, is this where the problem lies, if there is a problem, its not just the young though

A smiley jovial person seems a rare thing nowadays, maybe its the uk.

Sounds like confirmation bias.

[Centron]

Guessing it’s a product of our current societal constructs. Suppose that many a persons are afraid to even fart as they will be called racist, bigots, left or right wing, feminist, homophobe, intolerant, having the wrong opinion, judged, hateful...etc.

[Moggo]

Originally Posted by Blansky

Fear.

It started with mass media in the 1980s when everyone was a threat, and we created helicopter parents who told their children to be afraid of everyone because somewhere something bad had happened. The constant barrage by the news media scary news made everyone lock their doors and button up. Good for ratings. That younger generation were trained to stay away from strangers.

Then the child abduction thing started with the milk carton pictures. The only problem was almost all abductions were by disputing parents on child custody cases.

Then in the cities if you made eye contact, strangers would approach and ask for money so you never looked at anyone. Once earbuds happened you could walk along and pretend to be listening to music.

THEN, the iPhone.

That's my theory.

Kind of see logic in this, the boundaries of social interaction have moved so much. So easy to offend people or be seen as a danger/inappropriate etc

Example, bloke on his own smiles at a child, seen as very dodgy, smiles at woman a perv etc


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