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Hey Teacher! Leave Them Kids Alone!
A British survey recently revealed that a large majority of young people in the UK feel stereotyped by others when they drive. Half of these drivers also feel they are stereotyped by society because of the clothes they wear and the music they listen to.
This has been announced as some sort of revelation.
Well, pardon me, but how is this news to anyone"
Age Before Beauty
As a mature adult ? and under no circumstances should you discuss that point with my wife – I can attest that all young people are a driving accident waiting to happen. Their clothes are horrible, their attitude questionable, and as for the music ? well! What a load of wailing tripe. Hip-hop" I though that was a street game. Conversely, as a former young person who looked good wearing the fashions of the time, had long hair, listened to rip-roaring music (that I still love), and had a car accident in the first six months of automobile ownership as a result of a need for speed and a gung-ho outlook, I can attest that as mature adults, you just don’t understand!
This sense of being judged that younger drivers seem to nurture is not quite as marked as they believe. In fact older folk, we learn from the survey, seem less likely to stereotype young people. This of course is on account of having been there, done that, and worn the official T-shirt. Only about a quarter of the quivering-jowled, geriatr...