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Compared to some other cultures that I have lived in, the British are similar to North Americans in that elders are not given the respect they deserve and most certainly not give a voice either.
Those points you picked up on are great and generally things I like to do.
Sir Harry Lauder what a man he was!
I suspect that the British way of treating elders was transplanted through so much immigration from Britain in our early days.
That may well be very true, however, I have noticed the decline in respect and treatment of our elders compared to when I was child. Whenever I returned to the UK after a few years abroad I noticed it getting worse and worse.
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