Why is it when your on a bus if you are young then you are expected to give your seat up for older people?
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Hehe, good question. K, well the reason why we do so is to respect our elders. Why do we respect them in the first place? Well i guess, just cos it seems right. But talking about respecting your elders, why cant youngsters also be respected?! It really ticks me off the way older people except you to respect them so much yet they could'nt give a damn how they treat you! Or you will treat an elder with respect and you won't get any of it back! How does that work?! Im ok with respect for elders if they are ok with respect for us youngsters. We are no less than them! Just less experienced in life-SO WHAT!?
Its called respect.
Your telling me you'd keep your seat and leave a pensioner standing? thats out of order.
They've worked all their lifes to provide you with your current life style. the least you can do is give them your seat on a bus.
imagine doing it with a bad hip or knee-they've been standing from long before you were born..its a respect thing
It's even less confortable if you have rheumatism, arthritis, parkinson's or a huge variety of other aliments that mostly affect the older population. Be thankful your legs work well.
It's called RESPECT
we are not expected to, we just do it cuz it's good manners and respectful
Never mind, YOU'LL be old one day and be grateful NOT to have to stand AND hang on for dear life when a young person has the audacity to offer you their seat on a bus.
They're letting ppl respect others at early age.
Its seen as good manners,and if your uncomfortable standing for half an hour at your age,imagine how it must feel for an elderly person with all the aches and pains they have.
Im not saying you should do it,its up to you,but I always have.
They are old and have more problems than you standing up for half an hour. I can't believe that anyone respects their elders so little. Have some respect and help them out. If you don't then you won't be setting an example for future generations, and when you are old you will have to stand, as some selfish young person will take your seat.
A young boy once gave up his seat on the bus for me when his mum told him to "make room for the pregnant lady". I was really grateful but didn't have the heart to tell them I wasn't expecting at all .. I was just fat!
when i was taking the bus to school all the tougher kids sat at the back of the bus . the younger ones sat in front
No need to do it anymore. It is an obsolete form of respect. The new, modern form is paying our Social Security for us. We appreciate this much more.
Well, you can look at it in a number of ways, including all the crap about cow towing to elders and betters and war veterans (why pay respect to somebody because they went out and killed others?).
The way I see it is that the world would be a lot better place if people co-operated with one another a bit more and people helped eachother on the basis that one of them needed help and the other is able to give it.
For example, if a 60 year old man who is fit and strong gets on the bus, why should a 21 year old with a recent injury have to get up so the old bloke can sit down? However, if a perfectly healthy and strong person in their teens to their forties occupies a seat while a frail old person struggles, they are clearly a bit of a tw*t.
On the other hand, if we had a decent public transport system and people didn't dump their luggage on the seats and refuse to move it and people didn't have 6 or 7 kids climbing all over the place, we wouldn't have the problem.
It's a respect thing. How would it look if you sitting there and someone with a walker is standing next to you holding on to keep from falling?
If it is not comfortable to you then think of the person who is in his/her 70's. They can hardly stand and even if they can they do not have the same stamina as a younger person. The same applies to pregnant women. So I know you may be uncomfortable but let's show some concern for the aged. After all some day we will be in their shoes.
i agree with the other answers that you have had BUT i don't like it when they give me horrible looks and you can hear them muttering under their breath - i am only 26 and have a really bad back which obviously is not visible and as they cant see this. they should be gratefull to those who gives up their seats and not judge those that don't
Because it's RESPECTFUL of your elders and polite - just think about when your older, hope you don't ever have to long for someone polite to give you a seat!
You yourself will be old one day, perhaps you will be able to answer this question for yourself.
It's called having manners and respect for your elders. If you had either you wouldn't need to ask such a stupid question.
When you get older, you will understand. People start dying from about the age of 25. They lose bone density and muscle strength - that's why it's important to continue with weight bearing exercise and maybe why you see so many old people out walking in their tracksuits. After 60 years, balance also becomes a problem.
Besides that, older people had to wait until they were older before they could stop getting up to offer someone older their seat.
You don't have to give up your seat you just do it out of respect.
Love Ash
I am 48 - and I happily give up my seat to someone who needs it more than I do, regardless of their age - how is it that you are so feeble or so selfish that you cannot do the same?
Do you actually think you are the only one who prefers sitting to standing?
Never mind respect, it's called courtesy and thinking of others.
Just imagine whats its like when you're much older and your legs aren't what they used to be? You're young fit and strong now but, say 50 or 60 years you probably won't be.
People used to say its respect for the people that fought a war to give us the lifestyle we have today (meaning the WW2).
Nowadays I'd say its more a matter of COURTESY. Be nice to someone that doesn't have the advantage that your youth gives you. As I say - maybe one day you'll appreciate a bit of that courtesy coming back!
Just wait until you've got Arthritis, a false hip and a bad back then you'll know!
I can understand what you're saying because we do live in an equal society, but at the end of the day, old age comes to us all - so watch out.
SHAME ON YOU! you say standing for half an hour isn't comfortable. how would you feel if it was your grandparents or elderly parents being left to stand on the bus. if you are a fit healthy person you should stand up. it is also a respect thing. some of these old people have been through wars and so much more than you could ever imagine. also your parents must so embarrassed .
ITS CALLED RESPECT DARLING
Go ask your mum what its all about,she,ll tell you.
I love telling my teenager about it. It works better in a very very load voice!
BLESS THE LOVELY YOUNGSTERS xxx
(coz some havnt got a f.. clue)
If you are young and healthy, standing for a little while will do you no harm, and you will have done your good deed for the day.Old people and pregnant women or those carrying a small child are more in need of a seat that you. It is simple consideration and if you are able to make a small sacrifice for the common good it is good training to get on well in life.Your day will come when you have to travel on public transport and you will be glad that someone is doing the same for you.
By the way, you do not have to stand for half an hour. Often a new place becomes vacant and you can sit down again.
People with character don't ask these questions. When you grow up, maybe you will understand.
Well for one when your young your balance is a lot better than an old person.
They may suffer from illnesses that make it extremely painful for them to stand.
If when the bus pulled away they were standing & fell over they,d probably break a bone.
When you break a bone as a youngster you get over it in a few weeks.. but when it happens when your old IT CAN KILL you.
Then theres the thing about respect, you dont know who your standing next to.
That old man next to you @ the age of 18 may have been @ war fighting the Germans STOPPING them from invading this country & stopping you growing up with a German Surname!!
That is if you,d have even been born in the first place
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