its a basic lack of respect , who's to blame , the list is quite long - but pointless , you could state that respect for elders was lost after WW2- and the culture revolution of the 60's .. the children of the 60's may(note may0 have been lax's in their parenting skills this shortfall then has been passed on to their grandchildren , at the same time we had a influx of other cultures, also mass unemployment during the thatcher years .. coal miners , left a lot of people without social role models , we do not have any real role models for the younger genreation to look at ... a lot of the pop stars are drugged up to the hilt ... glamour girls are just above porn models (Paris Hilton comes to mind, but there are others)
I rant ...
much as i hate my goverement - i don't think i can totally blame them for this ,
schools , parents must take some blame - (Parents should be the role model that children follow), so crap parents will lead to crap children )