Originally Posted by
Tuerto
In my experience, things aren't getting worse. Where i grew up was violent. I was always fighting or getting bullied. Vandalism was rife, bus shelters were made from a kind of non vandal plastic which had metal strips in them. Phone boxes were constantly ****ed, graffiti was much worse. The pubs were full of 'Charcters' who didn't seem to go home, neglected their kids and wife.
The younger generation seem much kinder and accepting than we were, more gentle and less threatening than my generation.