Further Indication That Rudeness Is More The Rule Than The Exception

Rudeness has never been in short supply in America. That’s to be expected in an egalitarian country with little history of formal deference. There’s a tipping point, though, at which something that’s widespread becomes the norm. Have we reached it where rudeness is concerned? An ABC News survey sheds light on the matter.

Thirty-seven percent of respondents said they often see people being “rude and disrespectful”; another 47 percent sometimes encounter this. Similarly, 37 percent often hear people using “bad or rude language out loud in public,” while 44 percent sometimes do.