How Old is Grandpa?

[Marilyn]

I worry, too. You look at older movies and see the respect shown to women and children. Now it's totally different. Men who don't know you hardly ever offer their seat to you and if they do, you can tell, it's usually not sincere. If you start to sit down and a young kid can beat you to the seat, it's their gain and your loss. You're old and stupid for moving so slow. It's disgusting. I get very frustrated in parking lots and at gas stations, too.

People as a whole have no respect for themselves or for you.

It is not like this in Europe. I was amazed, but they are much kinder to each other, even in the larger cities. Europe is a kinder gentler place, over all. It's like they have a social maturity that American's lack. Perhaps it's the blending of so many diverse cultures over here. Though Europe is pretty diverse as well. And they are not supposed to like Americans. Strange how polite they were to people they don't like. (Except in France. They realllly don't like us!!)