Do you respect the US Coast Guard?
My ex-husband is a Captain in the CG, he has never encountered disrespect for his profession. Our son is also a Coastie, he has been in for a little over 2 years. He has actually been thanked for his service. I have found he has never experienced any disrespect. The one thing I do find hysterical on this answer board is the lack of knowledge about the CG. They do not stay solely in the US. They are worldwide, have been since their inception and will continue doing so until someone turns out the last light. My ex served a year in Iraq and earned the Bronze Star, he has been in 20-ish other countries. My son has been to 11 countries. They not only have law enforcement capabilities within the US, they have them outside the US waters as well. That is why the USCG can board vessels outside of the US territorial waters & not cause an international incident of sorts. My sons ship was responsible for stopping a semi-submersible off the coast of Honduras and they recovered 7.5 tons of cocaine. The US Navy would not be allowed to board that semi-sub, they do not have the jurisdiction. As far as your father is concerned, I'm sure as a Coastie he is respected. Possibly if you feel he is being disrespected it is for other reasons other than his chosen profession. I respect that he is a Chief and did 20 or more years in the Coast Guard. That doesn't mean as a person he gets my immediate respect regardless of any other activities in his life. He can also be a great man that I would be honored to have as a friend.
My dad wants me to respect my grandmother just because she is my grandma. How do I convince him that I respect the person and not the relation or age?
Well, that's a complicated situation.Your father wants you to respect her because he knows the ups and downs she faced while raising him. He knows about all the sacrifices and hardships she had to overcome to make your father what he is today. All her hardwork needs some respect. This is not only your case. It is valid in general as well. No one wants their mother to be disrespected.Yeah, she might be nagging and manipulative because of all the insecurities that she is feeling. That is called old age. In old age, our grandparents have a tendency to feel left out, unwanted and a liability whom we can leave any day as we want. So, this might be the reason they try to over handle the things and major decisions of the house. And, if we compare ourselves with them we don't even come closer to them in terms of experience and the things that they have seen in their lives. So, you must strive to not being judgemental and decide whether she is nice or not. Who knows, she might have taken care of you in your babyhood even more than your mother. So, try spending more quality time with her. Try to share her experiences with her and ask for advices.It is a good fact that you respect the person not the age. But, most of the moral values that lead to earn us respect come from our grandparents in one way or the other. So, try to be frank with her about this situation instead of coming on a direct conclusion of her not being nice. This will definitely diminish the emotional and ideological gap caused by the generation factor. Give her the importance and space in your life that every grandparent deserves and then, see that smile of satisfaction on her face. That will change your life.
Do Chinese people respect ABC's (American-born Chinese)?
From my experience, that's taken on a case-by-case basis. And it definitely varies by age. If you're constantly making comparisons, or saying things like "America is better than Taiwan because.....", people will resent you, no question about it. People of my generation (college-age, especially) tend to respect ABCs because ABCs usually have a grasp of both languages, and they find that impressive. Their interest in American media doesn't hurt either, haha. For the most part, my Taiwanese friends and cousins want to study in America one day, so they respect me for the fact that I'm studying at a top American university. But respect goes two ways; I'm also impressed that they're at prestigious Taiwanese high schools or universities, because I know how competitive they are. Older generations [for me at least] are a different story. It's mostly because I don't understand Taiwanese, there's a cultural gap that's more difficult to bridge. When people speak to me, and I can't understand, it makes both of us uncomfortable, and I get that feeling that they think I've abandoned my heritage. But in a way, they also understand that that's something I can't help, since my mother is a waishengren, Taiwanese isn't something I grew up with. This may be completely off, but I get the impression that respect is generated from whether or not you still hold on to ideas that are generally valued more in Taiwan than in America: -Do you work and study hard? -Do you demonstrate filial piety? -Do you make an effort to learn about your heritage, despite your citizenship? -Are you sympathetic to the Taiwanese political plight with the PRC? These are all things Taiwanese people are sensitive to, but are what they think stereotypical Americans don't care about. If you can answer yes to those questions, and demonstrate that, you'll be respected, regardless of whether you are an ABC, or any other foreigner in Taiwan. ABCs just have more opportunity for that sort of judgement because 1) You have relatives that will hold you to these things, and 2) Because your parents are Taiwanese and are expected to teach you these things.
Why did I lose my respect for America?
Cause maybe you are jealous of us. Bush rocks, America rocks, the Bible (which our country was based on) rocks, and California (where I live) rocks, and you just can't stand it!
My grandmother says I should be respectful to my elders. To me, that is somewhat offensive because it means young people such as myself can receive comparatively less respect. What can I do to gain equal respect from my grandmother?
This situation is something we experience in India. Most of us are brought with the idea instilled in us that the elder people must be given respect much more than other people.But to me, I find this a weird concept. it could be because I never grew up in India but rather developed my mindset in a culturally diverse Qatar, making me experience many concepts on how one must treat the elders.Do you have to show respect to elders?Yes. Why not? They are humans after all. Do you have to show elders more respect than other adults and children? No. Respect them but their age shouldn't be afactor in the amount if respect they deserve.Being older than others is no reason to give more respect to the elders. I don't find the age as a factor in my decision to give respect. Infact, I look at the acts the person have done to decide what kind of respect that person deserves from me.If I have to choose between showing respect on an elder person, who is a wife beater, and a young 20 year old, who is teaching orphan kids, I will choose the latter.An old man who is racist, sexist, crass etc. will not get any special respect from me. I will only show the basic respect that I have for every human. Any special respect is directly proportional to the good acts he has done.Your grandmother is wrong in my books. In fact I would indeed ask them to not make noise, if any possible solutions to the loudness failed.P.S: My answer precludes those elders who indeed need external help and time to live their lives the way used to do so, as User mentioned. TO these very old people I do give more leeway just like I would do so to a toddler.
Why is respect important in our everyday life?
Respect is a necessary part of our everyday life as it validates us and gives us an important feeling of self worth. The problem is, you must first respect yourself before you can expect anyone else to. Many people seem to have difficulty with that concept. But the truth is nobody can do anything to you which you do not in some way allow them to do.
Why dont young people respect our elderly people?
Well I had to smile at the "Rabbi's" answer. (cute & contains much truth as well) People, regardless of age do not offer respect on any level, young or old. This fact is exceptionally true here in the United States, because our "motto" here is: "What's in it for me?". We will climb over any person to reach the "top", gain the objective, or just get "one rung higher on the perverbial dollar ladder". It has to do with having a "Higher" authority, and here (in the US..especially) there is no One higher than one's self. In the expression of the day, in our culture: "It's ALL good". And from MANY of your responders you can verify that is the truth about the way they "see" things. The removal of all "religious" information from our schools, and now from other public forums is inevitable as the downward spiral into the sinfulness & degradation of humanity as a whole, continues. It MUST be this way as the Scriptures clearly define this type of state towards the "ending of time". But the issue that keeps ALL Christians in the safety of "Hope" are the Words of our Lord & Savior written in the Book of John 16:33 "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world." Also remember... 1Jo 4:4 - You, dear children, are from God and have overcome them, because the one who is in you is greater than the one who is in the world. 1Jo 5:4 -for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith. Do not "worry" about what the "World" is doing & their lack of respect, keep your eyes on Jesus & Him alone, DO the Works that He Himself has given you to do, while we are here in this worldly mess. Pray for those that you see that NEED Jesus Christ in their lives, do the best you can to help those in need..and God will take care of the rest! May the Lord bless you in your endevors.
Why do you think love and respect for other religions should always be with us?
You will always get reasons to hate…let md provide you with reasons to love each others beliefs.My great grand father lived in a city called Gujarat (which is in current Indo Pak border).He was a grain merchant. A lot of local muslim youth were his workers.During partition riots he was killed in his office by his workers (who were muslims) during partition riots. A reason enough for filling hateBut i got enough reasons to respect and loveDuring same riots my Nanaji (maternal grand father, livibg in a neighbouring city with same conditions ) was saved by a family who kept him as their son for months till everything settled down ( they were also muslims)I was born in 84 in Meerut Hand a Muslim neighbour helped our family survive during riotsSo humanity gives you enough reasons to love and respect each other..like I gotNow same peace and love is really required in our hearts to make world a beautiful place.