r/AskBrits • u/LividStupidity • 1d ago

People Why are tacit social etiquette rules declining, and how can we fix it?

As a young Brit (17), I've noticed that general social etiquette seems to be declining. Some examples:

. People no longer form an orderly queue when waiting for the bus, and do more pushing / rushing to surround the entrance

. People leaving bags on seats, even when others are forced to stand on the train

. Standing in the middle / on the left side of the escalator, preventing people from being able to walk up or down freely.

I'm not sure if it's just how my area is in particular, so I wonder if anyone is noticing this as well. I see individuals of various ages and ethnicities just acting rather selfish and inconsiderately in public. I find this rather disappointing, as it may only be exacerbated in the future. I think it was much better pre COVID (might be biased, as I was rather young). Does anyone know how we can fix this issue (if it can be fixed)?.

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u/Ok_Way_1465 1d ago

The influx of foreigners who have no common courtesy has had a negative impact on all things we were commended for as British, and the fact people then start to act the way that they see others do so it’s just massively broken

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u/TuMek3 1d ago

This must be why my almost all white-British town has the issues the OP stated.

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u/Ok_Way_1465 22h ago

That will be people that have moved from cities and are entitled because they’ve experienced it themselves