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Originally Posted by Martinoptic
The sins of the grandfather eh? Mind you I think you have a great work ethic there - not too common these days especially with the younger generation IMNSHO.  |
Your complaint might sound familiar to, e.g., a Hellene from 600–300 BCE (among
others), were they transported to the modern day.
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The counts of the indictment are luxury, bad manners, contempt for authority, disrespect to elders, and a love for chatter in place of exercise. …
Children began to be the tyrants, not the slaves, of their households. They no longer rose from their seats when an elder entered the room; they contradicted their parents, chattered before company, gobbled up the dainties at table, and committed various offences against Hellenic tastes, such as crossing their legs. They tyrannised over the paidagogoi and schoolmasters.
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(From a 1907 book by Kenneth John Freeman on the theory and practice of education in Ancient Greece.)