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Do you think that Americans used to treat each other with more respect and courtesy in the past, or is this just nostalgia for a past that never existed?
 Americans used to treat each other with more respect
 This is just nostalgia
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Just a Little Common Courtesy
Americans say that disrespect, lack of consideration and rudeness are serious, pervasive problems that affect them on a personal, gut level. People acknowledge that Americans' behavior has improved in some areas, such as the treatment of racial and ethnic minorities and the disabled. But in many others areas, Americans say they are witnessing a deterioration of courtesy and respectfulness that has become a daily assault on their sensibilities and the quality of their lives.


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