▶ Your Answer : Some people might say that in the past people were more polite than today’s people, while other think oppositely. Both sides may have their own reasons to support their views. If I were required to answer it, I would say that it is safe to say that modern people have become rude to some extent for the following two reasons. To begin with, interacting with others can help people develop a good traits such as politeness and kindness. However, as society is becoming rapidly specialized and competitive, job markets require job candidates with highly improved skills. Therefore, modern people could not spend their time getting along with friends since they have to spend most of their time developing their expertise. For example, according to a study conducted by Yonsei University in 2001, two groups showed a huge difference in thier sociality. The one group consisted of those who spent the whole day for their personal acknowledge, and the other group was made of those who spent more than two hours a week meeting with close friends. The researchers found that the former group was more likely have a various friends, while the latter group had a bit narrow human relationship. On top of that, today’s people lack amount of exercise ,in most part, due to the advance of transportation. When people do moderate exercise, it can help people recharge and refresh. When people are recharge, they tend to be polite to others.For example, When I was in high school, I often felt depressed, because I spent the whole day studying all academic subjects without playing any sports, even I went to school by school bus. Fortunately, I was able to deal with such depression by jogging at a nearby park. Though working out, I could recharge my battery and be optimistic. Without exercise, I would have been suffering mentally. In a nutshell, I strongly believe that modern society can make people less kind. today’s people can not develop good characteristics easily because they could not, or do not spend their time interacting with others and |