Rude kids in Westchester (Scarsdale: neighborhood, live in, shop)
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I lived in Westchester for awhile, and was not my cup of tea. Lots of good, hard-working people but overall, too "bourgeois." There is my political correct statement, as well as any bias.
What I have to say though, is absolutely true. In general, young people in Westchester seem to be self-absorbed and cruel at a very young age.
The example I want to give is the following: I am a man in my 30s. The last 3 times I have taken an evening walk in downtown Scarsdale village (within the last 4 months) I have been mocked, cursed at, and had cruel things said to me by local no-good teenagers. I realize Scarsdale may be a special case, but can anyone relate?
I lived in Westchester for awhile, and was not my cup of tea. Lots of good, hard-working people but overall, too "bourgeois." There is my political correct statement, as well as any bias.
What I have to say though, is absolutely true. In general, young people in Westchester seem to be self-absorbed and cruel at a very young age.
The example I want to give is the following: I am a man in my 30s. The last 3 times I have taken an evening walk in downtown Scarsdale village (within the last 4 months) I have been mocked, cursed at, and had cruel things said to me by local no-good teenagers. I realize Scarsdale may be a special case, but can anyone relate?
You mean to say that you're walking down the street minding your own business and teenagers mocked and cursed at you for no reason at all, even if the reason isn't a good one? I assume you weren't wearing a clown suit or in drag. This seems very odd indeed. Is there something we're missing?
I have never had an experience where teenagers cursed me on the street in Westchester. I live in the Bronx and work in Harlem and have never been cursed in the streets in those areas either. I am sorry you had such an awful experience but I don't think your experience is typical.
It seems to me this isn't typical. If anything, since moving to Westchester I've noticed a lot of kids have even better manners than where I moved from in California. As a mom, I notice these things. For example, I've noticed many parents instruct their children to call me Mrs. xxx, unless I tell them they can use my first name. They say please, thank you, etc. I had a teen boy hold the door open for me at the bagel shop last week. The teenagers in my neighborhood are also well mannered as a whole.
That being said, there are rude people (not just teens) everywhere, sadly. My mom has a saying: Children don't civilize themselves. And it would seem that some parents indeed forget that, and some kids don't have the benefit of learning how to behave. It is a shame you had the misfortune of coming in direct contact with them.
I have lived in Westchester for 50+ years and this has not been my experience.
I would not even say that the well to do children feel more entitled than kids from Ct, parts of NJ, MA and CA.
I lived in Westchester for awhile, and was not my cup of tea. Lots of good, hard-working people but overall, too "bourgeois." There is my political correct statement, as well as any bias.
What I have to say though, is absolutely true. In general, young people in Westchester seem to be self-absorbed and cruel at a very young age.
The example I want to give is the following: I am a man in my 30s. The last 3 times I have taken an evening walk in downtown Scarsdale village (within the last 4 months) I have been mocked, cursed at, and had cruel things said to me by local no-good teenagers. I realize Scarsdale may be a special case, but can anyone relate?
I find this perplexing. Why would people mock and curse at you for no reason? And you say this has happened the last 3 times you walked in the village? How do you know these were local kids? Yes, there are rude people everywhere, but it seems to me either you aren't sharing something, or you are just trying to stir up some Scarsdale hatred.
I lived on Garth Road in Scarsdale for about three years, and as a man in his 30's, I often would walk around by myself. Either to catch a train, walk to the bagel shop, walk over to the Shell station to pick up my car from being worked on, etc, etc. Never had any confrontation with anyone. If anything, it's usually middle-aged people who are with their children and I've said hi to them, and they often say hello in return. Yeah, there are teenage kids hanging around, often around the 7-11 or the train station, but they've always kept to themselves.
I had a pair of kids ask for a couple of bucks because they were trying to get a train ride back home, when I walked out of the CVS by the train station, but that's about it. And they were very polite and non-confrontational. If they were rude, I would make up an excuse, say no and walk away. But since they were apologetic, and sincere, sure I gave them a couple of bucks.
The example I want to give is the following: I am a man in my 30s. The last 3 times I have taken an evening walk in downtown Scarsdale village (within the last 4 months) I have been mocked, cursed at, and had cruel things said to me by local no-good teenagers.
I don't believe that's true at all
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