cranky pants what ever happened to politeness

Shall I start this off with the, "When I was a girl?"  What has happened to expecting to be asked for something with a "Please" or after getting something they end with a "Thank you?"  I aghast when I see parents giving their children something and not expecting a polite expression of thanks.  I remember that when I was a girl, (yes it is grumpy old woman speaking) all children had to stand up for adults on buses and trains.  We were not paying full fare it is true but it was also a social more that we gave up our seats.  Also we wore a school uniform and if we dared to be rude, members of the public could and would ring the school to complain. Nowadays older passengers have to stand and leap or trip over the school bags that are left in the aisle.  Whether it is a pregnant woman or an older person the kids sit almost daring someone to tell them to get up.  I still give up my seat to a person who looks older than me.  I always say please and thankyou and "May I" not "Can I."  I don't know if teachers still try to instill some manners into school children or they only have time to introduce them to the enviroment.  I suppose I cannot expect that parents teach their children when perhaps they have never been made to respect others. Oooooh I am so mad.   Grumpy old person over and out.