Tell me, when did our society go from honest to dishonest? Back in the 40s, 50s even 60s people stopped other people in the street to tell them they had dropped their purse or wallet. You could put a book down on the train and people wouldn't pick it up when you went to the toilet. If people made a simple mistake with their change it was owned up to by the customer or the establishment, and we were all better people for it.
So when did we switch and become selfish, greedy, penny pinching? When did advertising a lemon actually mean hodwinking rather than actuallt telling the truth? When did bunking a train fare become a national past time (hell ive done it just to see if I can when I could easily have afforded the ticket). Do we feel we are being taken for every penny by the establishment perhaps? 'Why should I be so honest when our Governments/Banks/Councils are so dishonest to us on a daily basis? When did we all turn a blind eye to petty dishonesty and more importantly will we, even can we, ever go back?
Sadly I doubt it. And what a sad place the world is for this realisation...
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