I am sorry, but it might be more about them and less about you.

對不起，但這比較可能是他們的問題不是你的問題。

Criticism of younger generations for having poor table manners is not at all a recent

批評年輕一代餐桌禮儀差

thing.

並不是最近才發生的事情。

One New York Times archived article titled “TABLE MANNERS: A CASUALTY OF CHANGING TIMES”

《紐約時報》1985 年發表的一篇題為“餐桌禮儀：

published in 1985 indicates that people at least have been saying that 40 years ago.

時代變遷的犧牲品”的存檔文章表明，人們至少在 40 年前就這麼說了。

But this sentiment is likely spanning across centuries, and is subject to the influence

但這種情緒可能跨越幾個世紀，並受到不斷

of changing customs and etiquette rules that vary based on cultural and historical contexts.

變化的習俗和禮儀規則的影響，這些習俗和禮儀規則因文化和歷史背景而異。

Interestingly, Judith Martin, an etiquette columnist, linked the perceived decline of

有趣的是，禮儀專欄作家朱迪思·馬丁 (Judith Martin) 將餐桌禮儀的衰落與

table manners to America's founders Thomas Jefferson, who emphasized equality and dismissed

美國國父托馬斯·杰斐遜 (Thomas Jefferson) 聯繫起來，杰斐遜強調平等，摒棄

insincere politeness.

虛偽的禮貌。

This, she insinuate, in term, led to table manners being viewed as classist.

她暗示，這導致餐桌禮儀被視為階級歧視。

So is table manners classist?

那麼餐桌禮儀是階級歧視呢？

Well, make sure you check out the video in the comment section to find out, so you have

請務必查看評論部分中的影片以確保你有

all the information you need to talk back to your parents.

與父母頂嘴所需的所有信息。