In India, the elders have much respect and honour in all places: In buses, trains and many travelling area they have special seats and concessions in fare: In Banks they have special schemes with higher interest for their deposits: Most of the Prime ministers served to the Indian nation are elderly people: Indian Pensioner scheme for the elders is the best one: In India sufficient oldage homes are there which are run by Government and NGOs help the poor.
This is not unique to India - this is the case in Hong Kong and in UK, though often people are quite selfish and do not follow these sensible rules - they will stay sitting on a seat reserved for old people, even when there is someone right beside them who deserves the seat more.
Quoting from [ChurchillUK]:This is not unique to India - this is the case in Hong Kong and in UK, though often people are quite selfish and do not follow these sensible rules - they will stay sitting on a seat reserved for old people, even when there is someone right beside them who deserves the seat more.
I am not saying this is unique to India, I wish to heard more good treatments apart from my examples in other nations to the seniors:
Don't sound offended - I wasn't implying that you thought is was unique, more that you were questioning whether or not it was.
I can't think of any particular customs that operate in HK or the UK that haven't been mentioned. I think in HK, there is a great emphasis on caring for your elders, where in Britain certainly, elders have to fend for themselves more.
In australia old people are left to rot in horrible 'nursing homes' where they are left in their urine soaked beds.
not all old people but it is pretty common.
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In australia old people are left to rot in horrible 'nursing homes' where they are left in their urine soaked beds.
not all old people but it is pretty common.
It is really sad to hear:
Government or any organisations should help to resolve this kind of issue
All senior citizens in Brunei are paid (by the government) their "old-age allowances" of B$250 per month (that's at par S$250, or approx US$160 or so at current exchange rate). That is in addition to their old-pensioner salaries, if they worked before and have retired at age 55 years (for government employees).
So I guess the senior citizens are well-taken taken care of in Brunei.
But personally I dont agree to respect and treat all senior citizens honourably. Most may deserve to be respected, but some may not deserve to be respected.
I think respect must still be earned to be deserved, regardless of age.