Having grown up on Monty Python and C.S. Lewis, before I visited England for the first time, I thought British people were going to be polite but uptight, have bad teeth, wear bowler hats, eat bad food and ride on big red buses. When I went over there I was amazed by how different things were. The red busses were still there, but it was obvious that the things that might have been true generations ago had changed.

One thing I noticed was that British people weren't as nice as I thought they were going to be. An ITV poll has revealed that my observations weren't unfounded. Apparently, British people acknowledge that they are ruder than they were 10 years ago. They spit and swear more and forget to say please and thank you. Britons blame their bad behavior on parental failure and celebrities. They said parents aren't teaching their children manners and people emulating the anti-social behavior of celebrities.

Interestingly enough, instead of shouldering the burden themselves, 75 percent of ITV's survey respondents say that teaching manners in school will fix the problem. 

I disagree.I really get tired of people trying to let schools raise their children. If parents would do their jobs in the first place (as the poll shows), modern Brits would be good. Maybe someone will see the sense I'm making one day.