story said:
I disagree with that, Johnny Canuck2.
As I've gotten older my respect and admiration for Elders has increased.
As for Gordon bloody Ramsey- well I like decent articulate swearing as much as anyone. (Indeed, I am known for my fluent swearing
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But I really can't abide the man, because he is so profligate with his swearing. No finesse, no subtlety, no rhythm at all!
I don't think I'm making my point very well...
When we're young, we are inculcated with an almost automatic respect/fear of adults, mainly because we're weak and small, and they control all aspects of our lives. This continues to a lessening degree into our teens, although it can be replaced or augmented by an almost automatic resentment, for the same reason.
However, this respect, fear, or resentment is based solely upon the age gap between the young person and the older one.
Imo, as you get out from under your parents and teachers, and come to interact with people of all ages through work or what have you, you come to rely more on your judgement of each person as an individual, regardless of age, as opposed to more of an automatic response to a person, because of their age.
When this happens, you come to understand that there are older people who are not deserving of respect, just as there are people who are, based upon who they are, not what they are [ie older].
Also, I agree with you that there are older people who are possessed of a wisdom or life experience that wins my respect and admiration. But there are also older people within whom life seems to have intensified their bitterness and anger, and who are less worthy of admiration.
My point is that as you get older, hopefully you will begin to assess people based on their personalities, attributes etc, as opposed to automatically giving them respect or resentment, simply because they're older.
If I ever do swear infront of my mum, she closes her eyes and gently shakes her head like she's in pain! 
