There's a broad agreement among many Americans that some behaviors are unacceptable, but our standards appear to be changing -- or are people just getting more and more rude?
A recent survey by Pew Research indicates more than two-thirds of those asked believe people in general have gotten ruder since the COVID-19 pandemic.
But it's a matter of boundaries, principles and changing mores, according to some motivational trainers.
Mindset specialist Megan Hughey says worrying about the behaviors of others -- it it doesn't directly affect our our well-being or cost us money -- takes needed time away from concentrating on ourselves and our own behavior.
"It's easier to blame the outside and get frustrated with other people than it is to look inside ourselves and at our own mindsets, and it's a tough job."
For instance, some adults are immediately offended by others cursing out loud or wearing t-shirts that include offensive language, while others have no problem with it.
So much of it has to do with our upbringing and, as adults, with our mindsets.
"Sometimes we're too wrapped up with what other people are doing and we're not focused on our own standards and how we want to live.," Hughey says.
Perhaps most important, though, is to remember that thanks to social media, Americans are more used to complaining and citing inappropriate or just personally behavior since the days people were shut-in during the pandemic.