[Denise M.]

I went to college for two years and was a little surprised by your question. The stereotype of college students I hear most often is of the wild, drunk party animal. And from my experience, many college students drink too much and party too much. However, college students are just ordinary people, and every individual is different. I don't think you can categorize all college stundents as being 'nice kids' or as partiers, either. The majority of college students I have encountered are basically nice people, but there are also quite a few wild partiers as well.

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[Denise M.]

I think people respond in a confrontaional manner when they are addressed in a confrontational manner. It seems to me that when adults ask a young person to turn their music down, they do so with a very hostile attitude, like 'You horrible, worthless teenager, how dare you inflict that awful noise on me?' A better approach would be to respect the young person's right to listen to the music they choose, rather than insulting their music. Of course, it works the other way, too: Someone who is playing music has to be respectful of the people around them. When asking someone to turn their music down, the best approach is to explain in a respectful, non-confrontational way that you can't hear the phone, and ask them to turn it down. Getting angry puts people on the defensive. Most people will be respectful in return when they are treated with respect. There are always those few people out there who don't have respect, but they are not at all the majority, from my experience. Also, take into account that young people will be immature sometimes. Immaturity, (or maturity for that matter) is not an excuse to be disrespectful toward others, but it is sometimes the reason people are disrespectful.

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I do not have a car, so I have to do a lot of walking. I actually prefer it if people stop farther back at intersections. It really bothers me when I am trying to cross a major intersection on foot, and a car pulls too far forward and blocks the crosswalk, so I have to step into a busy intersection with cars whizzing by. It is much safer for pedestrians if drivers give them space to cross streets safely rather than pull too far forward.

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