by unique_earthling » Fri Nov 03, 2006 2:53 pm
I loved the old Cyprus, the old villages and the old people in them, its the next generation that seem to be the problem and now the 3rd ones are growing up, money made quickly, without the conciousness to go with it. Daily life here is about making money, and both parents are out to work, this is the receipe for deliquency, parents having no time to get to know their children or direct them. Then guilt kicks in and they buy them expensive toys, like cars and motorbikes, the rest is history. I am a firm believer children need a parent at home, the only ones that decry this are those that work... Cyprus in the last 15 years is going the same way as the UK, when i came out here over 15 years ago drugs and crime was very uncommon, now its on the up and up, and eventually it will go the same way as England, chasing money will never be a substitute for good parenting, one parent families are on the rise, and so is dysfunctional ones.. And now that women are more independant, divorce will be more common as they wont have to put up with the deceit, womanizing, and non cooperation of their men folk. The ball has started rolling and in my opinion will end up the same as England in the future. There is a price to pay for making money the goal..