About a third of Americans report almost always or often seeing people behaving rudely in public | Pew Research Center

March 11, 2025

Almost half of Americans say people have gotten ruder since the COVID-19 pandemic

About a third of Americans report almost always or often seeing people behaving rudely in public

About a third of Americans report almost always or often seeing people behaving rudely in public

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Almost half of Americans say people have gotten ruder since the COVID-19 pandemic
Older adults are more likely than younger ones to disapprove of certain behaviors in public
Smoking around other people in public, taking a photo or video without permission draw wide disapproval from U.S. adults
About a third of Americans report almost always or often seeing people behaving rudely in public
Nearly half of Americans say the way people behave in public is ruder than it was before the pandemic
Most Americans generally say it’s easy for them to know what’s appropriate to do in public today