Meg, I think the difference between us being chided by an adult and the kids these days, is that we respected the authority and didn't talk back to parents, neighbours etc. We did as we were told, or we suffered the consequences. Kids today are more likely to give you a mouthful of abuse, or worse. They have been allowed too many "rights", and they know every single one of them. Their parents are often just as bad because they never teach them respect or consideration.
Yeah, I know that's a sweeping generalisation, and probably most kids are fine, but sadly the minority makes all of them look like insolent little sh**s.
