EXCUSE ME!!!!

"Americans' fast-paced, high-tech existence has taken a toll on the civil in society." USA Today.com recently ran an Associated Press article in which a poll on the politeness of Americans or lack thereof was done. Seventy percent of the individuals polled said that Americans were more rude today than say twenty or thirty years ago. Everything was cited for this increase in rudeness from long commutes on packed roadways to boisterous cell phone users that engage in loud conversations. Yet overall, the resounding answer to the problem is that, "More and more, manners are taught less and less."
Do you think that Americans are rude, perhaps even more than in the past? Also, tell me about a situation in which you experienced someone acting rudely towards you.