Süddeutsche Zeitung Column on Politeness Toward Youth Draws on Instagram Reel Incident

A column published by Süddeutsche Zeitung under the title "Notizen aus meinem Leben: Gar nicht nett von mir" questions whether young people must always be treated with kindness. The piece opens with a reported verbal exchange in which the author was addressed as "Ey, Alte, nimm Köter an Leine," a German phrase demanding that an older woman leash her dog. In response, the author argues that after such an address one may also raise the subject of shrinking brain size. The column is tied to an Instagram Reel involving a teenager described as a Neonazi, and to questions of vocabulary and politeness. The source URL is https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/instagram-reel-neonazi-teenager-wortschatz-nettsein-li.3543759, placing the item in the newspaper's culture section. No further names, dates, or locations are specified in the available material.