For 76-year-old Paul Watt, retirement was expected to be a peaceful return after two decades in the United Kingdom. Instead, he says it has become a daily experience of what he describes as a troubling decline in public respect.

Now living in St Andrew, Watt says the issue goes beyond inconvenience and speaks to how older people are treated in public spaces.

“I don’t think we are treated with enough care and respect. People just have no manners. Them say all kind of things or say whatever they feel like saying without thinking about respect,” Watt said.