well, of course ,there are elderly people around me. In our culture in Africa,particularly in Cameroon, elderly people are considered as the cradle of knowledge, this is always followed by an adage: " as far away an elder can see on the chair, no way a youth can't even at the summit of a building".
this shows how elderly are important in our culture . even though new generation is trying to be more and more impolite nowadays and irresponsible towards elderly people.