Are We Respectful of Our Mothers?

I'd say British people aren't particularly respectful of their mothers in comparison to other cultures. I hear of the Italians looking after their grandparents very well and Koreans can't even take a sip of water in the direction of their seniors at a dinner table apparently. So I'm questioning our level of respect a little towards our mothers. My parents' generation who grew up in the 60s and 70s, they feared their parents wrath a bit more so than my generation who growing up in the 90s and noughties. And yeah, we weren't hit very often. We would get occasional little smacks on the bum if we really were naughty, but they were, in my opinion, at