So the elders can do anything they like, and you can't take them on about it?
This is why our country and its politics are so fu$cked up. Adults should be able to talk to any other adult person like equals to question behaviours and actions. Respect can always be preserved on personal level.
Age (= elders?) does not guarantee respect. Responsible behaviour and integrity does.
It is not our problem that you dont have culture. That is why you moan all the times.