Old School vs. New School

What does it mean to you when someone says that something is old school. To me it means that it is classic and still applies to today like being a sharp dresser or knowing how to treat people right. Old school also means someone who is not afraid to be themselves no matter what the room says. If you have ever seen the movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" the character Demone says it is the "the attitude" that no matter what the house is doing you do your own thing and you do not let someone else' attitude influence yours.
If someone is old school they are not interested in the status quo. Status is not important. Respect and reputation is. When you deal with an old school person you have to come correct. What does this mean? It means that you have to come to them with respect and they will accept nothing less. An old school person is known by their rep and no one crosses them because they do first and say later . They don't say of you come at me in a certain way I will punch you in the mouth an old school person just punches them in the mouth. Old school does and does not threaten . New school is bluff, smoke and mirrors. Old schools says your word is everything. New school says your word can be changed as it suits your needs. Old school is the ultimate in cool. New school is the ultimate in flash and shallowness.
Examples of old school guys and dolls: Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Malcom X, Robert F Kennedy,Stevie Wonder, Alan Ginsberg, Amelia Earhart, Lena Horne and Dinah Washington. Fictional characters: Humphrey Bogart, Jethro Gibbs from NCIS , Ed Deline from Las Vegas.
Old school is not just an attitude it is a lifestyle where you live by your wits and by your standard. We need more old school guys and less weak, whinny dishonest new school manipulators. People of action not faction those who have a passion not a fashion.