I was not fortunate enough to have someone teach me "manners", but I read about it, and watched other people as they went about their day. After I was grown, I made sure that my children use proper gramar and proper manners. They still call their elders Mr. or Mrs, and say please, and thank you.
Along the line of proper manners, one of my BIG bugaboos is that many people do not respect our flag or pay attention to the national anthem. This, I was taught in school, but it doesn't seem to be a priority these days. It saddens me that people no longer place their hand over their heart in salute to the flag, or when people fail to face the flag when the national anthem is being played.
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