nyelphaba

Always say thank you.

romanojg

I agree a whole lot. I've taught my kids and we teach my grandkids to say thank you. They wouldn't think of getting up from the dinning room table without saying thank you for the meal. I told them it doesn't matter if you didn't like it but if someone makes the effort thank them. At work people get on the elevator and just say what floor, like it's your job. They don't say please or thank you nothing. I was in a bad mood one day and someone was being rude the way she barked out her floor # and I said Please, thank you very much and she just looked at me like it was a foreign language. Manners can make a difference in someone's day; even if you don't know them. I smile at everyone.

Annie68

Absolutely, I say thank you!

romanojg

This is where parents could really teach thier kids manners. If my kids saw you they'd offer to help; rather it was open the door or I've seen them go up and help elderly or handicap people load their groceries in thier cars, etc. I told them; one day that will be you and what goes around comes around and don't ever think it won't. My youngest is 22 and it's great to see them all helping others and even better when I see them teaching my grandkids the same way. God bless you and I hope you have more better days than bad days. I have back issues and it takes alot for me to use the handicap parking especially in a packed lot because I feel someone else will be worse off than I am and I know if I can hold onto a cart I'll be ok; I also never use any of the few scooters some of the stores have.

JulieR

I always say thank you, with a smile, while making eye contact if I can.

Mariposa

I always do! Being polite matters~

Cyn

I Always say Thank you, You're welcome and Hello!

Granny Quilter

Certainly

rwquilts

Absolutely! Just because others have difficulty showing manners, is no excuse for me. :)

Butterflyblue

I agree it is nice to thank people in situations like that (and thank your servers when they bring your food to you, etc) but I also believe that pointing out rudeness by being rude yourself invalidates any point you were trying to make. They cancel each other out.

I am teaching my kids to say thank for for things, and you're welcome, etc. I took them trick-or-treating and when I prompted them to say thank you, the guy was like "Oh, don't worry about it, none of them say thank you anymore." And I know a kindergarten teacher who tries to teach her kids thank you and please and such, and then hears stories back from them that at home their parents make fun of them for trying to be all polite and fancy.