Oh, yes, even for double doors ... they get 2 thank-yous. I also hold doors open for people. It amazes me how many people don't hold doors for the next person.

DH expects me to stop and wait at the door so he can open it for me and he gets grumpy if I don't. He also walks on the street side of the sidewalk and yanks me to his otherside if I walk on the street side LOL. I keep telling him that when I'm with a co-worker etc. they don't do that so I forget LOL.

I definitely do. Manners were taught in my day and besides, it's the nice thing to do. i also hold doors open for everyone, men and children and women. not everyone appreciates it though i must say. odd but true.
p.s. i taught my son to walk on the street side when with a girl! or his MOM.

Yes, always

Yes, I do, and have taught my children to do so as well. They also address their elders as ma'am and sir. They do NOT address an adult by his or her first name until given permission by that adult, and then they say "miss" or "mister" in front of it. They give up their seats to anyone older - male or female - and take a place at the END of the line at church dinners and ladies meetings. At the ladies' meetings they hang around the door and offer to hang up jackets, or take them to the bedroom, whichever the hostess as indicated. These are the rules for the children in my home whether they are biological, adopted, fostered, or visiting schoolmates. Period. Thank You.

Absolutely, I have noticed that men or more likely to hold a door and say thank you than busy young Moms! Just my observation, no wonder that kids today don't.

Kids learn from example, we said "Tata", thank you, to Logan, my Grandson, even before he began to speak. Also God bless you, you're welcome, Please, etc.

He now talks up a storm and always uses all those phrases.

The other day, I sneezed, and from the other room, I heard, "Bless you, Nana". He's only 19 months old.

Absolutely! And I don't just "murmur" it, I say it loud and clear!

I always thank a person for doing a kind gesture. And I think it is important to give a thank you wave if someone lets you in in front of them in traffic.

yes

Hi,
It is strange that you should post this, as a friend and I were talking about a situation only the other day. She owns a hairdressing salon, and she recently had an elderly customer who was chatting whilst having her hair done. She was telling how her husband - in his eighties - had held a door open for a yonger female - I won't call her a lady. !!! She looked at him and said " Don't you patronise me " - The poor old chap just burst into tears, bless him. It is a good job I wasn't there to hear that - I might just have had to have said something. She didn't know that man and he could have served in WW2 for this country. Also manners just aren't the same anymore I don't think.
DottyD.

I'm a proud momma... I'm complimented over an over again about her manners

Yes. Absolutely.

Yes. Absolutely.

I always say thank you when someone opens a door for me. I also try hard to teach my two year old manners...and she is surprisingly good for a two year old. It's not just youth these days with no manners. Walking into the Doc's office the other day carrying my newborn in her carrier...the man in front of me opened the door for himself and his son and then let it close on me...hitting the carrier that my daughter was in! I loudly...but politely...said THANK YOU!! (He didn't even acknowledge me.)
I agree though...good manners can be seen in the majority of people I encounter in a day. It is the odd person who lacks decency that sticks in your head though.

ABSOLUTELY!!! and it drives my daughter nuts when people don't...and she never hesitates to call 'em out on their poor behavior.

Amen! Well said.

Absolutely!

I do say thank you, as do my grown children. I have also said a sarcastic thank you to someone that just lets the door shut in my face.

Oh, yes, of course. And sometimes I notice in reflective glass that the person I've thanked looks surprised and happy!!

Absolutely ! Being a southerner,born and bred, "we", me especially, were taught manners from early early on. Even with my children and then my grandchildren, please, thank you, etc. is part of life ! I used to sell real estate and had a client, and one day she asked me a question and I answered "yes, mam'", oh did that make her mad ! She said that was demeaning to her ! Even though she was much younger than me and I certainly didn't mean anything about it, other than answering her question !

Just today I responded "thank you" to a person that held the door for me and I'm certain that person didn't speak English, however, they were kind enough to hold the door for me and smiled when I said thank you.

Thank you for the opportunity for letting me vent!

I think - overall - most people are decent most of the time.

I do and I taught my daughters to say it also. But good luck finding anyone that will hold a door open for you! That is one thing I've noticed since moving here. People just don't have manners. I have gone to so many talks where the people in the audience just sit there and talk to each other through the whole thing!! How rude! I've been known to shush people :oops:

absolutely!
Manners are important!

I had to laugh the other night I took my DS to dinner and he opened the door for me when he was young he would grumble about it.

Absolutely!

I agree -- manners has seemed to drop off the parenting radar for a lot of parents. However... I have run across a few young ladies and gentlemen who were taught proper manners.

Lately when I hold a door open for someone and they just walk through and don't even make eye contact I'll say "You're welcome" with a smile. I make sure they can hear me too.

Yes, M'am! :thumbup:

I guess if you quilt you also have manners! I sent a birthday card with money, disappointed it wasn't even acknowledged.My bank statement showed the check was cashed. My girls always made a phone call to say thank you and what they planned to do with the money they were given.

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I do that too -- Maybe they will remember to open the door for the next person because I let them know

Mim

I try to always use good manners. Life is so much easier when people use good manners and smile. :D :thumbup:

My husband and I both do, now our grandson does too.

I do. I appreciate it when someone holds the door for me and when I open the door, I will often hold it open for someone else!

How about the announcer at an NFL game stating that if there are bad manners in the stands, drunkedness, or fights (we won't mention that some folks bring guns to the games), the game will be suspended and the home team will be fined $1 million and if there are any points on the board for the home team, they will be revoked. Then, and only the, will the game resume.

If you're interested in why I say this, find a sports story about the SF 49er's / Raiders' game at Candlestick Park this last week-end. Ugly times.

Or, look up what happened to a fan after the SF Giants / LA Dogers game earlier this year.

I find it ironic that folks complain and moan about how violent pro hockey games are. I go to 20 - 25 SJ Sharks hockey games every year...and I've yet to see or hear ANYTHING that resembles what's happening at NFL and MLB games.

Oh, wait...once the parking lot at the venue for the Sharks game was strewn with broken beer bottles and other sorts of debris left by slobs. All of that was there because the night before there had been one of those miserable and disgusting caged fights at the arena.

And San Francisco is so much about "peace". Not so much, folks.

I am so proud to write that all four of my grandsons ranging in age from 2-1/2 to 11 say please and thank you without prompting.

Yes I do and I taught my sons as well. There is no excuse for bad manners.

Yes, DH and I both say 'thank you' and also LOOK at the person with a smile. Around here sometimes it's hard to get in or out of a place for people holding the doors for each other! :lol:

If you stop to think about it, it's not a good idea to answer poor manners with sarcasm, such as the loud "Thank you!" or "You're Welcome!" for more than one reason--first, we don't know if the offending party is preoccupied, stressed, worried, or just ignorant. Should we judge? Second, sarcasm doesn't teach anything but resentment; will it teach manners? Not at all. The final reason to omit the sarcastic remark is basic manners. Yes, one of the most basic rules of good manners is to take no notice of the poor manners of others. Teaching/correcting of adults, teens should be in private.

Yes, of course. And if someone thanks me for holding the door for them, I say "You are welcome".

Amen, amen, amen. There's about one or two days every month (I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about) when I have to forcibly remind myself to either chill out or avoid leaving the house. ;) But I do agree that meeting rudeness with sarcasm is not the most polite method of displaying good manners.

Yes we do! I say thank you to pretty much everyone :)

I always do and have taught my kids to do the same. They, in turn are working of the grands.