always sad today manners are few and far between

oh yes...and MORE...but these days..forget it...people of all ages are just down right rude and obnoxious!

always.

And I always step a side for my husband to open the door for me. always!

Yes, I say thank you every chance I get.
Oh, and Thank You.

All the time.

Absolutely!!!

Of course!

I ALWAYS DO,AND CANNOT STAND WHEN PEOPLE BURP ESPECIALLY LOUD AND DON'T HAVE THE GUTS OR CURTISE TO SAY THANK YOU.MY BLESSED MIL MAKES ME SO MAD SHE NEVER SAYS EXCUSE ME AFTER BURPING I HAVE TOUGHT MY DAUGHTER TO ALWAYS SAY THANK YOU AND EXCUSE ME SHE IS NOW 25.MY MIL IS 72.

Yes.

My children were raised to be mannerly. I told them they can take their manners wherever they go and it will be noticed. I work in retail, and one thing I have noticed is the elderly are more likely not to say excuse me and thank you. This is quite a surprise.

I always say thank you and taught my children and grandchildren to say thank you. It's sad so many children have not been taught manners.

Absolutely! It bothers me that manners are going out of style, but I certainly am not going to join that group! Please and thank you are automatic responses for me.

I sure do, and I was pleased to see my grandaughter teaching her 3 yr old to say please and thank you.

Sure do and thank you for asking, Ma'am. Both Hubby and I taught our children to use all their manners - please, thank you, pardon, excuse me, etc. etc.

Even now that they are have grown, left the nest and have little ones of their own, they continue to use their manners and are teaching their children to use them.

I don't know what has happened to folks now-a-days but, I find a good majority of them to be down and out RUDE :twisted: :twisted:

I sure do!! Taught my children and the grands to be as polite. Mother raised us well!! I have noticed that it tickels the little children when they can hold the door open for others and strangers. You give them a smile and a thank you...you just made their day!:-)

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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You have to be a good and big hearted person inside to have picked up this on your own. And I agree whole heartedly with you about our Anthem and Flag....Whatever happened to the days of old where respect was a normal daily factor!! :(

You say "thank you" if you have manners. My mother and father taught me and my brother from the very beginning and I passed it on to my children. To this day, (and my kids are 30 and 23) I get complements on how well-mannered they are. Seems to me that being polite should be a given. Nowadays, people notice more when you are using manners because it's almost unusual. Sad.

Always and taught my 2 sons to do the same

Our youth now love luxury. They have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for their elders and love chatter in place of exercise; they no longer rise when elders enter the room; they contradict their parents, chatter before company; gobble up their food and tyrannize their teachers.

If you recognize this quote & who said it, you will also realize that sometimes the perception of something hasn't changed in all the years either.

I was raised in a time when manners were mandatory. We are teaching my grandson the same. Rudeness seems to be more popular today.

Oh so very true. I have to say my daughter has taught my grandchildren very good manners, and they use them. But very few do. I have a friend who has 4 children youngest is 41 and all of her children still refer to and older adult as Mr or Mrs. Rather rare these days.

YES! Thank you & please were learned from the time we could talk. Too bad such lessons have fallen by the wayside. :-(

You just hit upon one of my pet peeves!

I always say "thank you" when someone does something for me, especially hold a door open (it's so rare these days).

Using common courtesy, I hold the door open for people all the time. Very rarely does anyone say "thank you". It makes me feel better to say "your welcome" (in a loud voice) anyways. I am sure they don't have a clue! But, on the odd chance that one person picks up on why I did...

yes

Most definitely! There's no excuse for not having manners. I taught my children to say - thank you , please and excuse me.

I always do say thank you.........and when I eat out....I let the manager of the restaurant know if I had a great experience. Working in retail I hear more complaints then compliments so I like to give one when I can. I'm not a complainer.

Yes, I do it as a habit. I even apologize to doors and chairs when I bump into them. Excuse me and Thank you is a must for me. I do it without even thinking. And, yes, my adult kids do too. Manners is sooooo important. Sometimes people look surprised when I say either of them.

Oh yes I say thank you and usually smile. I have taught both my grands to say thank you,please and open doors for others as its the polite thing to do. Both of my daughters have also carried that through their lives !

I always do. I was raised properly. Sorry to say, that's sorely lacking in the world today...

I drive my husband crazy! I even say thank- you to the cops directing traffic, when crossing, while in downtown CLEVELAND for an event! it's their job. BUT I'M THANKFUL, that they help me NOT get runover! LOL!!

Always say thank you, as well as someone who is with a few others, but, holds the door for others including me to go through.
My mother used to say to people who did not hold the door, thank you. A time or two someone would say for what. She would say that's it...nothing. I was embarressed, but, not my mom

yes i do, and teaching my children also..
when i hold the door for someone and they do not say "thank you" I say your welcome......
hope they get the hint!

wow.. i could have wrote this! LOL

Yes & when I walk in front of someone on an aisle in the store I say excuse me. Have taught the children the same thing. Not enough good manners in the world today. Also taught all of them including grands- yes sir/no sir & the same on the mams.

There are a lot of parents who don't teach their kids manners. When i worked in a grocery store most of the time it was a free for all. Found that most kids don't know the difference between manners and or morals. They don't seem to teach it at school either. Can't really blame the kids because of what their parents don't teach them.

I do and that's the was my children were taught. But you're right, manners are becoming extinct!! My DH and boys still remove their hats at the table. I notice most males in restaurants don't bother.

Thinking more about this thread, when I was younger I worked in a shop here in the UK and my boss said " you are here for the customer - always be polite and respectful and ALWAYS stand to one side to let a customer pass". Huh - nowadays it seems you have to stand aside to let staff pass you, especially if they are filling shelves and pushing goods through the store. Is it just me ??- or have you noticed this ?

Absolutely.

Manners were taught to our girls, and now to the gkids. Sometimes it takes more energy to be rude than to say "thanks"