Mind your manners

Originally Posted by Vemp

I try to be as polite as possible. Good manners are big deal in this country. You should always show respect to your elders, say please/thank you, be polite, etc. But I did notice that younger people these days tend to lack proper manner. Like how they speak to people and stuff. When I bump into someone, I usually say sorry, and the other person either says sorry or they acknowledge my apology. But some kids these days are like *bump* ".. pfft..". They ought to be shot.

Yeah... manners and respect are a big deal.

Anyway, I'd say I have pretty good manners. I always say please and thank you no matter how routine it gets, like after receiving rides from friends or even just getting off the bus (thanking the bus driver, though I'll make an exception if he was 15+ minutes late ;_; ).

In high school, I used to always offer my seat on the metro to the elderly peoples. But these days, it's really troublesome to switch seats like that as it's just gotten more crowded over the years. I never sit in the reserved seats though, and I find it kinda rude/annoying when young people sit in them. =/

I'm usually pretty aware when I go around (since I'm ninja and all), so I'm aware of people around me. I'll hold doors for people that I know are behind me as I play the game of trying to gauge if I should let them through first or hold it open until they can hold it open... something like that.

Um... what else? I used to say "sir" and "ma'am" a lot when I was younger, but not so much anymore. "Sir" and "ma'am" seem to be construed as sarcastic/mean nowadays. Dunno why. But whenever I hear it, or even say it, it seems confrontational or something. Maybe not "thank you, sir" but "sir" in other uses.

Other little things: I offer to pay for things (within reason), usually just with parents and close friends (for cheaper meals or something, of course we keep tabs). I usually offer to clean up and stuff too when I eat at people's houses. Actually, I have a tendency to clean everything... except my room. =p

Jam it back in, in the dark.