Manners

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Originally Posted by Harle-Quin

I say "Cheers, Drive!" to the driver. And I chat up my college bus driver, because she's brilliant.

And I hate old people people with no manners. There's no need to be such a moron. Incidentally, EoFF has had a sudden increase in old people.

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My father absolutely hated being called "driver" by people on the bus because he felt that the way they said it equated him to some kind of chauffeur.

I always try to be as well mannered as I can be because I think it's a decent thing to do and that everyone should do their utmost to be polite and be appreciative of kind gestures that people do for them and it does grate on my nerves when people don't act politely. I always give up my seat on the bus for older people but don't often get thanked for it. The other day I'd given up my seat and was standing and the bus braked. The woman behind me didn't bother to hold on properly and so knocked straight into me, causing me to lose my grip and be knocked over by her. I didn't even get a word of apology.

You don't ever have to thank me and I hate to hear apologies. You probably didn't do anything that bad; I already forgave you / it didn't matter to me that it happened, and most importantly I'll probably screw up down the road anyway so it all evens out.

I consider it just my personal social contract and a lot of people catch on fast enough when I only acknowledges thank yous with a 'yeah'

In public, I'm polite to a fault. :D

i try to be polite to people but old people when there not polite anoy me they always seem to look down upon me beacause of the way i dress and dont stop to think i may be a nice person ...and i let them get through. I hate the wy i act when i meet parents i do this really polite voice and my friends are like wtf and im like its natural when i talk to parents XD

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Originally Posted by Cookie

Solution? Kill all of the old people.

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Those are excellent manners! :)

I follow most of the general "good manners."

I have excellent manners, I always hold open doors and give up my seat. I do all sorts of things, and I've received crap all appreciation for it. I don't do it for thank yous, but it would be nice. I agree though, old people are the worst at not being polite. They think we're rude bastards? I say they're hypocrites. Oh, and they're old too. :D

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Originally Posted by Heath

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Originally Posted by Harle-Quin

I say "Cheers, Drive!" to the driver. And I chat up my college bus driver, because she's brilliant.

And I hate old people people with no manners. There's no need to be such a moron. Incidentally, EoFF has had a sudden increase in old people.

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My father absolutely hated being called "driver" by people on the bus because he felt that the way they said it equated him to some kind of chauffeur.

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lol, like a bus driver?

I'm politer than the average bear.