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    Where, oh where, have manners gone?

    I think I am of a dying race. It's called people with manners. When I was brought up as a kid, I was always made to be polite to people, and if I wasn't, I'd get in trouble, as it should be. If I didn't say thank you to someone, my Mom would yell at me for not being polite, and I'd say it and apologize. Are manners a thing of the past or something?

    I mean, even just saying thank you when someone holds a door open for you. Is it SO hard to do now? That's my biggest pet peeve, when people don't thank you when you do that. I don't really do anything about it besides say "Your welcome" sarcastically to myself, though I think I'd be perfectly justified dragging the person back to the door and smashing their face into it until they learn. Though, I do have manners, so I don't do that.

    And the idea that people need to attend manner classes is just dumb. All you need to do is teach your child to say please, thank you, sorry and to not to be obnoxious in public. The latter meaning that if they're in the movie theatre, to not run around and scream, that kind of stuff. That's all. That's ALL I ask.

    But I pity the children, as it's not their fault, it's their terrible parents who have no manners and don't even have a part in raising their children, so they dump them in a daycare all day. If you can't take the time to teach your kid to say please and thank you, then you shouldn't be having children. Period. As harsh as that sounds.

    Please tell me someone feels as I do. Let us share our terrible experiences of people who don't have proper manners. ;________;


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    It's called modern America. People can't be taught manners by those who have an immense lack of them. People get lazier and lazier, because technology does everything for us now. If it's out of our way in any bit, one isn't going to jump in and do it. that would be a waste of the effort that we no longer wish to exert. For some reason, people have this concept of being gangsta is cool, and we don't exactly see 50 Cent exerting common courtesies. That would destroy his image. I wouldn't want to say "thank you" to people who shot me.

    But, being poor is a good thing?

    Although, I try my best. I often do hold doors open for people at my school, not having to go out of my way, but at least I don't shut it in their face. It's been done before to me, but I don't let it get to me. You're not alone, but that's where society is going. Sad, but true. Everyone has some form of mild ADD, or ADHD, these days.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rye
    Where, oh where, have manners gone?

    I think I am of a dying race. It's called people with manners. When I was brought up as a kid, I was always made to be polite to people, and if I wasn't, I'd get in trouble, as it should be. If I didn't say thank you to someone, my Mom would yell at me for not being polite, and I'd say it and apologize. Are manners a thing of the past or something?

    I mean, even just saying thank you when someone holds a door open for you. Is it SO hard to do now? That's my biggest pet peeve, when people don't thank you when you do that. I don't really do anything about it besides say "Your welcome" sarcastically to myself, though I think I'd be perfectly justified dragging the person back to the door and smashing their face into it until they learn. Though, I do have manners, so I don't do that.

    And the idea that people need to attend manner classes is just dumb. All you need to do is teach your child to say please, thank you, sorry and to not to be obnoxious in public. The latter meaning that if they're in the movie theatre, to not run around and scream, that kind of stuff. That's all. That's ALL I ask.

    But I pity the children, as it's not their fault, it's their terrible parents who have no manners and don't even have a part in raising their children, so they dump them in a daycare all day. If you can't take the time to teach your kid to say please and thank you, then you shouldn't be having children. Period. As harsh as that sounds.

    Please tell me someone feels as I do. Let us share our terrible experiences of people who don't have proper manners. ;________;
    Rye Rye! you're the babe of the week

    Oh yeah, your question. Ummmmmmmmmmmmmm yeah, I know what you mean, back in the days everything had "order" everyone was friendly, people respected other people's feelings (not all though ) and yeah, socially back in the days (1980s, 1990s as far back as I can go) People were cool. Now people are spoiled, obssessed and smurfed up

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    I try to keep my manners, except if I'm angry at somebody. My younger brother acts like an obnoxious twat at times, annoying me by doing stupid things like turning off my computer when I'm in the middle of chatting, posting on the forums, etc.

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    I usually have manners, exception made when I'm mad. Or in the presence of a hot chick.

    Owen made this sig. R.I.P.

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    It's so cute when guys open your car door for you until they STOP. *glare*

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    Quote Originally Posted by rubah
    It's so cute when guys open your car door for you until they STOP. *glare*


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    I hate to say it, Rye, but I'm one of your people without proper manners. I don't deliberately snub people, but I probably don't always thank them when I should. As for some things, like table manners, (having this fork here and using this fork for dessert and this one for salad and this spoon for soup) I think they're just antiquated and retarded, and I have no intention to follow them. I'm not much for chivalry, either.

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    Quote Originally Posted by rubah
    It's so cute when guys open your car door for you until they STOP. *glare*
    They all stop though. Every single one of 'em stops eventually.

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    Some manners are significant, some are just cumbersome. I think people in general are just lazier and don't want to bother with exercising good manners. I've personally had times where manners seemed like too much of a bother.

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    I know my manners I just don't mind them. Theres a time and a place for formalities, typically in public, but I try to be myself and realistic. I'm nice to everyone, but I'm just as quick to tell someone to F off

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    Manners don't bother me much, so long as people are courteous.

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    I have manners, but I don't care for a prize...

    Think this:

    When you open the door to someone, you do it for a "thanks" or for self respect?, actually, if you do it for the thanks, you don't have a lot of manners, just have "gentle" actitude.

    But when you do it just because you want to, and don't care about the answer of the others, then you are great

    Just be yourself, don't care about the answer of others, with the just feeling of have done a good action, that should be your prize, don't you think?

    Godspeed


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    Quote Originally Posted by Miriel
    They all stop though. Every single one of 'em stops eventually.
    Yeah, he didn't STOP until we were out with my PARENTS. way to be impressive there~;]

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    I have manners... I just stop using them when people piss me of
    but I still chew with my mouth closed

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