[West Ender]

I can't abide bad manners. If I, for example, hold a door open for someone who does not say, "Thank you", I will say it for them, loudly, as they sail past me - just as you would to a small child when teaching it to be polite.

I expect people to be polite to me as I would not dream of being anything else to others. I was brought up that way, I brought up my children that way and they have brought up their own children similarly.

Sadly, we now live in a selfish world where manners are thought of as unnecessary but there is still politeness around, even among the very young. It's so refreshing when you come across it.