Do you still have manners - Page 2

Meccy · 03-12-2008, 16:49

Manners maketh the man.

MargaretR · 03-12-2008, 17:05

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Originally Posted by Eric

There are aspects of this politeness that annoy me a little; one is, "have a nice day."

I sometimes respond with "no thanks, I've made other plans." None take this the wrong way, and it sometimes raises a slight giggle or two.

So you were delighted with the George Carling 'have a nice day' youtube clip I sent you in your birthday thread

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I thought his attitude would be the same as yours

Eric · 03-12-2008, 18:19

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

So you were delighted with the George Carling 'have a nice day' youtube clip I sent you in your birthday thread

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I thought his attitude would be the same as yours

Thanx hon ... just found the birthday thread ... I thought that it might pass without comment ... however, I enjoyed reading everyone's good wishes, and I loved the Carlin clip

At the risk of being overly polite: thanks a bunch, and all you guys over the pond "have a nice day, eh!"

And now back to the constitutional crisis raging in Ottawa .... I know that the foreign media will, as usual, ignore news from here .... but the crisis shows that we are anything but boring in the Great White North. Polite, yes, but never as boring as some think we are.

derekgas · 03-12-2008, 18:23

Please can we stop banging our heads on the wall in regard to expecting manners from the mannerless? Thank you!

Eric · 03-12-2008, 19:31

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Originally Posted by derekgas

Please can we stop banging our heads on the wall in regard to expecting manners from the mannerless? Thank you!

You are welcome

lindsay ormerod · 03-12-2008, 20:16

My daughter gets a lift to school every day and the husband and wife who share this duty told me just the other week that she never fails to say thank you and is entertaining and polite , more so than her peers. That makes me very proud, I feel it's a job well done, and I appreciate good manners in others too, I hold doors open for others and offer my seat on public transport, must be an upbringing thang!
I have now started to ignore customers who spend the transaction talking on their mobile, I just stand there, mute, until they raise their eyebrows and wonder what's taking so long....... " Hang up you ignoramus"

Benipete · 03-12-2008, 20:38

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I have now started to ignore customers who spend the transaction talking on their mobile, I just stand there, mute, until they raise their eyebrows and wonder what's taking so long....... " Hang up you ignoramus"

I held the door open for a young girl the other day,She got halfway through and started texting leaving me stood there like cheese at fourpence holding the door open,I let it go,you can guess the rest

MargaretR · 03-12-2008, 20:41

On the rare occasions I have bought from a shop this year, I did notice that the assistant looked surprised when I said 'please' and 'thank you'.
The result was a warm smile - manners are appreciated

Eric · 03-12-2008, 20:43

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

On the rare occasions I have bought from a shop this year, I did notice that the assistant looked surprised when I said 'please' and 'thank you'.
The result was a warm smile - manners are appreciated

Try shoplifting, then you don't have to interact with anyone

Eric · 03-12-2008, 20:43

Oh, and have a nice day

Eric · 03-12-2008, 20:45

I would stick around and give some more fine examples of Canadian courtesy; but the news is coming on, and I have to go see if we still have a government. If that's ok with you guys

West Ender · 03-12-2008, 20:57

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.

magpie · 03-12-2008, 20:59

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

On the rare occasions I have bought from a shop this year, I did notice that the assistant looked surprised when I said 'please' and 'thank you'.
The result was a warm smile - manners are appreciated

most look at you like your from another planet when you say please and thank you:

service would not go a miss in some shops.... but hey we can't have everything:

cashman · 03-12-2008, 21:06

some shop assistants could do with a manners lesson, was at the till in Tesco monday dinner, n asked the girl nicely could i have some bags please, the uppity cow, then proceeded into a what i can only describe as n tirade, saying we are not allowed to put them on the counter, its to encourage re-cycling, fair enough,but it was the manner she said it in.

i replied ok fair enough, now you can either give me the bags,or put that lot back on the shelves n i will go to asda! never seen a puss as scarlet so quickly, i got the bags.

good manners cost nowt its that simple.

Lilly · 03-12-2008, 21:10

I'm a stickler for manners and have tried to instill good manners in my children. I don't think I've done a bad job as others who have looked after them have commented on their good manners.

Children learn from their parents and if they are not taught manners at home they won't have any. If they are barked at and shouted at then they will do the same to others.