Manners go a long way

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14 responses to “Manners go a long way”

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   Mango

   31/05/2011

   Should that happen to me, I like to say a loud “Thank You, very much” and then answer myself with, No problem, it’s a pleasure!”

   I almost try to shame them into changing their ways!

   Great blog ;)

   Mango

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      mediocremum

      31/05/2011

      I’m going to do that next time.  I’ve been in the UK to long, I’ve lost my obnoxious Canadian zeal!

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   sarah watts

   31/05/2011

   whenever someone does that to me be it in a supermarket barging past me or through a door etc I always say “I think the words you’re looking for are thank you” after them.   Probably doesnt make any difference but makes me feel better!

   The boy knows he gets nothing in this house without a please or a thankyou.  As you say, manners cost nothing.

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      mediocremum

      31/05/2011

      Really going to adopt that….just worried about losing my front teeth!

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      Mango

      31/05/2011

      Agreed…I make sure my 6 year old ALWAYS says Please and Thank You.

      He now knows that if he DOESN’T do that, then he gets nothing. I’d like him to grow up to be a properly polite young man, who is respectful….rather than some of these chavs that you see around.

      My son isn’t going to be harassing people on street corners!

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   Claire

   31/05/2011

   I wholeheartedly agree. I was taught to always let an older person through the door before myself, and always say please, thank you, etc. Instilling this into 4yo. I find myself going completely deaf if he forgets to add please on to a request. He also opens doors (I don’t think the guys at Waitrose like it though when he tries to open the automatic exit door ad keep it open – oops!)
   It’s not just the lack of manners these days, but also the staring, which I consider extremely rude, if someone has some form of disability. I get really mad when people stare at my mum – she has RA and her hands are in a pretty bad state. Look at all the furore there was when Cerrie started on CBeebies – it wasn’t the kids, they probably didn’t even notice, but their bigotted parents.
   Sorry for going on, I hate lack of manners too. They cost nothing to give, but are priceless to receive.
   x

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      mediocremum

      31/05/2011

      Don’t apologize…I whole heartedly agree.  It’s such a small thing but makes the world of difference.  We’re also trying to instil in our daughter different needs.  Had an experience the other day and she handled it beautifully.

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4. 

   Lisamarie1320

   31/05/2011

   When J was about 5, he held a shopping precinct door open for a pensioner (with a little help from me!). She just walked through – ’til a little voice piped up “You’re meant to say thank you, it’s the good thing to do, grown ups should say it as well”! She went bright red, & muttered “Thank you”. Such a proud mum @ that point – don’t know where he gets it from!!

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      mediocremum

      31/05/2011

      Bloody Brilliant!  Well done young man!

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5. 

   M Brownsea

   31/05/2011

   as a cyclist I am forever wary of others on cycle paths, no matter who they are I will always ring my bell and say thank-you and as a parent have instilled good manners in to both my boys, we walk regulary with our dog along the canal path. On one such afternoon we moved over for a blob of a cyclist no bell just a get out the way to which ys shouted back ‘manners cost nothing and you’re welcome’
   Kids have a great way of making even the toughest nut crumble

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      mediocremum

      31/05/2011

      Seriously brilliant…I can’t wait for Madame to do something similar!

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6. 

   Yasmin @ a little less fluff

   03/06/2011

   Its common courtesy to say please and thank you! How on earth do people just get by not having at least of shred of manners in them. My twins are two and we started with the please’s and thank you’s the second they could utter the words.

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7. 

   Muddling Along

   04/06/2011

   I have been known to automatically add ‘please’ in a hissy mother manner to the end of colleagues sentences when they don’t… they tend to learn quickly!

   We did signing with the girls so they have had to ‘say’ please and thank you since teeny tiny and you know what, they may be brats in other ways but they are polite

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8. 

   maggy, red ted art

   06/06/2011

   My 3yrs old says please and thank you to his 18mth old sister as he steals her toy… uhm, at least he says please and thank you. And the 18mth old can say “bitte” (which is please in German).

   With you 100% of the way

   (Muddling Along: am with you – please & thank you was introduced with sign languagr.. we only did about 5 words in sign and those where 2 of them!)

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