Would the world be a bit more pleasant if we used these phrases more often?

Question

Please
Thank you
Pardon (excuse) me
(I'm) sorry
You're welcome

I've become guilty of not being polite when it really isn't any more effort. When I hear these phrases, it does tend to make me feel just a bit better. Do you have any other phrases which should be used more often when interacting with friends/strangers?

Answer 1

I think it definitely would be more pleasant. It's amazing how much of a reaction we get when my 6 year-old says please or thank you when we're at a restaurant or store. It's so sad that it has come to it being a surprise when a child uses good manners. It's not hard to teach and should be taught from the moment the child starts speaking. I always love to see someone smiling after I've thanked them. But it's not enough to just say it, you need to mean it. How hard is it to smile when you interact with other people? That would make the world a more pleasant place too.

Answer 2

I think you covered them all however this isn't a phrase but a smile sometimes helps too. Of course you're not going to smile at every stranger but it doesn't hurt if you make eye contact with them. Even a simple hello or good morning/evening/night is polite.

It is frustrating when you do make the effort and the gesture is not recognized. But, atleast you know you've done your part.

Answer 3

I actually think I am more polite to strangers than the people I am closest to. That is why I am surprised when someone I don't know is really rude to me. I was raised in an urban area and I don't recall use of polite phrases being omitted from my upbringing. I didn't go to charm school either.

Answer 4

It would,
but so many people have been raised the wrong way,
sometimes by the wrong people,
that those phrases just go out the window..
it really is a shame but I can't think of much that can be done about it..
xxx

Answer 5

i feel too prim and proper now...because i use those phrases everyday.

it's just a matter of forming the habit and being sensitive towards other people's feelings.

i guess it's different too for different cultures.

Answer 6

Of course. That's exactly what those phrases are for to bring civility.

Answer 7

you'd be surprised how far you can get with good manners

I used to work basically at a juvenile prison. Manners was something we stressed. I'll tell you though, if we (the youth supervisors) didn't say please or thank you to each other, the kids would catch us.

Answer 8

we need to use em, and teach the little ones.
and at least try to do minimum of five good things a day.
even if it means to refrain from mumbling profanities at the guy driving 30mph in the 55mph zone....if often pray God knock some sense into him please he is making everyone else miserable.

Answer 9

I too often say
"Get the f**ck out of the way"
"Watch it you b*tch"
"F**ck you very much"

I am trying though.