How important is it to have impeccable manners?

Question

are we teaching children today to say please and thank you? do you think its still important?

Answer 1

i think its very important, good manners can get you far

Answer 2

It is very important. As a teacher, I have worked at elementary schools in the past. I was shocked to know that many kids don't say "thank you" or "please" or even ask me . They say "HEY I NEED HELP!"
Whenever a child has wonderful manners, I always think "The parents brought that kid up right".
It's so true. Also professionally, people will notice your manners. It will help in the long run. It shows that you have class.
I always say "thank you" and please but I never get it in return. Society today has not appreciated people that hold these values because today people are getting more and more selfish, inconsiderate, and rude. I value and appreciate someone that can act and speak with manners.

Answer 3

Yes. We have only one earth to live in. To live here without friction and with reasonable happiness, the manners are inevitable. We have feelings which are not socially acceptable. Also we have feelings which may not be accepted easily. Manners help here. Impeccable is theoretical and not practical. However impeccable manners are not fitting in most places but we must know the impeccable manners.

Answer 4

I think it's incredibly important. I see numerous people on a daily basis not hold doors for people, not keep the elevator open, not say "please" and "thank you" when they're deserved, etc. and it makes me wonder why they were never taught to be polite and have some manners. Or why they were taught, and when exactly did they decide it's ok to be rude and impolite. I do NOT want either of my sons to grow up and turn into those kinds of people. I don't care how old fashioned it may seem, I'm going to teach my sons to address adults as "sir" and "ma'am," hold doors for people, stand when a lady stands from the table, give up their seats, etc. Of course, they're only 20 months old and 3 years old, so I have plenty of time to get them going. :) My 3 year old already says please and thank you, and excuses himself when he burps. It sounds more like "scusi" (Italian for excuse me) but hey--he's three and he knows what he's saying and why he's saying it. I'd say he's off to a pretty good start. :)

Answer 5

I think manners are very important, although I don't think they have to be 'impeccable'. From my experience, children are still being taught manners, but they seem to lose them as they get older. I've heard please and thank you more from kids than I do from adults. I'm not sure when people stop caring about manners, but by the time people reach their teens some of the manners seem to have disappeared.

Answer 6

In today's world of convenience and "give it to me now",I find that manners are deterriorating at a rapid rate. I see that no one "dresses up " to go appling for a job or a job interview. They show up in shorts,sandals or flip-flops as if they were on the way to the beach. Men wear their ball caps indoors. We have become a world of "me first","be number one everyday", and are teaching our kids that there's no such thing as second place.
Manners are what seperate us from the lower life forms and teach us how to treat others as well as how WE want to be treated with courtesy and respect.

Answer 7

Saying please and thank you is not the be all and end all of Impeccable manners.
What about keeping your mouth closed when chewing.
What about smaller mouth fulls of food, so the chewer is not as noisy as a garbage disposal when chewing.
What about holding your gas until after the meal, or saying, "I must wash my hands", leaving the room and, then, letting it rip.
What about not belching during or after the meals. We are not eating in a Bedouin tent where belches are considered good manners.
In short good manners are simply consideration of others.
Now I will take my linen napkin out of my napkin ring and resume eating. Yeah, in my dreams.

Answer 8

I think it's very important, it shows something about your character. To not say excuse me when pushing past someone or simply not saying thank you is extremely disgusting and most disrespectful even to yourself. PLEASE let us all not only teach our children manners but the importance of it too. Thank you.

Answer 9

Please and thank you are basic courtesies that I think all people should practice more often, and I teach these to my children. This kind of manners are the grease to smooth along everyday life, and everyone should say them. It's just plain nice.

Impeccable manners, such as at which precise moment do you lay your pressed linen napkin on your lap and how long do you leave each finger in the finger bowl, are more expendable and their importance depends on the company you keep.

Answer 10

it is not correct what a doctor feels like yet needless to say there are gown codes interior a scientific institution, assuming thats the form of customary practitioner you're. All i actually care some customary practitioner is they're very knowledgeable and considerate. Being humorous additionally places issues in a lighter temper.

Answer 11

I think it shows the amount of class you have and that reflects your up bringing, which reflects your family, so i would have to say very important. Plus you never know who is watching, you don't want to look like a slob in front of someone who might be important in your life.