2007-12-18 11:45:54 · 24 answers · asked by christina w 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
To me manners are important. My mum brought me up to have manners. I do the same with my own child now. Manners cost nothing was a favourite saying of my mum and she was right, we didn't have a lot when we were growing up but we were millionaires in manners,politeness and consideration for others.
2007-12-18 13:05:18 · answer #1 · answered by eleni 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Very. I was brought up in the 1950s in England, and manners were important then. I don't think you can really 'lose' it. I am appalled at manners today - well, there aren't any. 'Manners' is far more than offering your seat, or knowing how to use cutlery, etc etc - it's to do nowadays with treating other people with respect and courtesy, and really, that doesn't happen much today. Just think about a simple train journey - people are shouting, swearing, talking constantly on their mobiles, hardly anyone is QUIET. And you never know if someone is going to come up to you and just thump you BECAUSE THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT. Sorry, whoever you are, but society is breaking down, and now I go out less and less and less ...
2007-12-18 12:07:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Very, and the best way to confound an arrogant,rude person is to confront them with the opposite (even if it is not really meant!)
It costs nothing to say please and thank you, offer seats and open doors .... etc, and may mean a great deal to the "recipient" of those good manners! However, it does seem that it is dying out, not just among the younger generation, though of course there are pleasant exceptions, but more so among the older generation who seem to think that bad manners, sarky comments etc are their God given right in deference to their age. How are younger people expected to learn if older ones cannot see anything good in anyone?
2007-12-18 22:40:13 · answer #3 · answered by zakiit 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good manners are very important. Smart people know that good manners are small, inconsequential sacrifices one makes in order for life to move on a little more smoothly.
2007-12-18 13:29:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
On a scale of 1-10, it's a 10. My parents taught me good manners and it is very important to me.
2007-12-18 11:53:04 · answer #5 · answered by Zsasha 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Very. It costs nothing to treat others with dignity and courtesy.
Love and good manners help the world go round. Happy Christmas Everyone,
2007-12-19 02:54:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very. Humans as so incredibly different, manners are rules we set down to keep from annoying each other. Most of them go directly to curbing bad habits, like eating with your mouth open, or blowing your nose at a dinner party. They are an agreement that we all came to, at some point and, though maybe none of us get our way, at least it's fair. Now, which fork you eat shrimp with might not save humanity, but that whole Cover your mouth when you cough has saved a lot of lives...
2007-12-18 11:50:30 · answer #7 · answered by Cindy H 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Very, good manners cost nothing but can gain you a great deal.
2007-12-19 04:45:08 · answer #8 · answered by Redd. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Manners are everything. Without them, don't really expect to get far in life. Manners show civility, decorum, morals, and ethics.
2007-12-18 12:04:48 · answer #9 · answered by dawnb 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
my own are very important but how others behave is up to them.. i believe in setting an example not dictating to others. people who fixate on others usually have poor manners themselves so i just keep my own up to standard..i was taught that it was low class to point out someone else's faults
2007-12-19 00:45:55 · answer #10 · answered by minerva 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋