General Chat

The one get gets on my goat ~ people who take up ALL the footpath.

A group walking together, side by side, and they GLARE at the person walking in the other direction! I'm sure they expect others to walk on the road.

:-(

Only chavs fail to give up a seat, open a door etc for the fair sex and any gentleman knows how to do so smootly without in any way suggesting that the damsels are inferior. Giving the ladies space is one of the minor pleasures of everyday life. Women on their part should know how to accept gracefully.

It is one of those weird things with mobile phones that there are now "group apps" which allow a bunch of people to listen to the same music at the same time and all sorts of other stuff. Fair enough but the weird part is that the teenies like to do this while only a yard or so apart ... they end up in a sort of Beats huddle looking like a washed up turtle. Quite why this is fun I have no idea.

Good manners are a very sore point with me at the moment.

Last week I attended a hospital appointment.

Making my way slowly along a rather narrow corridor, on an artificial leg, and an elbow crutch.
Coming in the opposite direction was a rather large lady, twice my size, with her head down.
I stopped, but she didn't hesitate, hitting me very hard with her shoulder as she passed.
Having little balance I crashed to the floor on my back. Artificial leg going painfully in one direction, elbow crutch in another. The handle of the crutch hit me in the mouth as I went down, knocking out a tooth.
The woman didn't stop, although she must have been aware of what she'd done.

A doctor and another man picked me up off the floor.

This is an extreme example of bad manners, though I have to say, that generally speaking most people are well mannered, in particular young people, who often get a bad press.

Tec.

I like to think I was brought up to have good manners and to think of others and that I have instilled the same with my children (now adults) and they will do the same with any children they may have in the future.
Maybe there should be a campaign to remind people of these things :-D

Very true Maggie. That brings into question another thing that one sees all the time and that is people in groups chatting and some on mobiles just playing games or something.
I dont think younger people would have a problem, but i find it very bad mannered if i am with a group of people, and for instance someone gets their phone out and plays with it. :-D

Unfortunately there are modern bad manners.
On a narrow set of steps, I was brought up to believe that the person furthest up/down had 'right of way'.
Nowadays, if someone's on their mobile, they seem to assume everyone has to 'give way' to them :-|
Same on pavements - the worst are those on mobiles who pace back & forth. You try to pass them, they bump into you - apparently it's YOUR fault.

As an oldie i mostly agree about modern manners, but 70 years ago, my mother would have been on the doorstep, saying exactly the same thing.

Happydays

I think good manners in general have declined.
I dont think particularly in the sense that men should open doors, etc., for women as hopefully we are moving towards equality between the sexes. But anyone letting a door slam in someones face is bad mannered.

When a child bumped into me and apologised, i nearly fainted.!!! very unusual and usually they carry on running and parents that have seen it just ignore.!!!

Jane, your son is obviously well brought up, as i hope mine is . Nice to know there are some good manners left.

yes Jane........

although is good manners akin to consideration for others?

Hi Elizabeth
I think most men (well those I know ) still stand when being introduced to a lady.They would also give up a seat.I know my Son does.Good manners cost nothing
Sadly though these days there are too many people who seem to have either forgotten their good manners or have never been taught them.
Only last week I was just about to go through a shop door and the person in front of me just let it go and I almost went straight into it
:-S

‘Good manners’ in the UK - when were they abolished?

Thank you.

To answer your second question Elizabeth

As long as they are not behind the steering wheel of their car searching for a parking place on the school run ;-) ;-)

Dear All

Hello

Hope you are okay.


When introduced, should a man stand up for a woman?

Are there still acts of chivalry by men and graciousness by ladies?


Take gentle care
Best wishes
Elizabeth, EOS
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