Manners

Try working in a supermarket, so many customers would sooner ram their trolly into you, than say excuse me
 
Freefaller said:
However I find people generally are okay, but I do find it irritating that people don't pay attention to others. That is just rude to me. Worse are people walking engrossed in their phones, who walk into you and then blame you! :rolleyes: that said 0 cares given. :p
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Not being funny but it's moreso your own fault if someone is looking down at their phone, walking in a straight line and you (with your head up) manage to walk into them.
 
It's the same with some people when driving. Most people around here 40 years older or more will put their hand up to say thanks if you let them out or give way when there's a obstruction. People under thast age seem to either just barge their way through or completely ignore you. It cost's nothing to say thanks.
 
pastymuncher said:
It's the same with some people when driving. Most people around here 40 years older or more will put their hand up to say thanks if you let them out or give way when there's a obstruction. People under thast age seem to either just barge their way through or completely ignore you. It cost's nothing to say thanks.
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I'm a waver, even if it's just to say hello. :o
 
pioneer2000 said:
Not being funny but it's moreso your own fault if someone is looking down at their phone, walking in a straight line and you (with your head up) manage to walk into them.
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Well no, not at all. If they step out in front of me, and I knock them for six and their phone falls and smashes, it's entirely their fault. It's happened, and I apologised if I hurt them, but leave it at that. They weren't happy but realised that it was their fault. I don't purposefully walk into them, but if I'm walking and they meander into my path, because they are on their phone, it is entirely their fault.

There's more to life than being on your phone all the time.
 
pastymuncher said:
It's the same with some people when driving. Most people around here 40 years older or more will put their hand up to say thanks if you let them out or give way when there's a obstruction. People under thast age seem to either just barge their way through or completely ignore you. It cost's nothing to say thanks.
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Manners cost nothing. However some people don't even have bad manners, they are just ignorant. It's a shame. But life's too short to get wound up on other people's failures as being decent human beings, just shrug it off and continue being a good person, as it will pay it forward in the end. A smile and a wave to whoever may make them behave slightly better towards the next person etc,,,
 
Whilst its not necessarily 'manners' related, one thing that despairs me is the number of able bodied people happy to brazenly use the disabled parking at our local Tesco, just because they either have a flash car or can't be arsed to walk another few meters to the entrance. Every time I go it seems to be worse. I guess the more people that do it the more other people will think 'I'll do it too'. Absolutely boils my blood. Perhaps its a sign of getting middle aged :(
 
Freefaller said:
Manners cost nothing. However some people don't even have bad manners, they are just ignorant. It's a shame. But life's too short to get wound up on other people's failures as being decent human beings, just shrug it off and continue being a good person, as it will pay it forward in the end. A smile and a wave to whoever may make them behave slightly better towards the next person etc,,,
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^^^^^^^^^

This. :cool:
 
howiepoohs said:
Manners maketh the man. They cost nothing, etc.

I too hate rude or just ignorant fools. Next time try slamming the door in their face.

I usually do this too but I say "You're welcome."
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I do have to laugh when someone is talking about manners and then corrects a simple autocorrect error. Personally, I would also consider that bad manners. ;)
 
JLarks said:
My biggest pet peeve is holding a door open with people not even acknowledging you or saying thanks.

I would love to ask those people why they don't feel there is a need to say thanks? Do they not see it as being rude?!
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Why do you feel a need to hold the door open?
 
Sometimes people hold the door open for me, sometimes they don't.

In either case, I walk through the door, saying thanks if they've done something nice for me, or continuing about my day if they haven't and I'm terribly inconvenienced by having to nudge it myself to get through.

I try to hold doors open for other people if I see them behind me.

Sometimes they say thanks to me, other times they don't. Either way, I continue about my day and don't give a second thought to it.

I understand that this may be a dangerous, beta and potentially even reasonable way to behave in society, but I'm game.
 
The only example of bad manners which really annoys me is coughing on people. It's common custom here in Stoke on Trent, where it's normal to treat coughing as a normal part of breathing. There are far too many scuzzers around here. That and the equally common habit of smearing spit on everything.

The irrational pretence that "please" equals politeness irritates me somewhat. People can be polite without saying "please" and they can be rude while saying "please". It's a meaningless noise.
 
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