tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post5301719143042679470..comments2024-03-26T21:25:46.348+11:00Comments on Living Life Twice: Slice of Life Story Day 23 In A Manner of SpeakingAlan j Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06077195459186935005noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-84948056534969134692011-03-24T15:06:40.182+11:002011-03-24T15:06:40.182+11:00Some places, and some people still have manners. ...Some places, and some people still have manners. My experience is more like yours in Brooklyn--the sales help never speaking to me once.<br /><br />I have tried to change it in my own way. Today when I went grocery shopping, I called the clerk by name, chatted with her while the young man to her side bagged my groceries. I thanked her, and thanked the young man. Can you tell I'm old? Manners matter a lot when you're not in a hurry and when someone's in a hurry--or distracted--that seems to be the first thing to go.<br /><br />And like you, as a teacher, I try to expect manners and civility in my classroom.<br /><br />Elizabeth E.<br />http://peninkpaper.blogspot.com/Letterpresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13983311236791267553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-18121639453761799632011-03-24T07:02:08.414+11:002011-03-24T07:02:08.414+11:00The world is running faster and faster. I'm r...The world is running faster and faster. I'm retired and still feel like I have to still move fast to get all the things done that I need to. In busy cities, we are not going face to face with those running along side because we are on cell phones and the like. But I do feel in my neck of the woods, businesses are hurting and shop people are bending over backwards to greet people. Manners, in general, are lacking and don't think children have been taught enough--too much to do and many places to go. And if schools don't do it and babysitters and daycare people and coaches, that leaves working parents who have little time with their kids to do it. A School of Manners wouldn't hurt. Sounds like another posting, but you've opened up a good issue.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12535989955846532310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-62082551676308664162011-03-24T03:41:30.067+11:002011-03-24T03:41:30.067+11:00Dear Alan,
Thought provoking post. Are manners on ...Dear Alan,<br />Thought provoking post. Are manners on decline? Your Dad's comment was what played in my head even before I read the sentence. Smile and thank you don't cost a cent. We can not change everyone, but if we continue teaching manners to our own kids and to our students, the smiles and kind words will continue. <br />Warm regards,<br />TerjeTerje https://www.blogger.com/profile/13569210226711674834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-42486658554181445262011-03-23T21:01:03.038+11:002011-03-23T21:01:03.038+11:00Hi
Interesting post and observations. I wonder if ...Hi<br />Interesting post and observations. I wonder if it is perception, and not necessarily reality, that people are more rude now than they used to be. But it does seem as if students are a little less respectful these days, and less likely to add a polite tone (without prodding) than I remember as a kid.<br />But then, we usually had one parent home, or at least a neighbor who kept the kids in view, and it may be that the latchkey universe we are now tossing our kids into has some ramifications. Manners are not something we are born with; we learn them.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />KevinKevin Hodgsonhttp://dogtrax.edublogs.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915339669985059502.post-34268384293557651032011-03-23T20:43:15.362+11:002011-03-23T20:43:15.362+11:00Interesting piece today...manners do appear to be ...Interesting piece today...manners do appear to be missing a lot these days. Even beyond manners, just appropriate conversation seems to be absent. Do you suppose as we increase our social skills via technology and not face to face that things like eye contact, social conversation, and body language are becoming extinct?Wanda Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345098241488452543noreply@blogger.com