What ever happened to being polite?
599075
I think it is because customer service oriented jobs are being performed by the couch potato generation.  They think they are doing us a favor by being there.  Labor laws protect the employee but not the employer.  It is hard to weed out the individuals that are lazy.  It's not like the days when somebody could be fired on the spot.  Now there is so much red tape to terminate somebody.  I feel your pain though.  I have a hard time having to bag my own groceries after putting in a ten hour day!  I voice my opinion by making a copy of my receipt and mailing it to the business owner or manager with my complaint.  This way; they know exactly who the individual was, what time and date the incident occurred, and what my issues were.  Most of the time I get a letter explaining that the problem is being addressed.  Sometimes, the individual puts two and two together and is much more pleasant to me the next time I pay the place of business a visit.
1133090
Friends; you can pick your friends, but you can't pick your relatives.  Of course I try to be polite to all of them--politeness is the lubrication that keeps society running.
824030
That is the reason I try to go at times when the crowds will be less.  As time goes by, people have just gotten ruder and ruder.  What we once thought was an automatic courtesy has faded away.  Perhaps theatres should go back to the old fashioned way of having ushers in the theatres to help quell the annoying talkers and misdoers.
845158
even though i do not know the answer, i want to commend you on your decency. many students come here asking questions without being polite. i hope you get the right answer...good luck
125852
politely and diplomatically
69985
well, if your experiece is that people won't even take the time to get to know you then it's natural for you to want to be rude to them. those jerks... they left you all alone!! so yes, i would say it's human nature... therefore normal for you to be rude and untalkitive.
132095
You are right.  As a society, we no longer seem to have good manners.  People step in front of you without an "excuse me" and hardly ever say "thank you" anymore.\n\nI hold doors without expectation of a thank you now.  I do it because it pleases me to have good manners and I choose not to let their lack of manners upset me.  I don't say anything, but I mentally stick my tongue out at them.\n\nIf you hold the door for me, I promise to thank you and smile very big!  As a postscript, the other day an elderly lady smiled at me and when I smiled back she stopped me to tell me how nice it was!  I was thrilled.  Keep hoping.  We're out here! :-)
64787
Ask nicely. Say "Pretty Please"
499444
New yorker's aren't a-holes, we're just very direct and very fast, and tend to get annoyed when others don't keep up. not alot of time for social niceties in the city that never sleeps. We're polite, just NY polite, i.e., a nod of the head as a greeting, taking the hand of a little kid who is scared to cross from the platform to the train, holding a cab for somebody who wants it after you just got out. All done wordlessly with no eye contact and maybe a muttered "thanks". We don't have time to gush, recieve gushing appreciation, or even engage in small talk, but it is nonetheless, our version of politeness.
29212
OUR whole family talk FAST <Quick speech patterns> or do you mean non stop Yak yak yak ers? Constant  BLA BLA BLA??  The latter, you can not be polite .  JUST SHUT THE MOUTH......
407400
There is nothin wrong with being polite, so remember, next time you tell someone to piss off, say please
385521
What about the people who talk much louder on their cell phones while in the checkout lane. And what about a person on their cell phone when they are at the pharmacy picking up a prescription and the pharmacist is trying to tell them about the medication? And what about the people who sit down in a restaurant and won't give the server the time of day and then get mad because their drink order wasn't taken as soon as they sat down?\n\nI hope and pray that this does not become acceptable. Each and every day I personally encounter rudeness about 80% percent of the time. And when I finally think that the world has come to its end someone will show an act of politeness.
503709
your very right.  people dont respect manners any more.  i held the door for one woman one day and she gave me this dirty look and walked out ..what has this world came to ...jp ... i just dont know anymore...
1050083
Pardon can I have 10 point`s`s for being polite please thank you
154521
Hhahha, actually no i dont think we lossed our civility in the American body of politics but its just that we get influenced by other means, like friends, family, TV, radio, and the like!! As a matter of fact, i loved ur answer, it really was food for thought, i might even actually consider changing my thought since u mentioned it!! Great Job!! Thank you so much, and please never think that u don't have an influence on ppl, u sure did on me, n yes u might be surprised n might even brigten up ur day i hope!! Good luck n keep in touch! ;)
692371
Yes, there are rude people everywhere. Unfortunately it's impossible to legislate manners. It sometimes helps to "accidently" step in front of them or gently "bump" into them and say "Oh, excuse me!". Your politness will be a gentle reminder that they aren't being very polite.
209391
good manner and be friendly