2nd time in a month-

[Slipknot]

Originally Posted by justplugit

i'm always in the habit of holding doors open for people in general.

Coupola weeks ago i'm going in the post office,stop,wait and hold the door for a women with a stroller coming in. No thank you.

Yesterday same thing with an older woman going into a store.

Ya know i understand the 60s, when women's lib was in full swing and they wanted to be independent, but now not to say thanks, or acknowledge a li'll help is just plain rude.

Yesterday i just said to the woman, "your welcome".

I don't get it either Dave
somewhere along the line kids just don't learn or don't bother to follow through with etiquette. The culture these days is about rap and junk like that I guess no time to thank yous

I loudly say you're welcome also when I get silence instead of a simple thank you, even a simple nod of the head would suffice, but people are in a hurry and rude and into their own little worlds I guess, what a shame.

[Karl F]

I make eye contact smile, and comment on the weather or some such foolishness, while I hold the door, and give the wave on thru motion with my hand.. 99 % of the time it will invoke some kinda response, and usually a "thanks"..
kinda stumbled into it.. if I just stopped and held the door.. most times nothing was said.. so.. (ya know me Dave).. the smile and the big yap.. gets 'em motivated..
But Slip is right, somewhere along the line.. most manners and such.. have evaporated.. meybe it's society.. people don't trust nobody anymore, and worry that the next guy is a hatchet murderer, or the like.. kinda sad...

[Raven]

i always have .......... and i'll never change...

i usually .... will whistle after they insult my honor

or rip a big fart as i walk away if i can...depending
on how rude they are.... to serve them right..

otherwise........i always say MAM ...and tip my hat (gesture)

(from living in the desert...)

or.... otherwise i will say, ok FATso

they are from all walks of life...

courtesy is everything!

[Jimbo]

I was brought up in a household where it was inexcuseable not to have good manners and etiquette. "You can never say thank you enough," my father would say, and I try to instill this behavior in my own kids. Like KarlF I try make some simple comment as I'm holding a door or getting someone a shopping cart when they're all jammed together. If I don't get a thank you it doesn't phase me and with a raised eyebrow I might mutter one of the expressions my kids use, "How ruuuuuuude," as I'm walking away. However, I don't give up on people in general, because there are plenty that do say thank you or somehow acknowledge, or respond when I do, and that simple exchange reminds me manners are not a lost art.
There's another behavior out there that really bothers me, and that's when I'm walking on a sidewalk, for example, I'm in my space on the right. and a group approaches in the opposite direction taking up most of the sidewalk and the person or people in my lane make no effort to get out of my way. I used to wait until the last second and dodge the collision, but no more. This is the pentultimate example of rude to me. I don't think this happens because people are so engrossed in a conversation they don't see it coming, I think there are people out there who simply feel they are better and it is obviously beneath them to step out of the way. Those people beware, because I'm either going to step on your foot or you're getting clocked with my bony shoulder.