I have always taught my children to use their manners from a very early age. Today, my children are both in their teens and we are often told that they are well mannered.
On Saturday my daughter who is almost seventeen had a small party at our home. One of her friends stayed for dinner before the party. After the party was over none of her friends thanked us for opening our home so they could have the party and only one of the teens thanked my daughter for hosting it. The girl that stayed for dinner did not even thank us for having her. Some kids now-a-days have no manners at all.
Is it just children or have you noticed than manners are seldom used amongst adults too?
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Wrote: Apr 16, 2007 at 5:35 pm
I agree 100%, and it’s not only the kids. I’ve noticed a serious lack of table manners, regular manners, and disrespect more and more lately.
My daughter just got back from visiting Austria, Hungary, and Romania. Sunday we went to lunch at a buffet style resturant after church.
She couldn’t believe how people here in America just cut in front of you, don’t say excuse me, or I’m sorry. Even the people taking your money didn’t say thank you, enjoy your meal, or boo.
She said, of course there are rude people everywhere, but the majority of people she came in contact with overseas were polite, respectful, and well mannered.
Wrote: Apr 16, 2007 at 9:08 pm
Manners are scarce all over these days
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Wrote: Apr 16, 2007 at 9:30 pm
I was raised that around adults, children were to be seen and not heard. If an adult comes into a room and there are not enough chairs, my brother and I were to stand up and give up our chair. We called adults Mr. Mrs. or Miss, unless they gave us permission to call them by their first name. If we were eating at other peoples home, we were to let the adults go through the line first.
I feel manners are not being taught but something else that is not being taught is respect.
I went into a bread store and two children were playing and one got in my road. This was a young boy around 10. He looked at me and said, “Excuse me.” I told him it was nice to see a young person to say that to me and I thanked him for being respectful. When I got up to the clerk and told him. It turned out they were his children.
This is an unjustice to our children and our society, because children are not being taught manners, respect and the boundaries children really need and want.
Just my opinion.
Merriam
Wrote: Apr 17, 2007 at 9:14 am
It’s not surprising. Here in the UK I often come across a lot of rude kids – forget about manner.
I was discussing this with my friends here and according to them, one of the problem is that there are a lot of single parents now-a-days who simply have no time for their kids. Quite sad.
Wrote: Apr 17, 2007 at 12:41 pm
Well, you know it isn’t necessarily the teenagers fault. They have to be taught manners, as you did with your kids, at an early age. Yes, manners seem to have gone the way of the dinosaurs in most cases. That’s a pity, too. Makes for a much nicer world when people know how to show courtesy.