A Matter of Manners

Once upon a time the human race had manners. You excused yourself from the table or when you burped. Gentlemen held doors, pulled out chairs and waited for a lady to pass. We all helped the elderly, blind or disabled across streets or gave up our seats to them. We said please, thank you and excuse me and we never, ever butted in line. It seems with this generation and the newest generation all of those manners have been lost, seem archaic, unnecessary. But let me tell you, they are.

These days kids think it’s funny to fart at the table or make rude noises. They never, ever excuse themselves, hold doors or help the elderly. As a matter of fact they have no respect for their elders what so ever. I am also tired of hearing twelve year old girls swearing like truck drivers. Instead of seeing fat men with but cracks showing we see preteens with thongs showing. We only have our own generation to blame for this. Lack of caring or wanting to bother is creating a generation of morons.
Do you want this bad behaviour to stop. Try nipping it in the bud now. No, I’m not miss prissy, prim and proper, but I think good manners take you places and earn you respect. Here is a list of things we should be doing and following that is a list of things that aren’t necessary.

Things we should be doing:
~Holding doors.
~Saying Please and Thank you. When you are nice to people, they are nice back. It’s contagious.
~Ask an elderly person if they need help crossing the street, or with their heavy bags.
~Men should always give up their seats first, there is no excuse for this. Chivalry is not dead! But no matter what everyone should give up their seats to the elderly, pregnant or disabled and I don’t just mean on public transit.
~Don’t rush the subway doors another will be along soon!

Things that aren’t necessary:
~Men or Women Horking. Do it in private!!! If you have to do it when you are out, go to a washroom. And women do not need to hork!!!!!!
~Slurping your soup.
~Eating with your mouth open
~Farting out loud and laughing. ESPECIALLY AT THE TABLE!
~Sniffling. Blow your nose! If you don’t have a Kleenex as for one.
~Belching to hear yourself make a noise