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Poll #1298326
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: All. Participants: 48

Hypothetical situation: you invite several neighbours for a barbecue, albeit giving them short notice. One turns up, the others neither apologise or turn up. Bad manners?

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Very
13(27.7%)
A bit
18(38.3%)
Not really
10(21.3%)
Not at all
1(2.1%)
Other, so I'll comment!
5(10.6%)

Hypothetical situation: a friend intimates that he'll invite you next weekend to do something, and you leave the weekend free. Friend says nothing and does not invite you. Bad manners?

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Very
14(29.8%)
A bit
22(46.8%)
Not really
8(17.0%)
Not at all
0(0.0%)
Other, so I'll comment!
3(6.4%)

Irrespective of how long you've been with your significant other, hypothetical or not, should you say "please" and "thanks" or does it go without saying?

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You should still say all the time
28(58.3%)
You should say some of the time
19(39.6%)
Not really any need to say
0(0.0%)
No need at all
0(0.0%)
Other, so I'll comment!
1(2.1%)

Would you say manners have improved or declined over the last 20 years?

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Improved lots
1(2.2%)
Improved a bit
4(8.7%)
Declined a bit
18(39.1%)
Declined lots
20(43.5%)
Other, so I'll comment!
3(6.5%)

If you said manners have declined, why do you think this is?

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Breakdown of the modern family, or something
6(15.8%)
Decline in social cohesion, or something
14(36.8%)
The Internet!
3(7.9%)
Decline in understanding
2(5.3%)
Hoodies!
3(7.9%)
I have absolutely no idea
6(15.8%)
Other, so I'll comment! (Apologies, the pollster didn't have any good ideas)
4(10.5%)

Generally speaking, how would you rate your manners? 1 = non-existent. 10 = full on.

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Mean: 7.45 Median: 8 Std. Dev 1.20
1
0(0.0%)
2
0(0.0%)
3
0(0.0%)
4
1(2.1%)
5
2(4.3%)
6
7(14.9%)
7
9(19.1%)
8
23(48.9%)
9
3(6.4%)
10
2(4.3%)

Generally speaking, how would you rate the manners of others? (Same scale as before)

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Mean: 5.24 Median: 5 Std. Dev 1.49
1
1(2.2%)
2
0(0.0%)
3
4(8.9%)
4
8(17.8%)
5
13(28.9%)
6
11(24.4%)
7
4(8.9%)
8
4(8.9%)
9
0(0.0%)
10
0(0.0%)

Generally speaking, how important an emphasis does your culture place on manners? 1 = none. 10 = lots.

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Mean: 6.28 Median: 6 Std. Dev 1.75
1
0(0.0%)
2
1(2.2%)
3
2(4.3%)
4
2(4.3%)
5
10(21.7%)
6
13(28.3%)
7
6(13.0%)
8
7(15.2%)
9
3(6.5%)
10
2(4.3%)

Did you make it this far?

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Yes, phew that was a long poll!
6(12.8%)
Yes, easy peasy
28(59.6%)
No, no I didn't
4(8.5%)
Tickybox!
8(17.0%)
I'm shedding your chains of convention and posting a comment
1(2.1%)

What poll question would you ask about manners?

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