curiousHypothetical 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?
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?
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?
Would you say manners have improved or declined over the last 20 years?
If you said manners have declined, why do you think this is?
Generally speaking, how would you rate your manners? 1 = non-existent. 10 = full on.
Generally speaking, how would you rate the manners of others? (Same scale as before)
Generally speaking, how important an emphasis does your culture place on manners? 1 = none. 10 = lots.
Did you make it this far?
What poll question would you ask about manners?
Caveat: If you find this poll making you upset or otherwise heated, you're taking it too seriously.
I find it hard to judge how manners have improved/declined because the circumstances under which I'm experiencing these manners aren't the same as they were twenty years ago. Nowadays, I meet vastly more people than I did back then, and under a much wider variety of conditions, and it's difficult to compare.
Second question: sounds a bit vague - people may read things in different ways - the friend may not realise his suggestion was taken so literally.
3) I pretty much always say thanks because it shows appreciation. I then usually follow up with a kiss to any bared area of flesh that's within reach ^_^