Good Manners Are Timeless

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Good Manners Are Timeless By TinaMarie513 It shocks me to witness how much our population in general lacks in good manners. My parents taught my brother and me the importance of good manners and caring about the well-being of others. They began teaching us these core values early in life. I'm not sure if the lack of good mannerism is getting worse every year, or maybe I was too naïve earlier in life to notice how rude people really are. There are numerous displays of poor social etiquette I have witnessed or experienced personally, in a relatively short period of time. While all acts of rudeness and general lack of manners aggravate me, none bother me to my core as much as people who don't seem to have common sense phrases like; "thank you" or "excuse me" in their vocabulary. Other displays of poor social etiquette that disturb me are people who swear in public, and those who have poor table manners.Manners were taught and reinforced every day in my household. We used our utensils to eat our food, we always chewed with our mouths closed, we didn't put our elbows on the table, and we always sat up straight when we ate. As a child, I thought my mother obsessed over proper manners. Looking back, I appreciate how much she cared for us and others. I appreciate her consistency in teaching the importance of good manners. My family and I dined at Red Lobster last week. While waiting on our dinner to arrive, I noticed a horrible example of poor manners at the next table over. A young man in his twenties was inhaling a plate of shrimp scampi and snow crab legs. He face was painted in cocktail sauce and drawn butter, until he wiped his mouth on his shirt. I couldn’t help but notice, the unused napkin next to his plate. Then he began to speak with a mouth full of mashed potatoes that he scooped up with two of his fingers. His dinner was concluded by licking
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