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Is the art of chivalry dead and buried?
It would seem passenger consideration is a thing of the past.
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Kayte Platts Wednesday 18 August 2010 |
Saying please and thank you seems to be a thing of the past.
Worse still is our total lack of manners and courtesy that seems to elude us whilst in the public domain. This is ever evident whilst passing through airports.
The public displays of rudeness are never far away whether it be an older member of the public struggling with a bag through an airport lounge or a harassed mother trying to navigate her way through the crowds with a pushchair.
Several times I have witnessed the total disregard to these situations by my opposite sex, and have felt the overwhelming need to intervene and offer my assistance. Why though have things changed so radically is beyond me? It is still very important to me for a man to offer his help in lifting a bag up some steps, especially if it is one of those difficult and heavy cases, there is nothing wrong in my eyes to admitting defeat in not being able to lift a heavy case!
When entering the plane, it all becomes a ‘free for all’ and again the lack of consideration is ever present. What is wrong with offering to assist someone to lift their bag up into the overhead compartments?
There are occasions when you will get your head bitten off because people do not want your help, but what is wrong with offering in the first place? The more we offer, surely the more accepting we would become again. I think we have just lost our way somewhat with general manners.
Is it not time we all reassessed how we appear to others whilst travelling?
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Julia Drake, Reading 19 August 2010, 11:40AM | |
A lot of people say that they blame the parents. I agree that the home is where manners and respect for others has to start but I am worried about the negative influence of the schools. My two, 7 and 9 year olds, seem to come home from school with what I will call a Me Me approach to life. Of course, good academic results need a certain self-awareness and push but this should not be at the expense of respect for others. I have spoken to their form teachers and, whilst they are probably just a few years younger than me, felt that there was big gulf in understanding of manners and social responsibility. Can things have really gone downhill so rapidly? | |
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Its always so difficult boarding a plane with everyone trying to squeeze their luggage into the too small compartments, there is so little room and you always get the 'dirty' look if you take too much time. I agree we all need to be a bit more patient in these situations and thoughtful to others. | |
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Mrs Brenda Banks 23 August 2010, 06:19PM | |
We Brits used to be the envy of the world because of our manners. Where did it all go so badly wrong. I think we are now among the rudest people on the planet. | |
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Mrs Gardner, Bromley 13 September 2010, 04:27PM | |
Manners are so important. Young people seem to spend their time only talking on the phone or twittering. Many have not gained the face to face experience necessary to interact properly. | |
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Leslie Simmonds, Torquay, Devon 4 October 2010, 09:52AM | |
Mrs Gardner has a good point. All these forums are terrible and stop young people the ability to actually have a normal conversation and in turn being polite is a skill they no longer seem to have. That and an Ipod stuck in their ear, I doubt they can hear anything. | |
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