To say "thank you".

rjaiv: thanks for your post. It comes out of culture and practice. In western countries and possibly in Phil also people say thank you quite often. In India we tell thanks rarely but whenever it is required. In India a husband will not tell thanks to wife for getting tea whereas in western countries it is done.

hi rajaiv0810 thank's to remind us about that, cause sometime we forget about that. smile and "thank you", that was a great while other people do that.

For me thank you is a very powerful word. I consider its value as enormous. It may be too simple and too short but I always gives weigh to it. It is very comforting to be thanked with, and to know that the person is thankful of what you've than. It shows gratitude in its simplicity. I always want to use it, and vice versa, i wanna be said with this phrase too. THANKS for the great post!

I am very particular in saying thank you. Actually, I find it rude that someone who has received a favor or service from me wouldn't even give me a simple "thank you". Even for those beggars, i expect them to say thank you to us, because if not, i find them arrogant and would next time, not give any anymore. I am also like you. I thank persons who has given me a favor, comfort or any service. I feel that they deserve that.

The word "thankyou" are very important words. It's a form of being polite and it makes the other person feel appreciated. It feels nice saying those words and it feel good to be thanked. It's like an involuntary habit, and it's nice to utter those words. All kids should learn to say the words thankyou, it's polite and makes others feel good about themselves. We should always encourage!

rajaiv: I totally agree with your standpoint.whenever I receive help from others,saying"thank you,it's very kind of you" is absolutely necessary.likely,I also expect others would appreciate my help offering to me.I won't require much more,a breif phrase is enought ,just say to me"Thank you!"

I always remember to say "thank you" to anyone deserving of thanks. I am also of the habit of saying "thank you" in a conflict as way of dismissing aggressor and people are often dumb-founded when I do this. On the other hand, when I do something for someone, I never care if the person says "thank you" or not, since I did what I did because I wanted to and knew it was the right thing to do.

Let me start by saying "thank you very much" for the posting. This is to express my appreciation for the excellent message. Yes, I do and I like others to do too, express appreciation when some one gives service or help. I would every time say "thank you" from the bottom of my heart !

Thank you for posting this discussion! I agree that saying those couple of words is one of the most important things that a person could learn to do in their lives. I work in a job where I have to do a lot of things for other people, and it is incredibly annoying when they don't take the time to thank me when I have completed the tasks. I know that it's my job to do those things, but it doesn't mean that they shouldn't be grateful for the fact that I had done them, and got them done to the best of my ability.

Good day to you Rajaiv0810, I do always say thank you to people most especially if they really did the best service. As this is my way of showing that I have appreciated their kindness act. For this reason, I am also somehow expecting other people will also say thank you to me in return to their favours, but, that is not happening all the time. As some people are not really aware of showing appreciation to others and this expression does not really matters to them. Though I am not getting in return the same appreciation that I give, I still do say "thank you" everytime to those people who are doing their kind acts. As this expression is absolutely free. And somehow inspires people to do more kind gestures.

I always make it a point to say this word. Saying thank you should be like breathing already, it should come out naturally when people helps you or give service to you. Saying thank you makes the other person feel appreciated. Specially if its a saleslady or a waitress a police that has been all up doing their work and people are not even appreciating the service they give. Thank them and you will see a whole lot of difference after.

I agree with you saying thank you is important to some and maybe not to others. Whenever I received a favor from someone I always say thank you. I guess it's already in the mind, it will automatically be spoken. But others may have their way of showing their gratitude for the help or favor that they received. One time, I attended a bible sharing while visiting a cousin. One of the topics are about favors being received. The leader of that sharing said that most filipinos don't know how to say thank you but they have their way of expressing their gratitude. Some will just smile and hug the giver and say something which I can't translate at this time, it's in our dialect which I find hard to translate. Meanwhile, I disagree with his statement about not knowing how to say thank you by most filipinos because we are doing that at home. So I expect that other families are doing it too. But I was wrong because I observed from my sister-in-law's household, they are not particular about this. But they have their way of showing their gratitude. And that is enough for me.

I just love to hear thank yous as they give you a real boost for what you are doing. I get motivated hearing than-yous. I too had experienced that people are there who even think of saying thank you. Tey are the egoist people they don,t think of any just what they want is work from others and not even saying thank you. Come on its a word if you will say it there would be not bad thing that happens to you. At least take a minute to thank anyone. Because It will charge the other.