Can you be Polite? How?

you re right..unfortunately people arent polite any more . i think is an old-fashioned habit for most of the people. even many things have hanged since our grandparents were enjoing life in a pleasent mode for all ,i try to be polite every day if i have the chance to prove it

Well as a general rule I'm afraid I don't wait on men to get the door. Mostly because I'm afraid they'll think I expect it and actually a lot of men don't get the door. I live in the South so I think they may do it more here. On the other side I have often opened the door for men if they have their hands full. I try to be polite. I admit though sometimes I don't notice things when I should so I probably have not been as polite and overlooked someone who needed me to be kind.

Dolcerina, Here in Texas us Men still open doors for women/ladies. For the most part we are raised to be polite. However, I cannot speak for the other parts of the country and the younger age guys. I think the younger guys have a different mind set.

I would like to think that I am a very polite person. My husband and I are usually polite to eachother. I think that it is important for children to learn at a young age that they need to be polite and to respect others. I wish that more people were polite. I find that while driving a car many people are rude. One example is that they will not let you into the next lane, it is not like those 2 seconds of letting a car go in front of them is going to make them late. I am going to teach my children to be polite and to respect everyone no matter who they are.

Usually I am polite to others, especially ladies and senior citizens. In India it is customery for us to be polite to others. However the present trend of the youngsters are not in tune with this custom. They are much much inclined to the western, particularly US ways. But I do not think it is for good. Politeness will enchant the person to whom you express politeness and at the same time it will fill your heart with joy and happiness. I expect politeness from others but won't get dejected if I am rejected politeness by somebody.

I am very polite. To friends, family and strangers. I just believe that I need to treat people with respect and I treat others how I want to be treated. It's funny, when I go to a restaurant with friends and the waitress/waiter brings me anything, like my drink or they clear my plate, I ALWAYS thank them and when requesting something I always say "May I have_____. Thank you". When I call on the phone, I say "May I speak to _________". I hear others on the phone and they just say "IS ______ there?" or "let me speak to _______". I think it's rude. I haven't noticed too many ill mannered people around me. I do have a friend who treats servers in cafes terribly, it's embarressing. She is demanding and never thanks the waitstaff or says "please". Some people are polite and raised like that and others have no clue what good manners are anymore.

i am mostly a polite person. i try to share some little things within me to atleast make others' life happier, to those i know personally and even to people i don't know. usually, i give my smile to others. i know it can make their day a little brighter. most of the time, the old people appreciates smile a lot. plus in the philippines, we do not address people older than us just by names. it's impolite and i am trained to be polite all the time since i was a kid. yep. i am the kind of person who open doors to those who need a hand. pick up things that have fallen out from their bags, etc. i think it makes me feel good that i have done something right for others.

I try to be polite as much as I can. It's the little things that matter, like letting them enter the door first, or opening the door for them and trying to keep a decent language in front of a lady. When girls realize you are polite, you can see a smile in their eyes... That makes me feel kinda warm inside... :)

americans tend to be a fairly self centered lot. some families still teach their children well, others don't. i was taught well, but have spent too many years alone to do much more than hope i can keep my mouth shut. i have a tendency to say exactly what i think and that's not always the polite thing to do!...lol

Speaking as an American woman, I'd like to say that we are polite. I wait for the man to open the door, pull out my chair, be spoken to with respect. I am polite to others regardless if they are polite to me. It's the way I was raised. I do get some strange looks when at Tesco I walk in front of someone looking at the shelves, I always say "Excuse Me." It really depends on the age of the men, the older ones are still polite. I expect people to be polite to me because after all, I am polite to them.

I am to a certain extent. It depends on how other people act toward me. I get pretty mad when others are not polite. Unfortunately that's a lot of people.

Yes, me too I get surprised when I see somebody polite to me, because I can find polite people very seldom. I live in Italia, if you could watch our TV programs you could see only an huge mess: talkshows, TV news, reality shows, every program is full of bad words, quarrels, people who fight.... very desolating shows.... It's very important the education: we all should teach our boys to be polite to the girls, I always do it with my little son and infact this works well: my little son is very polite and kind with his friends.

I try to be polite when ever I can. I like polite poeple so cause of that I'm polite. If everybody would be polite it would be great, but some poeple are rude.

Politeness is what makes the difference in every aspect of life. Yes I am polite but not only in words but in action also. Being polite is an indication that 'I like you' & a request that'You like me'. This mutual liking is what life is all about. Otherwise rudeness everybody knows & understands the meaning of fist & fight & breaking each other noses. Surely, no one wants that to happen in this beautiful creation (World) of GOD. Change attitudes & understand politeness & expres in your actions & make sure that others also respond accordingly in the same gesture.

As far as opening doors for others, the most polite people I have seen are in New York. Whenever someone carrying packages or small children approaches a door, the person nearest opens it and holds it. The pedestrian traffic flow is smoother than anywhere else I've been. Maybe if you explain to your son that all the kids should be polite to each other he'll like it better. I hope the girls and boys are all polite.

Yes I'm polite. My partner is not so polite to me but better to others. In my earlier place every one has rude speech so I was geeting surprised when someone was speaking politely. We cannot change others behaviour. Our own behaviours are in our control so try to improve that.

I try to be polite to everyone. I remember to say please and thankyou to anyone, even in a shop. I say excuse me when i want to get around someone, and sorry is if hit someone with my bag by accident. I teach the kids that i work with to be polite, I always get them to say please and thankyou when they want anything whether it's from me or from another child.

Some people are polite when they want to be. Me? I don't think I am but sometimes I catch myself holding doors for people. Sometimes it annoys me when a person opens the door for me. I think it's good that your son's school is teaching politeness. I must say that American in general is NOT polite. We are greedy and don't get me wrong, I love it, but sometimes I look at the way we act and say, "How can we live like this?" Yes, I am surprised when someone is nice because lately I haven't much of it.

Being polite can open a lot of doors to you. But I believe that you must not be polite just to get something in exchange. You must be polite because you fell good being it. I was try to be as polite as I can, and sometimes I can see that people get surprised by it. The way a think, if you are polite to someone, that someone will fell like being polite to someone else. If only this could be true...

I define being polite as consideration for other people. I believe by that definition I am. It should never be a trend but a virtue that everyone should practice. Basic stuff includes not playing music too loud if other people are around, not laughing or making fun of people with disabilities or physical deformities, not spreading rumors about people you're not sure is true, etc. From my experience, it seems that people are less polite than before. I hope I'm wrong.