Manners

I too see bad manners everywhere.  On the road, on public transport, even in hospitals - so sad to see

Manners maketh Man

And No manners maketh us all Mad 

Sometimes it is difficult to see which side of the bus stop one should queue. Upstream or downstream?

Actually of late I have often been impressed by politeness especially ( Strangely enough) on the London Underground.

My position required me to travel to London at least once a month,- sometimes more, and go to Westminster to see ministers etc.  On arrival at Paddington I would take the Bakerloo line to Baker St and then the Jubilee Line to Westminster.

At that time & before my recent "Op" my back was very bad so I was using a stick. Each section of my journey was quite short, 3 or 4 stops so I wasn't bothered about sitting down, but on almost every occasion some young person would leap up and offer their seat to me.  Sometimes it was quite embarrassing but it would have been very rude to have rejected the offer!

So Politeness and Courtesy has not entirely gone away!

TF

I'd broken my ankle a few years ago and in plaster with a boot.  My OH was in hospital so was visiting him after work.  Getting on the bus, and as it was rush hour, it was standing room only.  No one offered me a seat, and worst of all a very pregnant woman was also standing, and surprising of all, not one sitting woman offered her a seat

The concessionary bus pass allows people to travel  after half nine  weekdays,,,  not before ,,,        Just Saying .  

Um, What? .........

TF

Now if you really want to see bad manners in a queue, go to a  ski lift, just watch our euro "friends" the germans especially, and before you all shout "BREXIT" i didnt vote I was in France at the time and was'nt sure one way or another..

My experiences in Majorca earlier this year suggests that the Germans have now been made to look like pussycats!

Its the Russians that are agressive, - push in, reserve all the chairs and then don't actually use them. Then when hotel staff remove the towels, they cause an unholy row when they re appear after lunch and set about causing mayhem!

They are big, loud and aggressive! And that was long before the Euro's

TF