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What happend to Thank you?
Topic Started: Apr 14 2004, 06:19 PM (245 Views)
Dandandat
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I was thinking of this over dinner out with my wife yesterday. Me and my wife say thank you to people almost to a fault no matter who they are. Like when we go out to eats (like last night) we say thank you to our waiter/waitress ever time they bring something to our table or ask if we are ok. When I go to a fast food joint I say thank you to the order-taker over the speaker and ect ect. But last night my wife and I watched other people at the restaurant almost no one said thank you even once.

So what happened to Thank You?
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Cool Vulcan
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It went out the window with please and other mannors. We are turning into Klingons are we? Remember Dante at one time we New Yorkers were Have a Nice day and gave a smile, now it Have a nice a######! Come on! It happens even where I work you help someone and they don't even thank me and they get mad when I don't thank them.
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fireh8er
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In my opinion, people aren't teaching manners to their children anymore. I see lots of children that run around like little animals. There is no way in hell my parents would let run around like that. The problem is that there are a lot of children having children and they have no clue how to raise a chlid. So the children grow up like a weed, without guidance and supervision.
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gdog243
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Common decency and matters in this country have gone by the wayside. It's pitiful if you ask me.
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bonja
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There is some hope. A few weeks ago I was in a fast food place and a family(parents and three or four kids) walked in. The youngest was about four and she asked her father. "May I please have McNuggets and some lemonade?" The others asked similar questions.

So someone is training their kids properly.
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Dandandat
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fireh8er
Apr 14 2004, 08:05 PM
I see lots of children that run around like little animals.

I hate when people let their kids run around at the restaurant or other public places that don’t accommodate running around. My aunt lets her two young kids to run around ever time we go eat, her excuse “They are just kids, every one knows they are kids they cont care”. I must say this is true, I don’t blame (or am not mad at) the kids for running around, they are kids - that’s what kids do. But I do blame (or am mad at) their parents because they have a duty to discipline there kids.
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Minuet
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My younger daughter is extremely active. As such I would never take her to a fine dining establishment. That is where people go wrong. They expect others to accept thier little darlings, warts and all. I do take my daughter out so that I can teach her proper manners, but only to family dining establishments where her behaviour is a bit more acceptable. And I do my utmost to keep her in check.

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Minuet
Apr 14 2004, 05:49 PM
My younger daughter is extremely active. As such I would never take her to a fine dining establishment. That is where people go wrong. They expect others to accept thier little darlings, warts and all. I do take my daughter out so that I can teach her proper manners, but only to family dining establishments where her behaviour is a bit more acceptable. And I do my utmost to keep her in check.

Min,

Just carious, how old is your daughter?
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Minuet
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My little one is three. My older daughter is 10, and old enough to behave properly.
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Fesarius
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In my opinion, people aren't teaching manners to their children anymore. I see lots of children that run around like little animals. There is no way in hell my parents would let run around like that. The problem is that there are a lot of children having children and they have no clue how to raise a chlidren. So the children grow up like a weed, without guidance and supervision.

Fire,

Very well said. I am quite thankful I was disciplined with corporal punishment, because it works. :)

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My younger daughter is extremely active. As such I would never take her to a fine dining establishment. That is where people go wrong. They expect others to accept thier little darlings, warts and all. I do take my daughter out so that I can teach her proper manners, but only to family dining establishments where her behaviour is a bit more acceptable. And I do my utmost to keep her in check.

Minuet,

So trips on airplanes are out, right? ;)
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Minuet
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^^^I brought her back to Toronto from Houston, by myself (my husband drove our car back)

Car seats are very useful in planes.

I want to make it clear that my daughter does not run around and cause havoc in restaurants. If she misbehaves I remove her from the room. I was only emphasising that children need the chance to learn proper behaviour. However, parents have the responsibility to take them to appropriate places to learn this behaviour. Many feel it is thier right to take thier children EVERYWHERE. It is not. That is why there is a difference between going to a fancy restaurant or going to more of a family place like Dennys or TGIF.

And my little one has not been to a movie theatre yet, although I have seen others her age or younger at the theatre. I wish management would not allow these children in. I have been disturbed many times by crying children.

PS - my little one says thank you all the time. If only I could get the 10 year old to say it :loling:
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Fesarius
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Agreed! We actually train our children to sit quietly by having them sit in seats at home (without speaking) for differing periods of time. We say, 'It's monk time!' and they know precisely what that means, and what to do. (Of course, training our two-year old takes a little more patience. ;))
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fireh8er
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Fesarius
Apr 15 2004, 07:35 AM
Very well said.  I am quite thankful I was disciplined with corporal punishment, because it works. :)


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Corporal Punishment reporting for Duty, Sir! ;)
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Fesarius
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LOL! :)
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DixonHill1989
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some people just don't know how to act in public.
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