Are we becoming more ill mannered?

Good manners are a sign of gentlemanliness. People respect those who know how to behave in the society.

These are easy and good manners and you will be a welcome guest if you abide by these clean habits. You should forget certain comforts and learn to willingly adjust to the situation. Do not interfere in the personal affairs of your host and you should make them feel happy to have you as a guest.

Have you noticed that PLEASE and THANK YOU are seldom used online?

The absence of basic courtesy and etiquette is more obvious when people are overwhelmed; a time sensitive project, too many irons in the fire, not enough sleep, problems on the home front, a bad hair day.

When did having a phone conversation become so hard? Here’s what really bugs me when I call you!

I was raised to write thank you notes, return phone calls, keep appointments and make my friends feel important. Oh and in case you are wondering, I’m not 105 years old, I’m 36 and happen to have not been raised in New York City.

I know we’re all busy, but for some reason New Yorkers are busier than everyone else, and this seems to be a perfectly acceptable excuse for disrespect and lack of basic manners? I have lived here just one year and other than utter disgust at the behavior of my “friends” I am seriously baffled as to how anyone actually has friends when they treat one another with such disregard?

Is it me or has it become impossible to get anyone to commit to a date in NYC? Not a romantic date, just a social lunch, dinner or drink.

Everybody has something to say. How listening, or not, can affect our lives.

What has happened to good old fashioned manners, have they become a thing of the past?

We go through life holding our tongue much of the time, for obvious reasons like not wanting people to dislike us, not wanting to hurt their feelings, or most importantly, to avoid a smack across the face. But have you EVER fantasized about what it would be like to just say what is on your mind?