Do I really have to go there? Well, yes I think I do.
It seems as if people either don’t know, or don’t like to add the pleases and thank you’s in their mannerisms anymore. But I will tell you, saying please after asking for something, and thank you after getting something means more than you may think. Please and Thank You are two of the most powerful phrases in the history of manners (don’t mind the slight ignorance, I am venting.). Saying please shows your need for someone or something done for you. Thank you exudes your gratitude. When those words are lost in the form of communication, how do you think it makes one another feel?
Think about it this way, if someone asked you for a ride, and they didn’t say please, but jumped in your car anyway. Then as you reached to their destination, the person just hopped out of the car, and slammed your door (total pet peeve of mine!)*. Would you ever give that person a ride again? Heck no! So, put yourself in that situation. Do you want to leave that impression on the other person when you forget your manners? C’mon people, let us not go back to first grade on this issue. Just saying.
*Disclaimer: The scenario used in this post did not (and would be darned if it did) happen to me in real life.
Oh, and please don’t forget:
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These two phrases go a very long way
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