Are manners DEAD?Byline: The Register-Guard It isn't is·n't Contraction of is not. isn't is not isn't be really about lifting your pinkie while sipping tea. Nor is it about giving your neighbors an elegant curtsy every time you see them. Good manners Noun 1. good manners - a courteous manner courtesy personal manner, manner - a way of acting or behaving niceness, politeness - a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage urbanity - polished courtesy; elegance of manner are about being kind and respectful re·spect·ful adj. Showing or marked by proper respect. re·spect  ful·ly adv. of others.
"Always treat all other people the way you'd like them to treat you. It is that simple," Eugene etiquette etiquette, name for the codes of rules governing social or diplomatic intercourse. These codes vary from the more or less flexible laws of social usage (differing according to local customs or taboos) to the rigid conventions of court and military circles, and they consultant Louise Wicks writes in her book, "Good Manners For Young People." Times may change but good manners never go out of style, Wicks says. But do today's teens agree? Kelly Stephenson and Conrad Gilchrist of the 20Below News Team recently spent some time with Wicks discussing manners, and offer their perspectives today. |
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