Etiquette

*Whew, had to edit this slightly before posting cuz I sounded too much like a crazy person on a rant! Which, I sort of was, after having been thoroughly pissed off by a coworker having a bad day. Sorry if this still sounds slightly manic, it's hard to do a quick edit, plus it's been a lazy day :)* But anyhoo, having manners and being polite seems to be a dying art, just like good drivers. My parents definitely hammered them into my sister and me so I think we're probably too polite (which I do understand can be annoying at times too), but even without that, shouldn't it be common sense? Someone does something for you. You thank the person. Life goes on its merry way. Sounds so simple, yet it doesn't seem to be happening much anymore. I wish it was more like that old commercial, possibly with the Volkswagon Bug? Where someone sees it and does something nice for someone, who then does something nice for someone else, etc. The whole doing something nice because you see a pretty car is odd, but the rest of it I think is what is important. And I guess the fact that I still remember the commercial even though I haven't seen it for years means that it probably was a very effective commercial, unless it wasn't actually advertising a Volkswagon Bug. But I digress. The point I'm trying to make here, is that I hope someday people revive what seems to be dying. Manners should be one of those things that never go out of style.