Top Ten Polite Things We Shouldn't Need to Be Told to Do

A slight rant list... Not saying I have perfect manners (far from that! ), it's just basic social rules we shouldn't have to be taught to do!
The Top Ten
1 Saying "Please" and "Thank you"

Sometimes we are reminded to say please and thank you because a lot of people don't even have good manners at all.

I must say, I'm guilty of forgetting these words, but I promise, I'm saying them in my head!

I repeatedly have to be told to do everything on this list.

My high school special ed teacher tells us to do that all the time. WE AREN'T STUPID! >:(

2 Saying "Excuse me"

When someone just pushes you and doesn't say "Excuse me"? Just FEELS so much ruder! And then I jump to the conclusion that they hate me or something! Gah!

3 Holding the door

Ever so polite when people do this for me.

4 Chewing quietly

I don't really think it matters. If they dislike the sound, they can cover their ears or go elsewhere.

I'm the most obnoxious chewer sometimes, sorry! (not sorry)

5 Offer your seat to someone else

Typically an elder. But alas, my laziness surpasses any desire to be polite.

6 Let someone sit next to you

On the bus, in school... Etc

7 Don't leave the toilet paper roll empty

As a victim of this heinous crime... I don't understand why I commit it! Oh, this list is so hypocritical of me...

That moment afterwards for the next individual. We've all been there, so minimise it as well as you can.

8 Say hello back

People seem to do this when they think they are superior to you. It's arrogant.

It hurts when people don't say hi back!

9 Don't park diagonally

Great, now the entire line of cars has to park diagonally, and I will be throwing up in my head because that is just so uncomfortable to look at!

10 Say "have a nice day"

And be sincere about it, of course!

The Contenders
11 Leave the toilet seat closed

Our family doesn't do this.

12 Flush the toilet

No one in my house does this and it's gross!

13 Apologize
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