Please And Thank You

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  1. thefutureawaits

    thefutureawaits Members

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    These are great words. So simple and impactful. How often do you use them?
     
  2. secret_thinker

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    All the time.
     
  3. Aerianne

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    Every time.
     
  4. GLENGLEN

    GLENGLEN Banned

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    Every Day, Always Have, Always Will, I Don't Think People Realise How Many

    Doors Can Be Opened By Simple Politeness.... :daisy:



    Cheers Glen.
     
  5. RubySoho6

    RubySoho6 Organized Chaos

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    All the time.
     
  6. Terrapin2190

    Terrapin2190 I am nature.

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    Please... I only use them when I need to, thank you very much.

    Now is not one of those moments.
     
  7. themnax

    themnax Senior Member

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    i tend to avoid situations where i have to ask for anything, but i do try to thank people every chance i get.
     
  8. Tyrsonswood

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    "Would you PLEASE get the fuck out of my way!" seems to be common.
     
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  9. usedtobehoney

    usedtobehoney Senior Member

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    I don't use please a lot...it seems like begging, but with people I'm close to I might use humorously. I might overuse Thank you...but I do love showing my appreciation. :) It bothers me when other people thank me as much as I thank them though.
     
  10. Moonglow181

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    I am a constant sayer of thank you...may forget the pleases at times, though...

    Oh, please, pretty please with sugar on top..... :D
    Feels sort of like begging, but it is the way to use the word please, I guess.
    Tone of voice kind of needed with pleases.... :)

    My etiquette is impeccable with people I know, though.
     
  11. I use "please" very seldom. I rarely say "thank you," but will say "thanks." Politeness confuses me, because it's hard for me to tell when the proper time for politeness is. At what point is politeness just patronizing? Does politeness call for an atmosphere of formalcy that, at times, can ruin the mood? I find meal time very difficult.
     
  12. Moonglow181

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    Emily Post wrote a book about common etiquette....

    If you are sitting down to dinner with someone else who prepared it for you and they ask you would you like more of something...It would either be yes, please...or no, thank you.....

    The closer you are with someone....formalacy can kind of vanish a bit more...but I will always say thank you to anyone close or not who did something for me or went out of their way for me in any way.....

    It is an art, just like everything....I know when I am being patronized and when someone is just polite...there is a differecne.....patronizing, I cannot take either.....nor will I do that to someone else....
     
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  14. Moonglow181

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    oops.....went to edit something and wound up quoting myself .....
    the closer you are to someone....formalacy disappears pretty much altogether is what i wanted to edit.
     
  15. scratcho

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    Don't like "no problem', when I thank someone for something.
     
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  16. Fairlight

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    I am overly polite,except for when I am telling someone to fuck off.
     
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  17. I'minmyunderwear

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    i'm basically in management; i'm not sure how i could avoid saying those phrases unless i was one of those dicks that just yells at people to do stuff and then berates them for it.
     
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    Every day and twice on Sunday's ...


    Hotwater
     
  20. GLENGLEN

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    I Thought This Thread Was All About "Please & Thank You" Not About Saying

    "Hail Marys"......[​IMG]



    Cheers Glen.
     

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