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I think most people in this country still appreciated good manners. It cost nothing to be polite.It is very noticeable on holiday when you come across Russians many of whom simply do not have any manners and simply barge about the place as if no one else exists or matters. Or Spaniard who will push past you on narrow stair cases without any kind of regard or acknowledgement. It is not until you meet these things that you realise how polite we are here.My daughter always complained there were prizes for sports at which she was hopeless and none for Maths.
Manners are not universal. What we consider to be good manners does not necessarily coincide with what other countries consider to be good manners. In Spain, for example, they really don't use please and thank you very much and you tend to get odd looks if you repeatedly use the words - they think it odd and affected. In other words it is easy to judge others based on what we consider to be good manners and that's fine but equally they are judging you with their own perspective.
[Manners are not universal. What we consider to be good manners does not necessarily coincide with what other countries consider to be good manners. In Spain, for example, they really don't use please and thank you very much and you tend to get odd looks if you repeatedly use the words - they think it odd and affected. In Thailand and many other Asian countries it is very rude to point your feet or show the soles of your feet to others. Some countries consider tipping to be an insult. Others consider kissing to be good manners when meeting - which I can't stand. Each country or even locality has it's own set of customs and what is considered to be good manners - even in London what constitutes manners is different.