General Chat

Dear Ladies

Hello

Thank you kindly for your replies.

My evening is going fine, thank you Arctic Blonde.
Just recovering from doing some shopping!! No parking, so we took the bus and the queues were very long.

I have found that a lot of young people are very polite, whereas a lot of men sit on their bus seats (older than 25!) and refuse to give up their seat for a pregant lady or an elderly person. I think that as a rule a man should stand up to meet a woman. It is a gesture of respect.

Dear Dianne, I found the opposite.The men would sit in their seats and it was the women who gave theirs!

Dear Ancient Mariner, yes equality has come in but I agree that basic manners do not go amiss and people notice these things.

Very best wishes to you ladies.
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whilst I find it pleasant to see someone doing a gentlemanly courtesy, we ladies have to appreciate that we can't have it every way. We want sexual equality therefore we must also accept the downside.

However, good manners in general do seem to be on the decline between people. Please and thankyou never go amiss.

Young or old, some are polite and others are just plain ignorant.

Hazel

Hi Elizabeth

I think it is lovely to see a man being a real gentleman.

Unfortunately there are quite a lot of women who either don't think that way, or are unable to use their own manners in reply to the gentlemen.

Therefore I think we see less of this chivalry as time goes on.

I did notice though, that when I was pregnant with my son, all men were protective of me, holding shop doors open for me etc. The minute he had been born it went back to shop doors slamming in my face. But - try to cross a road with a pram and a man will always stop to let you go across, whereas the women totally ignored you or rushed you up.

Dianne xx

Dear All

Hello

Do you believe that when a man is introduced to a woman he should stand up as a form of courtesy?

And do you think that a man should give up his seat on the bus for a women?

Replies welcome

Hope you are all well.

Best wishes
xx