Manners

This may seem like a small thing to get riled up about, but it's indicative of the general downward trend of people's manners lately. My son and I were walking on a footpath tonight and a couple were walking towards us. My son moved off the footpath and I moved over to the far left. I was expecting the couple to do the same, but no. They continued on their merry way walking side-by-side, then at the last second, the man turned his shoulder to give me room to walk past. That's it. He turned slightly. I bet you're thinking it was a young guy - we all know they have no manners ... Nope, this guy would have been in his 60s at least. Are the older members of society not bothering with their manners anymore? Is it because they think there's no point?

I'd like to see a movement back to good manners - holding doors open, moving out of people's way (and not standing in the way in the first place!), saying please and thank you, and just all round consideration for others. Is it too much to ask? Possibly. Can it be done? Absolutely. Small steps are needed, but I urge everyone to keep doing the nice things, even if you don't get thanked for it.