What happened to basic courtesy?

[Baboo the Dog]

I often wonder this myself. There is a great lack of common courtesy. My father would say it wasn't beat into them enough when they were young. I would say differently but I think that ultimately it is the poor support and teachings of the adult/s that care for the child. My 2 cents.

 

[Dirk Rockbottom]

There has been a coarsening of our society for some time now. Computer technology facilitates this trend by not only dehumanizing relationships but making us all just too damn busy. When you're always in a hurry, one tends to more easily blow people off.

 

[will33]

Basic courtesy went out in the 1980's.

Of course, older people then would tell you it went out with the '50's so.......


There's no question it's gone, we just can't figure out when it left.

 

[adi77]

Basic courtesy went out in the 1980's.

Of course, older people then would tell you it went out with the '50's so.......


There's no question it's gone, we just can't figure out when it left.

is that the year MTV was spawned?

 

[Mike N]

Tossed down the same hole where common sense is.

You beat me to it.

 

[BawanaRik]

Can you give me some examples ?

Taking a business card in your left hand in most of the middle east.

 

[BassyBill]

I know this isn't a new thing and it's not really about internet communication. Back in the 80s I went through the following process...

Interviewed for a job as tech rep for a US company operating here in the UK, got offered it verbally at interview on the day. Was told they'd be in touch soon.
Heard nothing at all for 6 months and then saw same post advertised again.
Applied again just out of curiosity. Got called at 10PM one evening to be invited for interview next day.
Want to interview and was told the first guy appointed hadn't worked out. For the second time I got told I'd got the job and they would be writing to me.
Left the premises, never heard anything from these people again.

Read all that again and then tell me what you think about it.

 

[knumbskull]

I know this isn't a new thing and it's not really about internet communication. Back in the 80s I went through the following process...

Interviewed for a job, got offered it verbally at interview on the day. Was told they'd be in touch soon.
Heard nothing at all for 6 months and then saw same post advertised again.
Applied again just out of curiosity. Got called at 10PM one evening to be invited for interview next day.
Want to interview and for the second time got told I'd got the job and they would be writing to me.
Left the premises, never heard anything from these people again.

Read all that again and then tell me what you think about it.

bassybill, the common theme seems to be that it is companies (or people acting on their behalf) who behave this way.

 

[BassyBill]

bassybill, the common theme seems to be that it is companies (or people acting on their behalf) who behave this way.

Perhaps,yes. But ultimately it's down to the individuals. It's certainly nothing to do with how busy people are or how much time they have.

I think that some of us (hopefully the majority) almost intuitively feel that it's important to get this sort of stuff done right, regardless of parenting or whatever. Others seem not to see this.

I guess I shoukl be pleased that there's still so many of us about who know how to conduct ourselves with some personal standards of how to do stuff right.