The Decline of Manners: Are We Losing Politeness?
Manners seem to be a thing of the past: Who remembers Emily Post? She was once the arbiter of all things “polite.” Who remembers Emily Post? She was once the arbiter of all things “polite.” Now, most people would not recognize the name. Someone who was once so well-known and familiar has nearly disappeared from polite conversation. Of course, the other thing that has disappeared is polite conversation. People no longer know how to have a conversation. They text or…