Beingpolitedoesn'tcostyouapenny.It'sjustcommonsense,mannersandmakingothersfeelappreciated.Ifyou'relackinginmanners,orstrugglingtobepoliteatalltimes,thisguideisforyou.

　　Steps

　　Smilewhenyouintroduceyourself.Alwayssay"goodmorning"topeopleyoumeetinthemorning.Homeandfx.inwork,schoolandsomewhereAlwaysuseyourmannersineverysituation.Ifyouaregivenanobject,aletter,giftsorcomplimentsalwayssaythankyou.Thisshowsyouappreciatethatsomeonehastakenthetimetogiveyouagift,ornoticeyou.Ifyouareaskingforsomething,alwayssayplease.Staycalmwhenyouspeakandnevershout.Ifyouburpinapublicplace,alwayssay"Pardonme."Helpothersifthey'reinneed.Whetherit'saseniorcitizenstrugglingwithheavyshoppingbags,oryourmotherwhoislookingtiredmoppingthefloor,offertohelp.Ifsomeonekindlyturnsyourgesturedown,smilepolitelyandwalkaway.Onlyuseyourphoneifit'sanemergency,oryouneedtochecksomethingwithsomeone.Ifyouwanttotalkonyourphone,onlydosowhenyou'reinyourbedroom,homeorinplacewhereyouarealone.Nevertalkonyourphonewhileyou'redriving.Notonlyisthisbadmannersandverydangerous,it'salsoillegalinmanyplacesandabadidea.Instead,purchaseaheadset,soyoucaneasilyandsafelychatwhiledriving.Ifyou'reeating,keepyourphoneoutofreach.Bepolitetoallgenders,religions,racesandpeopleofallages.Ifsomeoneisolderthanyou,orofadifferentreligion,bejustaspoliteasyouwouldbetosomeonewhowasyourageoryourreligion.Payattentiontospeakersatmeetings.Keepyourvoiceatanappropriatelevelfortheconditionsyouarein.Trytobeveryunderstandingattimes.Ifafriendisinneed,offerthemsomegumandaskiftheywanttotalkaboutitwiththem.Thisnotonlymakesyoulookkind,butitisaverysympatheticact.

　　Tips

　　Helpoutyourparents.Staycalmwhenyouspeak.Opendoorstopeoplewhoareenteringorexitingaplacewithyou.Switchoffyourphonewhenyouenterahospital,achurchorhouseofworship,ajobintervieworyourcar.

　　Warnings

　　Nevershout.Keepinmindthereissuchathingasbeingtoopolite.Youshouldbekind,butdon'tbeuptightwithallthe"polite"rules.Aswitheverythingelse,thereisahappymediumbetweenthetwoextremes