No thanks for a gentleman

The other day when filling up with petrol there were two men waiting to be served in front of me when along came a woman with £50 who went up to the counter, placed the £50 on the counter and said the pump number and walked away.

Even if she had the right money she had no need to get away without officially paying or paying th eway she did.

Why do some women expect priority over men so much and not prepared to wait? It probably is to make up for weaknesses elsewhere in life which make them feel inadequate so they take every opportunity to gain over others.

I am not an opportunist and will always wait my turn as I expect others to. If there was a chance for me to get ahead of someone who was in front of me I would still let that person through before me.

There is generally all over the world a lack of good manners, not restricted to one social, political or economic group in particular. People may argue that good manners are no longer needed (or indeed never were), that they are a waste of time and effort. I argue that good manners cost absolutely nothing in time, money or effort. How hard is it to say “please” or “thank you”? A little good manners greases the wheels and makes people feel more inclined to be helpful or friendly. This of course only works if we all do engage in the practise of politeness.

Most of this would appear to come from internet use, a world where everything is on demand immediately if not sooner and where it’s so easy to be rude and abusive to someone over a screen that it appears to have become commonplace. Very sad.

I guess 70 to 80% of people I open doors for or keep them open to save them having to re open them, stroll through without a word of thanks. When I stand and wait for people to walk through the door they breeze past without any acknowledgement.......which Is really annoying as I'm a gym enthusiast, 6ft 5 and 130kg....with a bmi of about 6%.... so I get sick and tired of things like that. Think of the people with the "my car or lorry is larger than yours, so you give way or we smash".. that is how I feel when I'm ignored.

Yes I do it out of curtiousy. However, a quick thanks doesn't kill you. When I respond to your ignorence by loudly saying you're welcome, don't respond with evil glances or comments about how rude I am. Take a look in the goddamn mirror.

The best one I find are the parents that let there 2 foot tall children wander around shopping isles so as I glance over my shoulder and step back, end up having to throw myself over a child and land hard, to be told by the parent that I should look where i'm going. Stupid idiocy.

Only the noneducated, the financially challenge and the ignorants shamefully lack good manners!!!

Women's rights has nothing to do with Gentlemanly manners. Shame on you! because rights has nothing to do of how you treat the woman that you love and of course women in general. What an idoitic excuse " that men don't open doors anymore due to women's rights movement"...I certainly still love those true gentlemen..I find these days...because good manners reflects how you were brought up and the level of education a certain person have. Gentlemen get your dignity back...!!!

I might live in this modern world but I still love and appreciate the old gentlemanly manners. What I have observed this days the highly educated, the filthy rich, the most famous and the elite group of this so called modern society are the ones that still open doors, excellent table manners and generally knows what is a gentleman. Shame to those who don't practice gentlemanly manners anymore because they are class as ignorants!

In the know - please don't assume all women are like that. Agreed, there are a lot who are, but there are just as many men who are rude and ignorant. I always appreciate good manners, e.g. door opening and always say thank you - and sorry (when things are not actually my fault - like being pushed past). I have met many rude women, but just as many men who are happy to push past me and spill my drink on me, and when going out, I always pay my half or take turns in paying.

Women should not be stood up for on buses, but stood up on dates. They just don't pay their way. Why should the man be expected to pay for everything? It's an absolute con. Beware the gold-diggers. Beware the teasers. They are simply playing a very nasty game.

Sit down. Ignore the pregnant, under-age, unmarried lassie. Forget about the old bag. You can play the game. Carry a walking-stick. Wear a beret. Dye your hair grey. By God the "gentleman" today can really look mature. Women go for mature men freely.

As far as I'm aware opening doors for people and giving your seat up on a bus is not an exclusive practice of a gentleman.
I think people in general are ignorant these days and the common curtesy of thanking someone for extending them a little manners is rare.
Manners have nothing to do with equal rights but they certainly go unappreciated.

If men or women want to be rude then its up to them. If you men want to be rude and show off your lack of manners then fair enough - dont blame equal rights as from a distance you just look like the type of person that most dont want to associate themselves with. I want to comment to pocodulce - those that have read literature are far more polite, I believe this is a reflection of their upbringing and education. I would rather embarrass myself and be polite and courteous than show my self off as being rude and ignorant

Well you women wanted equal rights you got equal rights. So we don't have to no longer open dorrs for you.

Am I the only person who believes the loss of good manners has to do with too much television watching and careless parenting? I live in Chicago and I work in contruction. It seems that especially men who do not practice good manners are making up for their feelings of inadequacy .I have noticed a difference in manners between generations of women as well. Good manners seems to be paired with tact. Sometimes being quiet does not equal good manners and sometimes being loud is not improper. I have also noticed that people who have read literature seem to have better manners.