You know, these days I really think that we as a society really have lost all sense of courtesy. We no longer say please and thank you. We no longer acknowledge people for doing simple kind deeds anymore, and frankly, I'm kinda fed up with it.

Case in point: I'm sitting at my local coffee shop (sticking to my routine), and I had to get up to use the bathroom (damn small bladder!), so I walk to the back, and I go to open the door and this girl who was sitting down across the way shouted "HEY! There's someone in there, and I'm next!" There was no "excuse me, I'm sorry, I'm actually next in line", no niceties, no politeness about it. Did she really need to be so bitchy about it? Was it' really necessary to be so abrasive about it? I think not!

I know that my parents raised me right, I always hold the door for people, I say please and thank you incessantly, and I am grateful for the little things. A few weeks back I held the door open for a woman in my building to let her in before me, and not only did she not say thank you, she didn't even acknowledge the fact that I held the door for her! I mean, I totally didn't need to hold it for her, it wasn't necessary, but I'm just a nice guy with manners and I believe in chivalry. The fact that she didn't even look me in the eye with any sense of gratitude pissed me off. She buzzed someone in the building and was waiting for them to let her in, and when I swiped my key and walked through the next set of doors, she started to follow me. I looked at her and said "nope, sorry" and shut the door behind me. I didn't know this chick, she was stranger to me, and I was sure as shit not going to let her into my building, especially with her lack of gratitude.

I really just believe that we need to say "please", "thank you" and "excuse me" more these days, because there is no reason not to. I'll be trying to get from Point A to Point B in any bar/club/establishment, the place can be packed balls to the wall and the music can be eardrum busting, but I still say "excuse me" as I make my way through. Does anyone hear me? Probably not. Do I always do it? Yes, because it's the right thing to do in that situation, not just push your way through.

Where have our manners gone? When did common courtesy take a backseat to aggressive or ungrateful behaviour? I shan't stand for it no more!