Having good manners means being
extremely respectable. It requires from you to use your etiquettes in
everything you do whether it was in the house or in a restaurant..
You can start by using words like
"thank you", "please" and "excuse me". Be the
first to greet people you know or you don't know. When addressing a person you
don't know use "Sir" and "Madame". The point here isn't to
use those words sometimes and sometimes no. You have to be persistent. It has
to come genuinely from you. It doesn't matter if you were speaking to an older
person or a child. Using your manners shouldn't change regardless of the place,
the time, the situation or the people. And that includes using your manners
with people you don't like as well.
Other than words, you can use your
manners when driving. It's a matter of safety as well. Following the laws,
giving signals, don't honk, don't tailgate, stop for pedestrians. This is a
very important thing we lack in our Arab World. We don't need a traffic policeman
to use our manners. In Western countries, a car will stop on the red light at
12 a.m. in the morning where there is no human passing not because he is afraid
of the camera or a ticket but because he respects the law and uses his manners.
Holding doors open to other
people, giving up your seat on a public transportation to an elderly or a
pregnant woman, these are also great manners.
One manner we lack of in our
Arab countries is congratulating someone who just got promoted or someone who
done something worthy of praise. We have to get over our egos and wish good to
others same as if it was us. Always treat people the way you would like to be
treated.
A nation without manners can never progress. Period!
A nation without manners can never progress. Period!
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