Is it me?

This is odd. I was only thinking this morning how many people return a smile, step aside to let me pass, or hold the door for me (and I'm not in any way disabled,) or make an amusing comment if we wait in a queue, to keep our spirits up.

Perhaps I'm just lucky living in the countryside where people aren't so pressured. I'm 80 so I can't claim to be attractive or interesting! I do smile a lot though as I'm glad to still be alive.

The ‘bottom line’ of life these days is people just don’t care.
If they did , many of these events/incidents just wouldn’t happen 😡
I know it is dangerous/inaccurate to generalise so madly in this way - but- what other conclusion could one draw?

Yes.

Grannybags

My DH always says "Don't mention it - oh you didn't!" if he doesn't get thanked 😁

Couldn’t agree more . And don’t even get me started on the drivers of this world

I really dislike bad manners, if someone moves out of the way to let me pass I say thank you and smile, if a car lets me cross, even on a zebra, I raise a hand. If a driver gives way for my OH when we are in the car he raises a hand or flashes his lights at night.
Is just second nature. But have stood by to let people pass who just barge by without batting an eye, and I have had a door slammed in my face rather than held by the person who just went through it.
Am afraid some people are just bad mannered, but is certainly a pet hate of mine.

I let the door go on people who expect me to be their unacknowledged door holder!

People are more ill mannered - in cars also.

Yes I now say " thank you " in a loud voice

A lady pushed by me to get something off a shelf in Tesco last week, I said " Oh I'm dreadfully sorry you should have said if I'm in your way"

That's not an excuse, btw.

I think manners do cost something to people who are not naturally sociable, and to miserable (unhappy) people, because they do require a certain effort. Most of us don't really feel the effort but I think some people do. Social effort is a cost.

Unfortunately, I think it is becoming more common now. Only yesterday, I held a door open for a man who simply barged past me without a word of acknowledgement. Simple good manners and courtesy cost nothing.

I have lost count of the times that I have held a door open for someone, or stepped aside to give way to them and most of the time received no acknowledgment whatsoever. I have now lost my filters and simply call out after them 'you're very welcome!' MrA does get a bit embarrassed but I do no care........a simple smile or a 'thank you' costs nothing does it.

Manners maketh the (wo)man.

Some seem to be!

Manners cost nothing and are easy.

No you are not being unreasonable Ziggy manners cost nothing. I don't know if people are becoming more ill mannered and it's something that annoys me too.