Good manners are important to me. Are they important to thee? The ill-mannered should be called out on it. Do you?

I was raised to have good manners and try real hard to keep that going. I seldom call others out on their manners because it’s not my job to teach them. If they are adults and don’t have good manners, nothing I say will change that. The exception to that is the few times I’ve seen someone be rude to an elderly person, I have spoken up then. This post was edited by LostChild at December 21, 2017 7:57 AM MST

That's all I f**king need. More conflict in my life because of someone who shows disdain for simple manners.

The way I was taught good manners included a large focus on speech, and effectively meant a strong limit on freedom of speech.
As a child I was taught:
Say please, thank you, excuse me and sorry at every appropriate moment irrespective of whether I feel it or not.
Never blaspheme or offend against another's religion irrespective of what you think or believe about it.
Never use language that the other person finds offensive.
Never criticise a person.
Never correct another person's manners (teachers or parents to children excepted.)
Never criticise someone's family or friends.
Do not gossip.
It's okay and advisable to to tell a white lie to avoid offending someone, such a false reason for not accepting an invitation.
Never say anything that would anger someone stronger or more powerful.
Never swear or use gutter language.
Avoid slang.
Use only correct accent, grammar and accurate vocabulary ('and you will be confined to your room and go to bed without dinner if you do not.)

All this was back in the later 1950's, 60's and early 70's - mostly well before the widespread advocacy of "politically correct" speech.
It was just good manners. This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at December 21, 2017 1:56 AM MST