Reminds me of my comment about my relationship with the 4-Star general who runs the agency at which I work. I work directly with him often enough that he remembers me, and I joke that we are on a first name basis. He calls me "Geoff"......... and I call him "General".
Originally Posted by
Chas
When I was growing up, the importance of 'please and thank you' was emphasised to me again and again. The equation was simple - people expected to hear please and thank you, if they did not, they would think you were rude and judge you accordingly.
The other thing is correctly addressing people (mainly men). There are roughly four groups -
Those who you call Sir,
Those who you call Mr Johnson,
Those who you can call George,
And finally those who you address as Oi, you old fart!
Once you have worked out the correct term of address and added the appropriate please or thank you - You are easily half way there to getting what you want.
For most teenage lads the problem is getting the right parents to start with, because all the really important stuff in life is learned before we go to school.
Last edited by Geoff Withnell; 17th September 13 at 09:05 AM.
Geoff Withnell
"My comrades, they did never yield, for courage knows no bounds."
No longer subject to reveille US Marine.
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