Manners

Manners

HI READERS!
For those who saw one of my tweets, you could've sorta guessed the topic of this post! :) For those who don't follow me on twitter, the latest post was:
"I realized that I'm quite rude...people say "hi Toran" and I only reply "hi". I gotta start addressing people by their names. #resolution"

If you have the same problem as me, then let's work together to become better people ^^

Having manners or basic etiquette and courtesy is essential to mainatining relationships. Be it friends, girlfriends, boyfriends, whatever. Relationships in general has many factors that keep people together, today I'll be writing on Manners.

Don't you hate it when you're talking to someone halfway and they just suddenly lose interest and start doing something else? OR are you the one who listens halfway and just start doing your own thing, ignoring the speaker?

Which category have I been in? Both. and I'm sure most of us have done both too. But the posts on this blog doesn't work on changing your past. Instead, lets talk about how YOU are gonna become a better person for the future.

 

1) Listen fully

When someone talks,you listen. (YES I'VE SAID THIS MANY TIMES) but i've never talked about listening ALL THE WAY. The other day I was having lunch with one of my sports friends and I realised what a good listener he was. Someone annoying came to talk to us and my friend listened to him attentively, all the way. Acknowledging at intervals and giving positive affirmation is also one of the best ways to hint that the conversation shoud end, instead of telling the person to get lost. That's what I learnt, maybe you guys can try it? So instead of telling someone annoying to stop whining, you can try:

 

2) Be clean

Guys especially, please...PLEASE...clear your body odour after you run. I rather sit in a class which smells like the deodorant smell, than in a class smelling like stale sweat. I'm so grateful that my class smells good. I remember walking into one of the classes recently and...yeah... XP

 



 

This is just a joke, but on a more serious note, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO SMELL DECENT. No smell is better than stink, and smelling good is definitely a bonus. It's not being vain, it's showing consideration to those around you, not everyone can take the stink. (of course if you JUST finished exercising then it's ok to stink for awhile, I don't think we can sweat perfume yet :P )

3) Behave

This is rather self explanatory. Behave appropriately. Don't give yourself excuses like this one:

 

 I had a friend who talked about indecent stuff to this girl he just met...things didn't go great for him... But on a lighter note, if you really want to get to know someone really well, you shouldn't be all uptight either! I'll probably write another post on this. BUT for now, just remmeber to behave appropriately! :) 

 

Thanks for reading!

Practice good manners today! Always Lifting You Higher

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