5 Little Words

Can anybody tell me when common courtesy became so uncommon? Have people, as a whole, just gotten ridiculously rude?

I'll be the first to admit that I can, at times, be sarcastic and an ass. I know...you're shocked... not me. LOL. I do, however, believe in practicing common courtesy.

1) I would like to put it out there, for all to see, I AM NOT A DOORMAN. I don't get paid to hold the door for you. I don't have to stand there and wait for you to finish your cigarette or  put your umbrella down. It's just something that I do as a courtesy.

2) If you happen to sneeze and spread your germs into the atmosphere, cover your damn mouth! (It's both a  courtesy and a health issue.) I have my own germs, I don't need yours. If you can manage to get the sneeze out, with force, why is it so difficult to manage a 'Thank You' with ease, after someone "blesses" you?

3) There is such a thing as being tooclose, especially if it's someone you don't know. People have forgotten the importance of proper spatial distance. If I can feel the heat coming off your body or smell the deodorant you're wearing, you are simply toodamnclose! Feel free to excuse yourself and back up. It's just being courteous.

4) Please. Thank You.  Excuse Me.  Five little words that too many people have forgotten how to say.