Date: Wed, 22 Oct 1997 15:25:44 -0400

From: "MELISSA S. SMITH" mssmit01[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MOREHEAD-ST.EDU

Subject: Re: thank you . . . thank you



Susann,



I agree that society does not take the time to be polite or

courteous anymore. Today, everyone is in such a hurry to get everything

done, that they overlook the people around them. No one is polite

anymore. There are no more 'excuse me's or 'you're welcome's. It's a

rare occurence to have a gentleman open the door for a lady anymore and

when he does the lady no longer says 'thank you'. People no longer care

about common courtesy or improving a stranger's day with a kind smile. A

few nice words here and there can make a huge difference in someone's

day, but it doesn't seem to matter anymore. Any opinions on this are

welcome. I would love to hear what everyone thinks about the lack of

formality in society today.





Melissa S. Smith

mssmit01[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]morehead-st.edu