do ladies appreciate good manners in a man (37)

Here is an example of why kids should learn manners, of the old-fashioned sort. I arrived at an outdoor bar`b`que and there were no vacant seats. There was, however, a small boy of 10 lounging in a recliner. He simply grunted a greeting and continued lounging, so I sat down on an upturned log, and then eventually found a cushion and sat on the grass.

Now, this little lout (in my opinion) should have had some sort of training in standing up for adults and offering his chair. Just because I actually enjoy sitting flat on the ground should not have been construed by his elders that it was okay what he was doing. If I was a decrepit old 80 yr old maybe he would have grudgingly vacated his lounger at the promptings of his parents, and probably with much bad grace.

If I were an employer of youth during vacations and Little Lout turned up for an interview, I would definitely not consider him, even for a paper route.

The other important thing, I feel, is Greetings. Little Lout has been told that unless he Greets the Parents and Me when he arrives at Our House, he can turn around and go home immediately. Little Lout appreciated this, and has extended his greetings to shaking our hands on arrival and departure ... a vast improvement in overall demeanour and I can see by his expression that he feels good about himself now ... not like a skulking creature with no idea of how to behave. Just got to work on the chair thing now.......