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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was raised in a middle class Hispanic household in California. Parents owned a small local business. My siblings and I were raised to say hello, make eye contact, and either hug or shake hands with anybody who came over to our house. If they were chatting in the living room or kitchen with my parents, we never just walked by and didn't acknowledge the elderly lady from next door who came by to ask about something or our aunts and uncles who stopped over to say hi or drop something off. I have raised my DCs who are growing up here in DC the same way. I'd be embarrassed if they didn't show what I consider to be baseline good manners in that situation. However, I've noticed that there are families here where the kids don't even acknowledge my presence when I am in their house. They often have earphones on and don't seem to be interacting with anybody who is home, much less me as a visitor. Is this a cultural/racial thing? Is it an upper class thing? Do I just have friends with rude children? These same kids behave this way even if we run into them at a local grocery store or a store when they're out with their parents. They know to say hello when they come to our house to borrow something or try to sell us something for a fundraiser, so they aren't clueless in all situations. [/quote]

I agree with you and my children were taught manners from the beginning.  There is only one thing that Clarence Thomas has ever said that I agree with is "Good manners will open doors that the best education will not."[/quote]

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