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[quote=Anonymous]A waiter or waitress is an adult. I expect my child to be as polite as possible to all adults, without auditing their bank account/diploma/brag wall/resume to see whether they are "worthy" of basic respect and courtesy. Whether we're talking to dad's boss, the priest after church or the balloon twister at the birthday party, I expect my kids to try and make eye contact, respond to basic conversational questions (how old are you? what grade are you in?) and couch any requests in the form of "May I please...? / Thank you." Saying "please" when you ask for something is the kind of basic manners kids are taught as soon as they can talk. Why on earth would you teach your kids that they should only use manners with some people, some of the time?[/quote]
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