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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]^^^sat down to write [u]thank-you notes[/u], that is.

I'll be damned if my kids go out in the world as adults without manners.  It makes them less likable, less employable, less appealing as people.

I don't understand people who do not grasp this.[/quote]

i don't understand how people can grasp that not everyone has identical definitions of what constitutes good manners. if you think writing thank you notes is what has made your child likable, employable and appealing to people - good for you. Believe it or not, other children will grow up to be just as likeable, employable and appealing to people even if they showed appreciation, respect, thankfulness and gratefulness in person. [/quote]

Do you think that there are no objective standards for good manners?  None at all?

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I do believe that there are objective standards on good manners and you should always thank someone for a gift.  That the thank you has to be on a piece of paper does not reflect this standard. The world is a much smaller place and you have to be open that other cultures have different standards.  I think it is very narrow minded of you to think your standard is the only correct standard.  [/quote]

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