Manners

Do you think you have good manners?

I think my manners are pretty good but they could be improved a little. I have a friend who loves having good manners. Will say pardon rather than what or huh.. says please and thank you always etc but he thinks I was rude last night..

I was at his place. We were just hanging out talking and watching tv. That's all good. His laptop is hooked up to his tv so that he can have the big screen as his screen. Everytime I'm there he flicks between tv and the comp. So last night he did this and then sees this chick has said hello and he takes up a conversation with her and I'm just sitting there bored outta my skull while they are talking about how dodgy each other is. I eventually got sick of it and grabbed my keys and said that I was heading off.

He thinks that if someone says hello while he is on msn its rude not to talk to them, my response to this is that when I have company at my house I pay attention to them, I don't sit around chatting online or on the phone etc. If I see someone is trying to talk to me online I'll just go over and say I have company, can't talk.

Which do you think is more rude.. chatting online while someone is at your house.. or telling a person trying to chat to you that you can't talk?

I don't know why but last night that just really pissed me off.

*vent over* lol

Yay I'm glad I'm not the only person who thinks that kind of thing is off. I hate it when people sit and talk on their phone, chat on msn or sit there texting the whole time. Just really grates me!

And yes, I think I have very good manners!

I have alright mannes. I am always being told to say please, but I always say thank you.

If someone is at my place they are there to see me and talk to me. If my phone rings I answer it but tell them I am busy and will call them back. I don't usually go on the computer (unless it is needed), and if I get a txt I read it but will put my phone away.

You weren't rude, just pissed off.

Nah I'm with everyone else....he was the one being rude!!!

He's said he won't chat online when I'm there now which is good but I still can't believe he thought I was rude for upping and leaving!

No Stacey I think he was in the wrong yeah he should have told them he had someone there and got to chatting to them after you had gone...

I will answer the phone if it rings but will say I have company and call them back.  Good on you...

Arggggh that would annoy me!! I hate it when DP does it while im trying to talk to him about something. All he should have said to his friend is that he had a visitor and would be online later!!

Totally with u

Nah he was rude.
But I think this is an arising problem with ppl just a bit younger than us. Cell phones and MSN and all that are so "normal" now that ppl visiting friends IRL and sitting down for a good chat is getting somewhat rare. I think first priority should be given to those visits and I don't even like to have the tv on when someone is visiting (or if I am visiting them), unless we are watching a movie together. Maybe we're just showing our age though!!

Yup, what everyone else said - he's the rude one. Much the same as people having text conversations while you're supposed to be visitng them/out to coffee etc. This is my major bugbear and it drives me nuts because sooooo many people do it (even my mum ) and don't see how it's rude. Sorry. I won't rant any more. Just annoys me so much!