There are a set of common etiquette rules all people are expected to follow whether at school or even just in their front yard. I was raised in a house where if we didn’t respect our parents or the elderly it was considered the most horrible thing a child could do and was immediately punished for it. So living through that, I learned my lesson right away.
According to A Call for Class and Friendship.com some of the most common etiquette mistakes are:
- Not excusing oneself from a phone call while having a conversation with someone
- Texting while talking to/with someone
- Being late
- Not being aware and caring of the people around oneself
- Not keeping at least an arm length of distance between two people
- Bumping into everyone and not apologize
- Not covering sneeze or cough entirely
Although Texas is considered the friendliest state in the United States, that still doesn’t justify the the lack of common courtesy (Today Show). Walking through the school hallways, there several types of people I encounter almost everyday; the yellers, the pushers and the disrespectfuls.
The Disrespectfuls: These people I honestly do not get one bit. Arguing with the teacher has no point in life. You don’t want to see the teacher and frankly, the teacher doesn’t want to see you. If you do what the teacher tells you to do, you will be out of high school in four years, three if you want to get out that bad. Also, never pull the ‘You’re not my momma’ card. It just shows ignorance.
The Yellers: I get it. You are having fun with your friends. I like to have fun too. But you don’t have to yell everything you say, especially when the person you’re talking to is two feet away. Most of the people around don’t want to hear about what you did at the party that happened last weekend.
The Pushers: As I walk through the hallways, my goal is to get to my next class within the given five minute passing period, like most people. But sometimes there is that one kid that bumps into everyone rushing to get to his class and doesn’t even say ‘Excuse me’ or ‘Sorry’.
Now I don’t want people to think that I’m this perfect person. I’m not. But I try to do common courtesy everyday. Like holding the door open for a person behind me especially when it is a adult, saying ‘Thank You’ whenever people do things for me or throwing away my trash and cleaning my lunch area so the custodians won’t have to do extra work.
Some people reading this will think this is common sense, yet I see it happen every single day.
