For the past years, the Filipinos were widely known for their manners which are hospitality and politeness when foreigners and guests would visit them. They would do their best to let their guests feel that they are at home and as a part of their family. But what are manners anyway?
Manners can be defined in many ways just like: the way in which a person behaves or speaks; a way in which everything is done; the unenforced standards of conduct which show the actor to be cultured, polite, and refined; being polite, etc. People nowadays tend to forget the real meaning of manners. Some would act according to their own free will without thinking if their acts could hurt other people or not. Manners should always be kept watched all the time in order to ensure that your relationship with other people is good.
It is like a law that everybody follows so that no one will be considered an outcast in the society. Also, it set a standard for human behavior but it does not set punishment for humans who do not follow it.
Manners are like a kind of norms because it is like the rules that a group of people uses in a society or within their territory. In every place there is a consider rule of manner to be followed. Just like for example is when you are in a restaurant; it is your obligation to follow their dress codes. There are certain restaurants that post rules in dress codes so that their costumers will be happy and satisfied.
Manners matters and also subjected to time changes, geographical locations, traditions, occasions, and other factors. Manners also question your ethics. Through it, you will be judged by people on what kind of ethics you have in a particular situation or location.
The younger generations of today do not know the word manners. They would just simply do the things they would like to do without considering the feelings of others people around them. They prefer people who would always consider that what they want is what they get.
For adults manners are important because it would be the factor that could affect their lives. It would even help them achieve their goals and dreams to the extent that following it.
In the society, manners are like treasure because through it, you will gain friends or not. The society will accept you for having these manners. It even will make or break you.
Manners are behaviors that changes every time due to the people who would create things that affect other people’s minds and would also affect other people who is close to them.
Manners are always present in our everyday lives and there are different kinds of manners: from table manners to social graces to morality. These manners not only teach us to be a good person but also to be a good citizen. It helps us mold into a person that everyone expect us to be.