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teatmeat(orwhatever),butyoucanalsosaythatyou'
veenjoyedtheotherfoodsandhavehad"
morethanenough"
toeat.Don'
tmakethehostfeelobligedtopreparesomethingelseforyou.Besuretocomplimentthehostonthefoodthatyouenjoyed.
Don'
tleaveimmediatelyafterdinner,butdon'
toverstayyourwelcome,either.Whenyourfriendseemstobegettingtiredandrunningoutofconversation,taketheirbehaviorasacuetoleave.Thenextday,callorwriteathank-younotetosayhowmuchyouenjoyedtheevening.
Listen2-1
Americansareusuallytolerantofnon-nativespeakerswhohavesometroubleunderstandingEnglish.Buttheybecomeannoyedwhenapersonpretendstounderstandbutdoesn'
treally.Thiscreatesproblemswhenhemisunderstandswhatissaid.Noonewantssoapwhenheasksforsoup.Soifyoudon'
tunderstandwhatissaidtoyou,admititandpolitelyaskthepersontorepeatorexplain.Allyouhavetosayis,"
Excuseme,wouldyoumindrepeatingwhatyousaid?
Ididn'
tunderstand."
Second,itisquiterudetoconversewithacompanioninyournativelanguageandleaveyourAmericanfriendsstandingtherefeelinguncomfortablebecausetheycan'
tunderstandtheconversation.TheAmericansmayalsofeelthatyouaretalkingaboutthemorsayingsomethingyoudon'
twantthemtohear.Ifyouhavetoswitchtoyournativelanguagetoexplainsomethingtoanon-English-speakingcompanion,thenatleasttranslateforyourAmericanfriendssotheydon'
tfeelleftout.
Statements:
1.
Americanswillgetimpatientifapersoncan'
tunderstandEnglish.
2.
Sometimesitiswisetopretendtounderstandwhatoneactuallydoesn'
tinordertoavoidembarrassment.
3.
AskingforrepetitionorexplanationisnotconsideredgoodmannerswhentalkingwithAmericans.
4.
ItisimpoliteforpeopletotalkintheirnativelanguageinthepresenceofAmericans.
5.
Americansmayfeeluncomfortablewhentheycan'
tunderstandtheconversationofnon-Englishspeakers.
Mlisten1-1
OnewinterdayinSanFrancisco,awomaninaredcardroveuptoatollbooth.ThebackseatofhercarhadapileofcolorfulChristmasgiftsonit.Shesmiledatthetollboothoperatorandsaid,"
I'
mpayingformyself,andforthesixcarsbehindme."
Shehandedtheoperatorseventollticketsanddroveon.Asthenextsixcarsarrivedatthetollbooth,theoperatortoldeachdriver,"
Aladyupaheadpaidyourtoll.Haveaniceday."
Whydidtheladydothis?
Asshetoldherhusbandlater,"
Ireadacardtapedonmyfriend'
srefrigerator.Itsaid,'
Practicerandomkindnessandsenselessactsofbeauty.'
Ilikedthatphraseandcopieditformyself.PayingthetollswasalittleactofrandomkindnessIcoulddo."
NowallovertheU.S.,itisbecomingapopularphrase.Onecanseeitoncarbumperstickers,onwalls,andevenonbusinesscards.Randomactsofkindnessareeasytoperformifoneislookingforopportunities.InPortland,amanmightputacoininastranger'
sparkingmeterjustintimetosavethatpersonfromgettingfinedforovertimeparking.InChicago,ateenageboymayshovelsnownotonlyfromhisdrivewaybutalsohisneighbor'
sdriveway.Undoubtedlythousandsofrandomactsofkindnessoccureveryday.
Whataresomesenselessactsofbeauty?
Apersonmightplantflowersalongahighway.Anothermightcleangraffitifromacityparkbench.Yetanothermightpickuplitterfromthestreetandputitinatrashcan.
Youshouldrememberthisphraseandputitintoaction.Notonlywillyouhelpothers,butyouwillfeelbetteryourselfsinceyouhavehelpedtheworldtobecomeabetterplace.Andwhoknows?
Thepeopleyouhelpmightwellbeinspiredtohelpsomeoneelselater.It'
sa"
win-win"
situation.
ThewomanpaidforthesixcarsbehindherasaChristmasgift.
Thewomantapedacardonherrefrigeratorthatreads:
Practicerandomkindnessandsenselessactsofbeauty.
Randomactsofkindnessarenotdifficulttoperform.
OnecanseegraffitieverywhereintheU.S.
Peoplesometimesdogoodunconsciously.
6.
Theworldcanbecomeabetterplacebecauseofthelittleactsofkindnessandbeauty.
7.
Thepeopleyouhelpmaywellhelpsomeoneelselater.
8.
Randomactsofkindnessandbeautydogoodtoallpartiesinvolved.
Mlisten2-1
ttalkwithyourmouthfull.
Keepyourelbowsoffthetable.
Say"
thankyou"
.
Anyofthosesoundfamiliar?
Chancesare,ifyouobserveaparent,heorshehasrepeatedatleastoneofthoselinesafewthousandtimes.Etiquetteexpertsandpeoplewhoworkwithchildrentendtoagreethatteachingthechildrengoodmannersismorethanworththeeffort.Goodmannerscandefinitelybeginathome.Veronicatriestoteachher5-year-oldsonMatthewabouttheimportanceoftheGoldenRuleinwordsthathecanunderstand."
Youneedtotreatpeoplethewayyouwanttobetreated,"
shetellsMatthew.
Accordingtoetiquetteexperts,teachingbyexampleisthebestapproach.Byusinggoodmanners,parentscanberolemodelsfortheirchildren,whooftenlearnbyimitation."
At2yearsold,they'
rewatching,"
expertssay."
Youknow,monkeysee,monkeydo."
Theyalsoadviseparentstobeginintroducingtheirtoddlerstosimplewordslike"
please"
"
excuseme"
and"
msorry"
"
It'
snevertoosoontostartteachingthem,"
theysay."
Whenthey'
resittingupinthehighchair,youcanstart."
Byteachingchildrengoodmannersandthenhelpingthempractice,parentsaredoingtheirchildrenagreatservice.It'
snotjustaboutbeingpoliteandwell-manneredintheshortrun.Ultimately,astheygrowandthey'
rebetter-behaved,they'
llgoontogreatersuccessintheirlivesandbebetterliked.
Buthomeisnottheonlyteachingenvironmentwhenitcomestomannersandetiquette.Moreandmoreschoolsarelookingforwaystoinstillgoodmannersintheirstudents.
Allparentstrytoteachtheirchildrengoodmanners.
Youneedtotreatpeoplethewayyouwanttobetreated.
Monkeysareespeciallygoodatimitatingsmallchildren.
Parentsshouldsetanexampletotheirchildrenwhenteachingthemgoodmanners.
Parentsarehelpingtheirchildreninthelongrunbyteachingthemgoodmanners.
Bothparentsandteachersareresponsiblefortheteachingofetiquette.
Questions:
Whatmannersdoparentsteachtheirchildren?
WhatistheGoldenRule?
Whatisthebestwayforparentstoteachtheirchildrengoodmanners?
What'
stheappropriatetimetostartteachingchildrenmanners?
Whatistheultimategoalofteachingchildrengoodmanners?
Mlisten3-1
(Fourstudentsaresittinginadormlounge,casuallywatchingTV.)
Wayne:
Youknow,peoplelietousallthetime!
ThatadvertiseronTVjusttoldmethatallIhavetodotobeattractiveistodrinktherightkindofbeer.Idon'
tevenlikebeer!
Celia:
AndI'
veseenthesamekindofadsfordifferentclothingbrands.Idon'
tseehowanyonecanbelieveallofthatstuff.
Heather:
snotjustTVads.Religiousleaderstellusthatifweattendtheirchurchwe'
llbehappyandpoliticianstellusifwevotefortheirpartymembersthenation'
sproblemswilldisappear.Nottrue!
!
Randy:
Ithinkmostofusaresmartenoughtofigureoutthatthesethingsarelies.Butitreallyirritatesmewhenpeoplehavethearrogancetostarttheirsentencestoothersbysaying"
Youneedto"
dosomethingwhentheyreallymean"
Ineedyouto"
or"
Iwantyouto"
.That'
sakindoflyingtoo.
You'
reright.Infactit'
sreallyrudebecauseitimpliesthatotherpeoplelacktheintelligencetodetermineforthemselveswheretheirinterestsareandtoactaccordingly.
Mydadhastalkedaboutapersoninhisofficewhodoesthisalot.He'
screatingabadworkenvironmentandit'
sobviousthattheco-workersaregettingtiredofbeingorderedaroundlikethis.Theyknowwhattheyshoulddoandwanttodoittheirway.
Iimaginethateventhebossshouldbecarefulinthisrespect.Ifhe'
srudetohisemployeesbyimplyingtheydon'
tknowwhatthey'
redoing,theywon'
tputforththeirbesteffort.
Sincewestartedtalkingnow,I'
vebeenthinkingaboutafriendIhadinhighschool.ShekepttellingmewhatI"
needed"
todo.AfterawhileIrealizeditwasherwayofgettingmetodowhatshewanted.Needlesstosay,ourfriendshipended.Anditwasakindoflyingonherpartbecauseshewasn'
tsayingthatwhatI"
todowasreallywhatshe"
wanted"
metodo.Ittookmeawhiletofigurethatout.
Iguessthereareallsortsofwaystolie.We'
dbetterwatchout,right?
Others:
Right.
Mlisten4-1
(PaulandJoycearegoingtoamovie.)
Paul:
Hurryup,Joyce.Weneedtole