Mind your manners! (repost)

Mind your manners,mister! I cried in my brain.I was walking behind a man ,who looked to be in his forties,on my way from the parking area to Tesco's side entrance.He was definitely taking his own sweet time ambling,but that was not my concern.The thing that annoyed me was he was walking and spitting on the ground,not only for once,but I counted thrice.Three times,spitting along the way as though he owns the place.What kind of people we have nowadays?

         It is sad or rather disappointing to know that we have more and more bad-mannered people in today's society.Step out of the house,and you see your neighbour looking at you for a moment,then walks into the car and goes off without even a word of greeting,although you make the effort to smile at him or her.Take a walk in the park,and you see a child throwing an ice-cream wrapper on the grass and walks off licking his or her prized treat,the wrapper adding to the littered surroundings.Come back home,and you see "freshly-produced" dog faeces awaiting right in front of your gate,acting as a welcome-back-home present.Great.You wonder if the dog's owner actually does have a brain.

         Good manners and behaviours are no longer part and parcel in our daily lives.Gone are the days where students respectfully greet their teachers whenever they see them and have the initiative to help them carry books and other things when in need.Gone are the days where people apologise when they knock into someone's shoulder or when they are conscious of their mistakes.Gone are the days where people speak with politeness when interacting with others.

         And the root cause behind the bad mannerism?Why,it definitely comes to family upbringing.It all starts from the parents or guardians,who are the role models for the children.If they adopt bad manners and behaviours,the children are sure to follow them.If no effort is taken to teach them the proper things,when they become adults,the chain of bad mannerism and behaviours will continue until someone comes to a point of realisation that it is not the right thing to do and breaks the chain.Of course,there may be other factors,like bad influence from peers,but it all goes down to family upbringing. 

"What a terrible fellow,"I said to myself.The man had disappeared into the building.I sighed.Imagine if someone unlucky were to accidentally step on his spit.If there are more of this kind of people like the man,life is going to be a little unpleasant.Shaking my head at his actions,I carefully treaded past the area and walked thoughtfully into the same building.