Thursday, July 6, 2017

Kim Chaeha/Ch.5 first draft/summer 56

 

3. Think back to the discussion on page125 about universal manners. Answer these questions in your essay: Are there universal good manners? In other words, is there a core of good manners that polite people of all countries recognize? Or are good manners different for each individual culture?

 

Are There Universal Good Manners?

             Every country in the world has its own manners and most people try to keep the good manners. Although some manners are limited to certain cultures, there sure are manners that are applied universally. I want to introduce three general manners that all responsible citizens know.

             First, we greet each other whenever we meet someone. I think this is the most common manner in the world. Every country has different styles of greeting but to say hello is a common fact. I can see people always greet each other whether they see first time or again. This is not only natural in our country but also in other countries. I have been to the Philippines, Japan, and Germany and people in all these countries greeted me even though they did not know me. At then, I thought that greeting someone is a thing that we first learn and becomes one of human's basic manners.

             Second, we tend to appreciate anything we get. People say thank you from small things like having some candies to big things like receiving help in emergency. We also give thanks when we get services. For example, in restaurants or in beauty salons, I say thank you all the time when servers bring me foods or a hairstylist cut my hair. They provide us invisible forms of help and we feel grateful for them. Whether the aids are material or not, people find it in their heart to appreciate what they receive.

             Finally, it is about table manners. We all humans eat and there are things to be done with people who eat together. Smacking one's lips, blowing one's nose, or burping at the table can make the others unpleasant. One day, I went to a fine restaurant with my family and was having an enjoyable meal until I heard an irritating snap sound at regular intervals. The sound was made by an old man who had a neat appearance and ended when he finished eating. We learn table manners as well as greeting manners from kindergarten. It means that when we are having a meal with other people, it is important to behave gently.

             In conclusion, I listed greeting, appreciating, and eating properly as three universal manners. Although there is a difference to some extent between country and country, it is equally common in regard to respecting others. Therefore, we should not forget others have the same rights as us and be polite to other people anywhere and at any time.

2 comments:

  1. I wrote about the same essay question and I had trouble coming up with examples but while I was reading your essay, I learned more on what manners are considered good. I liked how you included personal examples into your essay. I would like to know your thoughts on why universal manners exist.

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  2. Talking about universal manners, greetings and showing gratitudes are very important which I have also seen it from another essay. You put examples to help understanding your points. Furthermore, I also think table manners are crucial since I get offended by disrespectful behaviors on table such as burping and loud eating sounds. Yet, I read somewhere that table manners cannot be counted as universal manners since it all differs by culture. For instance, Germans have to hold their knife until they finish eating whereas it is rude for Koreans to hold things while they are eating. Thankfully, you added it can be different from country to country but still shares common rules among nations in the conclusion so it is not problematic. Nice examples and structure along with concise but clean introduction, nice job!:)

    -Dong Heui Kim

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