Thanks for your response. Let me just expound that these are not standards that are from the old days. These are standards that are still accepted by those who lived long enought to know that it's the right thing to do.
And yes you sumed it up nicely when you said "but its just how our society has evolved" Perhaps de-evolved might be a more appropriate term if there is one.
My encouragement is Let us not be forced into the world into a dog eat dog world, where there's a no holds bar to greed and violence. A world of capitalism filled with as you say "people are straight stupid, who lack any form of intelligent conversation who need to use bad language in the place of civil intelligent conversation".
Instead....in spite of all there is wrong let's seek the advantage of being a gentleman.
OBTW the dictionary defines lady as follows:
lady noun ( pl. -dies)
1 a woman (
used as a polite or old-fashioned form of reference) : I spoke to the lady at the travel agency | [as adj. ] a lady doctor. • ( the Ladies) Brit. a women's public toilet. • an informal, often brusque, form of address to a woman : I'm sorry, lady, but you have the wrong number.
2
a woman of superior social position, esp. one of noble birth : lords and ladies and royalty were once entertained at the house. • a courteous, decorous, or genteel woman : his wife was a real lady, with such nice manners. • ( Lady) (in the UK)
a title used by peeresses, female relatives of peers, the wives and widows of knights, etc. : Lady Caroline Lamb.
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Originally Posted by Technomage
but attentive to all conversations, some people are straight stupid, or lack any form of intelligent conversation. Chivalry ended because of capitalism, it forced the world into a dog eat dog world, and there's a no holds bar to greed and violence. Im not saying that there are no gentlemen, or that capitalism is a bad thing, but its just how our society has evolved, there is no more loyalty, with mtv = then new generation doesn't give two shits about any of the things listed above.. example I go to college and its courteous to keep the door open if someone is behind you, I do but most will not say "thank you" they just keep walking. Sorry about the rant but yea I guess the sums what I think about the topic.
P.S. lady has taken on quite a new defination in the new century.
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