is politeness a human instinct? it seems many of us put in extra effort to be polite, purposefully inserting pleases and thankyous into our everyday conversations. all the different maxims display that much thought has to be put in when being polite. i feel by doing all this we are complicating life more than it already is. even when accepting a compliment, we have to show our appreciation in a way that would show our appreciation yet also being humble. all these social cues and constructs definitely serve to complicate issues that are really just very simple.
heres a video on how to be polite!
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