Everyday Courtesy (1948)

Courtesy in connection with invitations, telephone conversations, introductions and entertaining guests.

[@ATHRENTHE2ND]

I am very happy i found this channel. I plan on showing my young son these videos when he is old enough. It is a shame these are not shown in schools i think modern children would benefit greatly from being taught courtesy, modesty and manners.

[@jager896]

Train up a boy Girl In the way he should go even when he grows old it will not depart from him peace to you Eileen Proverbs c 22 v 6

[@josegarcia2762]

well youre supposed to teach them these things , not the school.

[@calvinjackson8110]

I grew up and was in school in the 1950s and early 60s. The teachers showed films like this on a routine basis.

[@waynem7634]

Courtesy makes daily life pleasant...a bedrock of a civilized society. We need this reinforced today.

[@donnalapointe7543]

I was taught this and it was reinfodced, both in school and at home.

[@emmafrancis4727]

these videos have taught me so much! i have been bought up to be polite but little things like how to introduce people will go a long way with me!

[@Tricorvus]

It's a shame more people don't still teach this at home.

[@crybebebunny]

We come from different backgrounds and cultures. In some, We are just not permitted to talk. I would had been spanked for speaking even polite speaking.

[@TrueCarthaginian]

@@crybebebunny Some cultures are better than others.

[@crybebebunny]

@@TrueCarthaginian No, culture is better than others one is just supposed to be willing to learn and try your best not to disrespect others. Anyone whom thinks that they are better than others are the most disrespectful.

[@smadaf]

@@crybebebunny , cultures are ways of behaving. Cultures are beliefs about the world. Some ways of behaving are better than others. Some beliefs about the world are better than others. Some cultures are better than others. But it's important to remember - that every culture has much complexity - that no culture is entirely good - that no culture is entirely bad - that every culture has something valuable that it can teach to other cultures - that intercultural education and understanding and communication are important and are means by which all cultures can be improved.

[@crybebebunny]

Wow, I did know the rules of introduction. Thank I learned something on this video.

[@mikezylstra7514]

We were shown this movie and later had a poster contest. I plagerized the "Be a Good Listener" poster including the horn held to his ear. Miss MacFeaters really liked it.

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

Imagine trying to even suggest this stuff to a class in a public school in Chicago, Detroit, or even Los Angeles. If they even updated this to modern standards, styles and languages, can't you imagine the gales of raucous laughter you'd be greeted with? I wanted so desperately to please everyone, I tried hard to be a good kid. I won't date myself too much, but I will say that when I was in kindergarten, I was the only kid with a divorced mom who worked. It's a couple decades after this, but I still was a rarity (although there were a number of kids whose parents were split up or separated, but it wasn't common knowledge. Dads who slept in a different room or on the sofa or worked until late. Lots of those.)

[@zergmare7]

That is actually a really good idea!

[@drewconway7135]

Bill's artwork goes downhill fast at 5:02. And I LOL'ed at the dead fish example. 😂

[@daleanderson1727]

Thanks for sharing.

[@cadenbriner8183]

bill lowkey got that nice fade. i wonder if his barber is still alive

[@cacatr4495]

This current generation demonstrates extreme need for learning consideration and respect for others. The problem though is that they don't care. They are haughty and extremely prideful. They've never been taught correction, as though they are all fatherless. I know a great many are, but the remainder has obviously never been taught correction either. Where people refuse instruction and correction, there is no hope of good change.

[@cacatr4495]

bloom4mee Yes. I was speaking in generalities about this current time. Fatherless or not, too many now are without courtesy and thoughtful consideration. We know that countless members of previous generations were reared by women, and were very courteous and thoughtful. Their mothers took a strong stance in demanding that of them. When I said "as though they're fatherless", it meant the implication of lacking correction and instruction, rather than literally having no father. I hope you understand my expression. I'm sorry you were without your dad, and obviously you were blessed with a great mom. Not everyone has been. Thank you for sharing. 💞

[@miriambucholtz9315]

Unfortunately, it seems that children are being taught to have an unjustified sense of entitlement these days. Many of these old videos should be shown again to classes of children. I was a child in the '50s and would have been grateful to have seen some of these, myself at the time. Not everyone was fortunate enough to be taught such things at home, even then.

[@drewconway7135]

CA Catr "where people refuse instruction and correction...." Huh? It sounds like you are blaming the children. It's not their fault for not knowing what their parents didn't teach them. Also, what part of the current curriculum would you like to sacrifice to put this back in public education? Science, so that kids won't be able to get a job? Math, so they won't be able to manage their money? PE, so they'll get fat? Or music, so they'll be culturally illiterate? I'm betting it's the last one. That's always first to go.

[@paulaharrisbaca4851]

Hmmm. They're already pulling all that in my once-beloved home state (I'll give you one guess...a state which plummeted from being in the top 3 states in education to be 47th so quickly that it had to be intentional. )

[@kieranpavlick3909]

Maybe all the sex-ed stuff that shouldn’t be taught in schools? Manners were taught for hundreds of years, even in school. It wouldn’t be hard to incorporate stuff like this into school, if you wanted to.

[@PuffKitty]

The kids left out the address of Sunnyside School in the invitations 🤔

[@Barbe]

Marion reminds me of Charlotte Aulin during the "Excuse Me" part.

[@SkyBlue-qn8me]

"We regret not being able to attend due to the fear of boredom" 😄

[@Annadog40]

Is that the same boy kid from Your Family (1948)?

[@nickmad887]

thanks

[@alden5585]

I would like to see Bill interacting with his peers in 2024. Poor Bill will get bullied in seconds.

[@sarahmoviereviewer4109]

If only all adults were as kindin public!

[@Annadog40]

What if it is an older lady and a younger man who gets introduced first?

[@cacatr4495]

The older lady would be the one to be honored in this combination: the young man would be introduced to her, her name would be said first. "Mrs. Smith, I would like you to meet my friend Bill."

[@alphaomega8373]

I love these videos, but I wouldnt want to read a not that sounded monotone. I need the styles.

[@maunster3414]

7:58, dead fish, believe me or not, take this as a red flag.

[@aleafox1675]

The kid sketching pictures has one heck of a talent. Most adults can't do that. Wonder if he went on to work a Marvel Comics as an adult. WOW

[@ciara313245]

1:59 How that fool manage to draw a detailed ass picture in 4 seconds?😭🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@edwardgaines6561]

0:40 "Be courteous to ladies." Of course, this was BEFORE no-fault divorce.😏

[@mph1ish]

And women' s lib 😕

[@mikesilva3868]

Killdozer Clint walker nooooo mst3k joke 😂

[@GalCharlotteOG]

Oh, my head’s spinning...

[@isaac1908]

You could be having a seizure or stroke seek medical attention Stop get some help

[@fluffyunicorn7187]

1948? Oh please show how a white person shows respect to a black person

[@Morgoth_the_Tyrant]

Not drinking from his fountain

[@jager896]

Jesus said that you must love your neighbor as yourself Nd the book of Acts c10 v34 Peter says that I understand that God is not partial Eileen peace to you

[@mph1ish]

Sad that people see racism in everything.

[@bumbleberryshortcake6099]

speaker: bill mentioned the girl's name first, and showed respect by presenting the boy to her. you can mention either name first if they are both men are the same age. me, a non-binary: 👁️👄👁️

[@sofiabravo1994]

You’re a girl. @.@

[@bumbleberryshortcake6099]

@@sofiabravo1994 incorrect! Lol