Saying 'Thank you'

They're acting like a 3 year old. Treat them like one. "And what do you say?" "Thank You" verrry gooood! No I've not sincerely ever done that, but I've felt like doing it sometimes. a simple thank you really isn't too much to ask for, but it's surprising how many people have absolutely no manners!

I think it is very rude not to say thank you and I would be reluctant to help them again as they just took it for granted. I doubt I would say anything to them straight away but I would mark them off my list with a note of user. I see them as the sort of person who uses others to get what he/she wants and expects other people to do as he/she wishes. I am not sure I would be offended, maybe a little hurt but I would simply start to ignore the person in question.

yes this happen quite often and when it does happen to me I always say to myself I am going to stop being so availablr to people but then when someone comes to me needing help I am right there every time...i just think these days this is the sad way people are these days and I just can't change so i have to accept it i guess..

There really are people like this. I have friends who come to me only when they need help. But during other times they just ignore me, haha. It is rude but sometimes I think that the person's just really busy or not that appreciative. So I don't get mad and will again help in the future. But not saying thanks really leaves a bad impression on you.

Definitely, I will really feel bad to that person if she/he just take fr granted all of the effort that I've done to help him/her.. Of course, I can't demand or force him/her to thank me since it is nice to hear someone thanking not coming from his/her heart.. Maybe, I will tell that person how much I was disappointed with/her.. Next time she/he will asked me a favor, I won't help him/her anymore since he/she doesn't know how to appreciate all the things that I've done for him/her.. I will really tell that person how do I feel so that he/she will realize that she/he's not doing good things for those people who had help him/her.. If she/he will continue his/her attitude like that then many people will get disappointed and will not help him/her anymore.. So, it is good to let that person know how do I feel...

I got really offended especially like what you said you spend your time, effort and knowledge. It can really happen here because some members are busy just to earn online. Sometimes, I just tried to understand it. Maybe he/she forgot about it. But still it's not right not just to say thank you.

Most people, I have to say, understand that you have spent some time and trouble on their behalf and express their gratitude (sometimes embarrassingly). How do we so often respond? "Oh, it was nothing!" There are always a few who don't take the trouble to say thank you and sometimes it's a little galling when that happens. I generally work on the principle of expecting the least from people. Then I can only be pleasantly surprised when I get more!

ouch. i think you are reffering to me har har har. i am not a thank you person and my wife hates me for that. when we are lost and need to ask direction after i gain the info i just nod and drive away. she hates me for that. i am not used on saying thank you but now that we have a two year old son i am finding myself saying thank you. glad that now i know how to and saw the imporatance of it. now i am not a palin rude person har har har

My mother taught me years ago that please and thank you are the most important words in the English vocabulary and I raise my children to be the same way. I, like you have been in the same place and thought well "your welcome, jerk" but I have never said it- I would rather not start a agrugment. Online- while it may be cheating when I start a discussion here for instance I always say thanks in advance for your help or input. Does that count? Of course if someone goes above and beyond I try to come back to that person and say thank you directly. I like your question. Happy mylotting!

I generally just put her over my knee and spank her, all the time telling her she has to learn some manners, and to be a good girl or I'll have to make her stand in the corner. That usually works. Lash

The word "thank you" is very important to me and meaningful. Everytime somebody do good to me I always say thank you and if I have something to give I will let it her to take no matter what just to say thanks. To hear thank you word is somewhat a happy feeling to those who we thank you. It pleases the heart and ego of the person feeling of they are important and we recognize the thing they does to us. And the same thing with them If we hear that magic word we are flattered also. Thank you with a smile is lovely to hear. Thanks!

whenever I would forget to say my thanks to my kids, they would say "You're welcome", as a reminder... coz that's what i taught them to do... and i do that to them also, whenever they forget to say their gratitude... Maybe, I would do that in here if someone forgets or didnt even bother to say "thank you".

Actually it doesn't matter whether they say Thank you or not. Whats important is we're able to help or to share, However, it's just frustrating , we can't find in them the right attitude especially when we are used to do in others. I'm not offended, I just think maybe they forgot to say Thank you or they are not used to practice a good attitude anyway we may receive rewards from others not only thank you for something good we did, without knowing.

It is offensive not to thank the person that helped you! Ingratitude is an evil plague. Even online, it is rude not to thank someone who has obviously gone out of their way ot help another. I like your post, happy mylottingq

I feel normal cu wher i live its normal so I will say to him/her you welcome

No I won't be offended. Nothing at all. When you help someone, expect nothing at all. That is what "charity" is all about. The fact that you lend your hand and he or she is helped by giving your best should make your heart smile. Yes, it's not too much to ask but you should realize that not all people are "verbal", I myself do not say "thank you" often. I include a person who has done to me good deeds in my prayers and would have a mark in my head that when he or she needs help in rough times, I will also do the same... helping the best I can. Moreover, we could not suspect anyone to "take advantage" of our generosity when it has only happened once, it should have certain degree.... Yet, we can't help all the time, we should also learn to say "no" for a change.

I completely understand where your coming from. I've helped people get out of the most tough situations and at the end of it all everybody goes there own ways without saying a Thank You. And I do get frustrated when it isnt said. And sometimes I will say something, nothing to rude, just reply to that person that your welcome and hopefully if they have any sense they will come to realize to say Thank You. I know how to say Thank You when something is done for me

First thank you for asking me that question. Those people who does not say thank they are cheap and selfish so pls stay away from him. Just say thank you its not a big deal for every human . . .

I think society is starting to make it "inferred." When you do a favor and the person you did a favor for smiles or something, they are inferring "Thank you." I guess it's just part of laziness to say thanks. Although, you do have a point; it's not much to ask for a simple "Thank you."

I agree. And it's such a shame because saying thank you is so easy! I think I would keep my feelings to myself instead of creating a fuss. Although if it was someone that was very close to me and they kept taking me for granted I probably would say something eventually in order to prevent feelings of resetment building up over the long-term