Manners

This past weekend I met, and gladly spent time with, what is increasingly becoming a rarity. An entity that once roamed the earth with our blessings but now is hardly ever seen. Sightings are sporadic to say the least. What I met was a polite, well behaved and well manner child. It seems that words that were the absolute minimum less than a generation ago, (please, thank you, may I) have disappeared from the vocabulary of most children (the young lady I met was 7 years old).
I am always pleasantly surprised at how polite children are when I go back to Kenya. Conversely I am always surprised at how rude ADULTS are back in Kenya.

Reminiscing about politeness in school reminds me of this conversation:
Student: Sir, can I go to the toilet?
Teacher: I am sure you can go to the toilet. Whether or not you may go to the toilet however, is a completely different matter.