Good manners（礼貌）are very important in our lives. Polite people are1with most people while rude people are often hated by others.
Why not try to be polite? A simple "please" "Thank you" or "You're welcome" can make a big2in many situations.
Politeness or rudeness often depends on a person's culture. In many Asian countries, people tell white lies（善意的谎言） in order not to hurt others'3. To many Asians this is thought to be polite. However, for Europeans this is impolite.
Whether a person is polite or not4depends on who he is speaking to. People often speak in different ways when they talk to the elderly, their friends and their children.
Do you want to be a polite person? It's not hard to do that.5you do something in a polite way every day, you will fall into a good habit day by day.
