What is the importance of saying please

Q:   What is the importance of saying please?

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Alpha of the Plough remarks in his essay ‘On Saying Please' that bad manners are infectious so also are the good manners. It is a sensible comment by the writer on social manners. An ill-humoured person spreads anger and irritation in society. If we encounter incivility in life then most of us become uncivil. 
The writer points out that bad manners are very harmful to society. They do more to poison the stream of general life than all the crimes in the history. 
Bad manners cause a lot of injury to our sense of self-respect. Injury to our body soon passes away but an injury to our feelings may poison our life.
If the officer insults his subordinate, the subordinate insults his peon. The peon will be angry with his wife. His wife will be angry with his cook. In this way, bad manners are sure to poison the atmosphere.
The writer believes that good manners are also infectious. If we are polite and civil to others then he will be polite and civil to others. In this connection, we take an example of a conductor. The behaviour of the bus conductor impressed him greatly.
 One day the writer was travelling in the bus when conductor approached him for a ticket. The writer did not have the purse with him. He was worried and upset at the situation.
 The conductor was a kind and cheerful person. He gave the ticket to the writer without money. His cheerfulness impressed the passengers and they too, were demanded to behave properly with others. Thus good manners also give birth to chain of smile and politeness.