@@GTA5Player1 I happen to know it wasn't propaganda considering my living grandmother who lived in that time and did those things in the video and taught my mom who also taught me those good habits, but okay. And even if it was propaganda, wouldnt be a good thing to teach us these things anyway?
It's designed to be funny because it subverts what we expect about people in functioning society, but now the novel idea has become so mainstream that it's evolved to something mean-spirited, and now the young people are emulating this behavior. Access to the Internet at yet younger ages means kids watching TikToks full of bad language, sexual degeneracy and overpoliticized narcissism, which becomes "reality" to these children. Imagine how they will turn out? We're already seeing how some kids who grew up watching all the Elsagate TH-cam videos in 2015-2016 have developed strange paraphilias.
@@James.B.Russell It's specifically designed to engineer your behavior for destruction, to self and others. Not just the fictional characters but the anchors and personalities. When I was a child in the 80s the news anchors dressed for the season, wore their makeup in a professional manner and spoke very professionally. Now you have the likes of O'Reilly, Nancy Grace cutting people's mics off and flaring their nostrils. Robin Meade wearing her lip gloss like a centerfold and those pageant girls they hire to read the prompters on Fox are a joke. Society did not become what it is by accident. We have been conditioned like Pavlovian dogs.
@iknow2145 You are much older than myself and I never watch old news segments but I've seen old movies and TV shows, and it's a different world. The modern world has embraced ugliness and imperfection, coinciding with the cultural downfall of faith as a societal virtue, meaning less of a drive towards beauty and the divine. Now, everyone is perfect as they are. Everyone is the god of their own personal reality, equally as correct and righteous and wonderful. I'm old enough to have seen the Lord of the Rings movies in theaters as a small child, so I remember what culture was like not longer ago cuz it was fairly recent. The media has gone over the cliff at an exponential rate in the last 10 years. So much of it is now hideous and crude and spiteful, with few exceptions. Don't anyone kid themselves; it's all a deliberate project.
If you are taught good manners from early childhood it becomes automatic- a reflex. It actually becomes difficult to NOT be polite. In the end the polite person benefits from it in so many ways- love, friendship, employment, better service, etc. They gain much more than they give.
@@kindnessfirst9670Exactly sometimes how old your parents are too if they had you when they were 20 for eg they might not teach you as good manners as if your parents have you in their 30s or 40s.
@@msenlightened Yes I know, and it's a crying shame! If parents have to rely on videos to teach their children from right and wrong, they have NO business being parents! Smh. 🤦♀️
It doesn't matter what comments I read I keep a smile on my face and I don't know when they're being sarcastic. There is something to be learned in everything and I actually enjoy these videos 😐 so I'm glad they posted them good job👍😘
@@barbaracrickley6191 News flash.. it really isn’t the ‘50s anymore. My family member is a woman who is a piercer, with beautiful tattoos and makes over 6 figures. 🥰 Nothing wrong with tattoos. I am glad one thing has changed, the double standard. It was quite despicable.
@@ingridwilliamsen8964sure isn't. You didn't see girls or that many guys with hideous mark's on their body or metal piercing their tongues nose and ears or other body parts. That's right, it's not the 1950s.
Growing up in CA thru the 60's & 70's I saw how these courtesies and manners were going away! At home I was taught these things, but the hardness of life in CA made me forget them. Since my hubby & I have left CA, we've started traveling around & was reminded very much of the old ways / manners when we arrived in Texas and a 10 year old boy opened the door for both of us and said ma'am and sir! We've both have regained our manners & such, especially since we've settled down in Kentucky! The manners really come out around here and the thoughtfulness makes life more enjoyable!!
Hello I know it’s late to comment but I just started to watch these I was born in 1955 to a big Italian family and my mother taught all of us (4 boys in a row 🤪) to be gentleman I still use ma’am and sir and occasionally get a chuckle from a young sales clerk Good manners served me well and my ex- wife who was southern taught all three of our sons those manners My daughters in law often lovingly thank me 😊
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It's a pet peeve of mine when ppl don't say bye when hanging up the phone. Or at least something like "peace" or some type of closing phrase. It's just brash to me to just hang up without it
A friend moved to America from abroad and thought we never said goodbye when hanging up the phone because so many movies show Americans just ending the call without a word 😄
When people take the time to learn about and practice good manners the world is made that much better. Anyone can become a model of good manners, anywhere, any time.
This video on manners is great. Thanks for posting this video. I am recommending these videos to my students who are learning English conversation. The language is clear and understandable. The language used in the videos are great example of standard American (?) English. Of course, the values that make these good manners possible greatly encourage anyone.
I wish we saw these values all around us the way I did when I was young. The English language without proper courtesy to accompany it, is still wholly insufficient.
I did. Women were respected; men held the doors for us. People said thank you and please. But you can start a trend by bringing manners back to your world!
One other tip. Older people, in general, really like polite young people. If you are polite and respectful, it will not only help the world, but it will get you far in life!
Another vital element of being well mannered is courteously making yourself understood, explaining what you meant when others don't fully understand you on the first try. It is very rude and aggressive to get mad at them and behave badly because you weren't clear. That's putting the responsibility on others for your lack of articulate communication. We aren't mindreaders; people need to be courteous, respectful and clear. If they aren't, but instead behave badly, they aren't worth being around.
Very true. Some kids today also love to use a whole new set of vocabulary and act like everyone understands what they're talking about. Usually it's invented words that are learned from Tumblr, TikTok and niche university classes about sociology. Sometimes they use it expressly because of its esoteric nature to try to appear smart. It's like an in-joke that's gone wrong. In-joke humor has exploded with the prevalence of internet memes, too. It all feeds into their narcissism.
I actually took all the videos and came up with 12 resolutions that I kept for a year. I’ll never go back to the way I was. Life changing!!!! I went from hell to heaven in less than a day!
Some of these old educational films need to be shown in school. It's all solid advice shown in an entertaining and easy to follow way. Lots of people could learn from them and just because they're old doesn't mean they've lost their value.
I think I read in Emily Post's book way back, manners are about preventing problems or harm, and showing consideration instead of selfish non-concern. In all practicality then, it is better for the man to walk down the stairs in front of the lady, in case either slip, the man can catch/shield/prevent her from falling, or if the man slips, he's not going to bowl her over and crush her. Going up the stairs, ladies first. Going down the stairs man first. In Germany tradition is for the man to enter a room first especially if it is an unfamiliar place. again to be her shield in case of danger inside.
Literally all 50s families have one son and one daughter, parents approaching retirement age and a rigid schedule according to these short films. Still loving it!
It’s crazy to think the older people in the film in 1953, could’ve been born in the 1890’s..and lived before cars were invented and then widely accessible!
Or even in the 1880s! People over 70 go back to the 1880s or even earlier. Man, it would be something to see what their world was like when they were children! My grandmother on my mother's side was born in 1882 and got married in 1912!!
Good manners are lacking today among many people. It's a sad reality we live in now. I am happy to know that I keep my good manners. It's natural and easy for me.
The comments are so sad. Our family is lucky ❤️ People would benefit from putting this advice into practice. Even in 2024, our 16 y/o son uses manners exactly as defined in this video. The vernacular is new, but the etiquette is timeless.
It really has went downhill and thats an understatement. I wish I could live back when people were polite respectful and classy. Unfortunately it will only get worse. Weve steadily declined decade by decade. God help us in the future
I think I read in Emily Post's book way back, manners are about preventing problems or harm, and showing consideration instead of selfishness. In all practicality then, it is better for the man to walk down the stairs in front of the lady, in case either slip, the man can catch/shield/prevent her from falling, or if the man slips, he's not going to bowl her over and crush her. Going up the stairs, ladies first. Going down the stairs man first. In Germany tradition is for the man to enter a room first especially if it is an unfamiliar place or full of complete strangers, again to be her shield in case of danger inside.
I think we just need a little more awareness of our impact on others. We’re more self involved these days. It’s not difficult, a little effort goes a long way. We should watch this to be reminded of that.
Once I was calling for a job and was hired over the phone, later I heard the boss say that I had such good phone mannerism he knew I would be a good hire!
I was raised to have manners like this. To this day I say please, thank you, hold doors, etc. I get plenty of strange looks and people accuse me of bring phony or sucking up to people. Sad. To this day I don't tell off color jokes or swear in front of women.
You seem like a very considerate gentleman. Men like you make me want to be more lady-like, especially in days like this where modest femininity isn’t embraced by many women.
@@tj921able Because it’s stupid to let simple words have such power over you. If I’m in public and I hear someone cuss or something I don’t say anything or draw attention to myself. Because end of the day they grown idc. I didn’t raise them lol. So I’ll cap it with this. Quit worrying about what other people FUCKING do.
I have felt so annoyed and angry for so very, very long. I have been saying to friends that I no longer recognise this world or most of the people in it, and yet, I could not fine tune my feelings any more than this until I screened this film tonight. This is what life was like in my youth. This is how children were raised. This was what society expected of everyone. Yet, very few people these days exhibit these sorts of manners any more. I wish I could go back in time. It was a better world then.
@OLDTIMETV I appreciate all your short videos & all the great reminders... Thank you for all you do... Let's try our best like the movie said... ti take it from here at the end... ✌😇🙏
Oh how much we need more of these. That’s why I never put in broken bottom a boomer’s advice or constructive criticism regarding manners and or finances!
Gene/ Jean looks like my aunt, Norma. Aunt Norma is the most '50s woman' I've ever met. She doesn't know what vintage is or what the fashion of the fifties is (she's from a really rural part of Mexico) but she makes all her clothes and they all look like fifties outfits. She's soft voiced, gentle, and has great manners. It's perplexing.
@sara jev He knows the truth, he just chooses to remain ignorant of the fact. But it's okay, like they do women, children and every kind of minority, they can just demand they were happier under their reign of terror. They know what's best for you and what you are feeling and thinking...and what you're thinking is to submit to them. Happiness awaits. 🙄
The only problem I personally faced is that, some/most people take your manners as granted/weaknesses and like to create intimidation in so many ways. Perhaps why keeping your circle limited is a must these days.
You don’t need to be weak or lame, in order to have manners and class. Notice how the boy is confidently talking to the two girls, who like him back- but he’s doing it and a respectful end courteous way.
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Courtesy and respect are timeless. One thing I was taught that was missed here, is that you should lead when descending steps, and your respected other should lead when ascending - the reason being if the respected other stumbles or falls, you can offer some assistance and break the fall. I still do this, especially for my frail mum.
I see comments on these videos like “I can’t stop watching this I don’t know why lol!” And I have an answer, I know why. It’s because we wish people acted like this today!
I unashamedly say I'm using these videos to get/brainwash my daughters to want to behave in a way suited for human dwellings.... 👌 And just saying, my 7yo put on a pair of pyjamas and actually brushed her hair the other night! 🏆
I would like to start using these pleasantries around everybody and laugh inside when they are dumbfounded as to “what a pleasant person she is”. In fact, I believe if I do it enough it will become natural and then I really will be a pleasant person to be around. How about that!
3:00 This family is so nice , my family is like : Sibling 1: MORNIN' Sibling 2 : SHUT UP IM TRYNA SLEEP Sibling 1 : MOM MAKE ME TOAST Mum: make you're own damn TOAST Sibling 2: I SAID I AM TRYNA SLEEP Mum : Get yo lazy butt up it's Time for school Dad: go clean the windows sibling 1 Sibling 1 : that's unfair I cleaned the windows LAST TIME why can sibling 2 do it
@ 7:55 Ah! The rating system! My girlfriends and I always did this: + 2 for being cute, naturally -2 for being cute, artificially + 9 for clever, original opening line -5 for predictable, uninteresting opening line +10 for looking awesome in a suit +9 for OWNING a suit ...and so on. Categories and scoring can be improvised as needed. (Great fun.) Jack just earned a +10 for having manners in spite of possible peer pressure. S - W - O - O - N.
@@marcopolo9146 maybe - but that's why we girls did it without telling the guys...(and if you missed it, I said it was all just "great fun") It was a "girl thing," marcopolo9146, don't get all bent out of shape about it. BTW, for your "degrading and demeaning" comment and thin skin, you've earned a -10...😂
We watched these in the mid 1960s, for health classes in what is called middle school now makes me smile that they were 10 years old then..and we thought they were old fashioned and clunky☺️
@@geococcyx7543 Look up “why don’t you move to Japan and complain about their happy all-Asian society”. Seems like our biggest problem was letting y’all in at all! Y’all hate us, and you won’t be happy until we die, will you?
I grew up knowing/learning many of these basic lessons (sometimes it rubbed off on the person I was dating). The one I married didn’t take much “polishing” but is now *always* the best escort for young and old alike. It is so refreshing to see a person of any age display the basic courtesies.
@@cacatr4495 really! Please go away and place your head in a vice until you become a less vile pathetic piece of rubbish. Thank you so much....manners are important....obviously your the person you speak of.
@ 5:07 Nice municipal bus line! Comparing it to Reno's RTC in my mind...all in all about the same type of passengers, but I think I prefer this bus; the kind you could still open a window and the bumpy seats look like fun.
The one thing that bothers me is that he throws the bit of lint he picks from his sister's shoulder at 9:23 on the floor. That is not good manners. Just more to clean up for his mom, who is likely the one to do the general housework. He should have put it in the waste basket.
9:15: If I went to someone's house and the brother and sister were speaking to each other like that I would leave, immediately because I would figure there are probably some corpses hidden in the basement or something.
Carlinda I am not only seeing these manners, I still live them, as you do. And, remind people of their lack of manners, as diplomatically as I can. Why isn't this tutorial part of our educational curriculum? Manners are ageless, unless you have the millennial generation that feel entitled to " reinvent the wheel." However, Generation X, are their parents. Where did they give up? Once we can replace , "Have a good one," with, "Your Welcome," "Good Morning," Good Afternoon," "Good Evening," or less "formal," Have a good day, " Have a nice night," When we eliminate ,"No problem" and "Whatever,"( which really is modern day) "F you," then we will return to civility, which really means kindness and respect.
@Linda: It's the models we have today. Look at the rock stars - how terribly they behave! Or our politicians, how they betray the people unpunishedly. Even religious people have perpetrated crimes against little children. One has to decide for himself whether he follows these patterns, no matter what the surrounding people do.
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Is anyone else watching these videos and comparing them to your daily lives?
I mean, not really. This is just some crazy 50s propaganda. I highly doubt anyone actually acted like this even back then.
@@GTA5Player1 propaganda to who??
@@gw437 I fall short too, don't beat yourself up. You'll get there. 😊
@@111SweetP Young folk I guess.
@@GTA5Player1 I happen to know it wasn't propaganda considering my living grandmother who lived in that time and did those things in the video and taught my mom who also taught me those good habits, but okay. And even if it was propaganda, wouldnt be a good thing to teach us these things anyway?
In 1950's TV shows teach people good manners. Now, we are taught how to be rude by most TV shows.
Yes TV today is crass, rude and the kids on the shows are snarky and annoying.
It's designed to be funny because it subverts what we expect about people in functioning society, but now the novel idea has become so mainstream that it's evolved to something mean-spirited, and now the young people are emulating this behavior.
Access to the Internet at yet younger ages means kids watching TikToks full of bad language, sexual degeneracy and overpoliticized narcissism, which becomes "reality" to these children. Imagine how they will turn out? We're already seeing how some kids who grew up watching all the Elsagate TH-cam videos in 2015-2016 have developed strange paraphilias.
@@James.B.Russell It's specifically designed to engineer your behavior for destruction, to self and others. Not just the fictional characters but the anchors and personalities. When I was a child in the 80s the news anchors dressed for the season, wore their makeup in a professional manner and spoke very professionally. Now you have the likes of O'Reilly, Nancy Grace cutting people's mics off and flaring their nostrils. Robin Meade wearing her lip gloss like a centerfold and those pageant girls they hire to read the prompters on Fox are a joke. Society did not become what it is by accident. We have been conditioned like Pavlovian dogs.
@iknow2145 You are much older than myself and I never watch old news segments but I've seen old movies and TV shows, and it's a different world. The modern world has embraced ugliness and imperfection, coinciding with the cultural downfall of faith as a societal virtue, meaning less of a drive towards beauty and the divine. Now, everyone is perfect as they are. Everyone is the god of their own personal reality, equally as correct and righteous and wonderful.
I'm old enough to have seen the Lord of the Rings movies in theaters as a small child, so I remember what culture was like not longer ago cuz it was fairly recent. The media has gone over the cliff at an exponential rate in the last 10 years. So much of it is now hideous and crude and spiteful, with few exceptions.
Don't anyone kid themselves; it's all a deliberate project.
Especially cartoons!
wish the world was still like this...
Agreed
Nobody’s civil anymore!
Some people like this still exist today.
@J R 🥴
I mean....ya know....without all the racism and segregation.
If you are taught good manners from early childhood it becomes automatic- a reflex. It actually becomes difficult to NOT be polite. In the end the polite person benefits from it in so many ways- love, friendship, employment, better service, etc. They gain much more than they give.
it's so true..here in the South,it's drilled in from childhood..you never lose it.
@@proud2bpagan It has to do with what kind of parents you had- not where you grew up.
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Very true and well put.
@@kindnessfirst9670Exactly sometimes how old your parents are too if they had you when they were 20 for eg they might not teach you as good manners as if your parents have you in their 30s or 40s.
Moral of the story....these things are taught at HOME! These are the failures of today's society!!
Unfortunately they are not taught at home all the time. We should have videos like this in 2nd and 3rd grade.
@@msenlightened Yes I know, and it's a crying shame! If parents have to rely on videos to teach their children from right and wrong, they have NO business being parents! Smh. 🤦♀️
@@catlady7773 Yeah. I lived in foster care. My foster parents werent even remotely concerned with such things.
@@msenlightened Sounds like they were just in it for the money, not the passion of taking care of kids! Terrible!!
The problem is that the baby boomers rejected basic manners and formalities and passed on to their kids something substantially less.
I saw this in Grammar School in 1959...It's a great souvenir from the past...I love it!
With a name like Robert Hayman I know you're a man of principle.
Excellent. Proper behavior.
+1
This is common sense but common sense isn’t too common!
I loved this video and it was a nice reminder to mind my own manners 🙂
Not a tattoo in sight on the girls. Did they call girls guys in the US of the 50s.?
It doesn't matter what comments I read I keep a smile on my face and I don't know when they're being sarcastic. There is something to be learned in everything and I actually enjoy these videos 😐 so I'm glad they posted them good job👍😘
@@barbaracrickley6191 News flash.. it really isn’t the ‘50s anymore. My family member is a woman who is a piercer, with beautiful tattoos and makes over 6 figures. 🥰 Nothing wrong with tattoos. I am glad one thing has changed, the double standard. It was quite despicable.
Nowadays, they punish anybody with manners. Because they're "boring."
@@ingridwilliamsen8964sure isn't. You didn't see girls or that many guys with hideous mark's on their body or metal piercing their tongues nose and ears or other body parts. That's right, it's not the 1950s.
They should show these films again in schools.
Obviously, Jack is a very well behaved teen. He actually gets along with his sister.
I am almost 75, I remember when I used to work, and look back on those times and miss it so much❤
Growing up in CA thru the 60's & 70's I saw how these courtesies and manners were going away! At home I was taught these things, but the hardness of life in CA made me forget them.
Since my hubby & I have left CA, we've started traveling around & was reminded very much of the old ways / manners when we arrived in Texas and a 10 year old boy opened the door for both of us and said ma'am and sir!
We've both have regained our manners & such, especially since we've settled down in Kentucky! The manners really come out around here and the thoughtfulness makes life more enjoyable!!
Now, just pray you don’t run into gun violence in these polite southern states that lack common sense gun legislation.
Hello I know it’s late to comment but I just started to watch these I was born in 1955 to a big Italian family and my mother taught all of us (4 boys in a row 🤪) to be gentleman I still use ma’am and sir and occasionally get a chuckle from a young sales clerk Good manners served me well and my ex- wife who was southern taught all three of our sons those manners My daughters in law often lovingly thank me 😊
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@@saminaneen Says you.
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It's a pet peeve of mine when ppl don't say bye when hanging up the phone. Or at least something like "peace" or some type of closing phrase. It's just brash to me to just hang up without it
Agreed with one exception: when you and who you're talking to suddenly see each other face-to-face
@@HandleDisliker when I see the person face to face... "ok, bye" into the phone 😕
I work in customer service so even at home I always say "thank you for calling have a wonderful day."
Also when people say "please" or "thanks"
A friend moved to America from abroad and thought we never said goodbye when hanging up the phone because so many movies show Americans just ending the call without a word 😄
When people take the time to learn about and practice good manners the world is made that much better. Anyone can become a model of good manners, anywhere, any time.
This video on manners is great. Thanks for posting this video. I am recommending these videos to my students who are learning English conversation. The language is clear and understandable. The language used in the videos are great example of standard American (?) English. Of course, the values that make these good manners possible greatly encourage anyone.
I wish we saw these values all around us the way I did when I was young. The English language without proper courtesy to accompany it, is still wholly insufficient.
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I had a teacher with your name
I want society to be like this... It's really too bad that people aren't generally brought up this way anymore.
I was raised this way and I miss it. It was a wonderful life for me in the 60s
It shows you how far are society has fallen.
a lot of people all ages now are rude or inconsiderate
I've been thinking the same thing. Who knows if we'll ever get that back :/
Ever been to a block party, I remeber once or twice
This is one of my favorite educational videos, just pure common sense
I’m 16 and would love to live in this world!
I did. Women were respected; men held the doors for us. People said thank you and please. But you can start a trend by bringing manners back to your world!
One other tip. Older people, in general, really like polite young people. If you are polite and respectful, it will not only help the world, but it will get you far in life!
You're a very intelligent and mature young person. You'll go far.
Still applies today-or it should!
"Good morning is a good way to start the day"
"Hey, Siri, good morning."
Problem is, not everybody plays by the same rules, sadly. Just imagine how much smoother all of our lives would be if everyone had(good) manners?
Another vital element of being well mannered is courteously making yourself understood, explaining what you meant when others don't fully understand you on the first try. It is very rude and aggressive to get mad at them and behave badly because you weren't clear. That's putting the responsibility on others for your lack of articulate communication. We aren't mindreaders; people need to be courteous, respectful and clear. If they aren't, but instead behave badly, they aren't worth being around.
Lol were you having a bad day? This comment seems like you were speaking personally.
Good point, I'm guilty of this one at times. I've just never heard it put that way. Made me think.
Very good comment. Totally agree!
yes. especially online.
Very true. Some kids today also love to use a whole new set of vocabulary and act like everyone understands what they're talking about. Usually it's invented words that are learned from Tumblr, TikTok and niche university classes about sociology. Sometimes they use it expressly because of its esoteric nature to try to appear smart. It's like an in-joke that's gone wrong. In-joke humor has exploded with the prevalence of internet memes, too. It all feeds into their narcissism.
I actually took all the videos and came up with 12 resolutions that I kept for a year. I’ll never go back to the way I was. Life changing!!!! I went from hell to heaven in less than a day!
What resolutions did you make?
Some of these old educational films need to be shown in school. It's all solid advice shown in an entertaining and easy to follow way. Lots of people could learn from them and just because they're old doesn't mean they've lost their value.
I was taking mental notes of things i can do improve my manners. This film showed me how far short i measure up to that young man Jack.
It's good you care enough to change. I also need to work on better manners.
Same here! ☺️
Not so young anymore 😅
I think I read in Emily Post's book way back, manners are about preventing problems or harm, and showing consideration instead of selfish non-concern. In all practicality then, it is better for the man to walk down the stairs in front of the lady, in case either slip, the man can catch/shield/prevent her from falling, or if the man slips, he's not going to bowl her over and crush her. Going up the stairs, ladies first. Going down the stairs man first. In Germany tradition is for the man to enter a room first especially if it is an unfamiliar place. again to be her shield in case of danger inside.
It is impossible to describe the emotional listening to these vintage tunes They are truly music of the heart. ❤
Literally all 50s families have one son and one daughter, parents approaching retirement age and a rigid schedule according to these short films. Still loving it!
The nuclear family...and in all fairness, people generally looked older back then. Even the teens look older than me and Im in my mid 20s.
Many families had more than 2 kids but yes 2 was common and basically the minimum
Man, I wish more people were respectful like this.
"And girls, let the man help. They enjoy it."
As a man, I certainly do enjoy it
And we like it too. I can’t see why some women get offended.
It’s crazy to think the older people in the film in 1953, could’ve been born in the 1890’s..and lived before cars were invented and then widely accessible!
Or even in the 1880s! People over 70 go back to the 1880s or even earlier. Man, it would be something to see what their world was like when they were children!
My grandmother on my mother's side was born in 1882 and got married in 1912!!
Good manners are lacking today among many people. It's a sad reality we live in now. I am happy to know that I keep my good manners. It's natural and easy for me.
The comments are so sad. Our family is lucky ❤️ People would benefit from putting this advice into practice. Even in 2024, our 16 y/o son uses manners exactly as defined in this video. The vernacular is new, but the etiquette is timeless.
I wish I lived around well spoken polite people like this who have class and grace. This society disgusts me.
+1
It really has went downhill and thats an understatement. I wish I could live back when people were polite respectful and classy. Unfortunately it will only get worse. Weve steadily declined decade by decade. God help us in the future
Ginger Perkins Good ol segregation.
Never fails ,someone always brings that up.What about gentrification ,I guess that is about the same....
Moviestar Memories Yeah, but it's not lol.
A lot of these 50's films are pretty corny, but it would be great if more people would act like this.
True, the more that see these and act on what they see the better. We can both add to the numbers though even if others don't.
I don't know about that. Seems kinda creepy and boring. As a person who gets called "quirky" a lot, I feel like I would not enjoy the 50s.
@@GTA5Player1 maybe to you.
@@janinedear-barlow Well, yeah, that's what I meant.
@@GTA5Player1 I don't think it's creepy at all.
"Should Jack get off first?"
"Yes, and he can give the ladies a hand."
Lmao
Such simple acts that really make life so much more pleasant for everyone. Paying attention, adults ?..
Indeed I am and enjoying it every bit.
Good manners are good at anytime.
It reminds of how I need to have better manners but this is good and the will of God for our lives.
You are so right the Bible says do unto others what you would like done to you after all we wouldn't treat ourselves badly peace to you Eileen
I think I read in Emily Post's book way back, manners are about preventing problems or harm, and showing consideration instead of selfishness. In all practicality then, it is better for the man to walk down the stairs in front of the lady, in case either slip, the man can catch/shield/prevent her from falling, or if the man slips, he's not going to bowl her over and crush her. Going up the stairs, ladies first. Going down the stairs man first. In Germany tradition is for the man to enter a room first especially if it is an unfamiliar place or full of complete strangers, again to be her shield in case of danger inside.
"Let the men help, they enjoy it"
I'm sure they do.
I was going to comment on that line myself! I thought it was rather funny. However, it happens to be true!
Courteous men of good character are awesome!
I do. Especially when it’s most appreciated.
@@cowteeth816 it is appreciated, good for you. You sound like a nice person, keep up the good work.
Yeah it's a real Joy with these feminists now
It IS true that your manners show. I enjoy watching these. They teach you how to conduct yourself in public
AND at home!!!
I think we just need a little more awareness of our impact on others. We’re more self involved these days. It’s not difficult, a little effort goes a long way. We should watch this to be reminded of that.
Once I was calling for a job and was hired over the phone, later I heard the boss say that I had such good phone mannerism he knew I would be a good hire!
I had the same experience!
Gee these old videos sure are making my life turn into a black and white movie the more i watch them..
Show these in your homes 🏠😊😊👍❤️
I was raised to have manners like this. To this day I say please, thank you, hold doors, etc. I get plenty of strange looks and people accuse me of bring phony or sucking up to people. Sad. To this day I don't tell off color jokes or swear in front of women.
We need more people like you in the world. Too many people like to use crude language and wonder why people like me give them dirty stares.
You seem like a very considerate gentleman. Men like you make me want to be more lady-like, especially in days like this where modest femininity isn’t embraced by many women.
@@tj921ableSounds like something an old head would say. Quite rude to make a face at someone who’s grown and can regulate themselves.
@@BjornIronside12 If they can regulate themselves, why don't they, instead of being rude in public? I am an old head and proud of it.
@@tj921able Because it’s stupid to let simple words have such power over you. If I’m in public and I hear someone cuss or something I don’t say anything or draw attention to myself. Because end of the day they grown idc. I didn’t raise them lol. So I’ll cap it with this. Quit worrying about what other people FUCKING do.
I love these videos!
We were taught at home AND in elementary school. Even how to sit! Wish it was like this now
Now kids are told about genders
I wish the world was like this.
I have felt so annoyed and angry for so very, very long. I have been saying to friends that I no longer recognise this world or most of the people in it, and yet, I could not fine tune my feelings any more than this until I screened this film tonight. This is what life was like in my youth. This is how children were raised. This was what society expected of everyone. Yet, very few people these days exhibit these sorts of manners any more. I wish I could go back in time. It was a better world then.
Good manners is an unconscious habit of mine, irregardless of where
I am; and I think people appreciate
it too.
@OLDTIMETV I appreciate all your short videos & all the great reminders... Thank you for all you do... Let's try our best like the movie said... ti take it from here at the end... ✌😇🙏
Oh how much we need more of these. That’s why I never put in broken bottom a boomer’s advice or constructive criticism regarding manners and or finances!
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They were still showing these in elementary schools in Texas back in the mid 1970’s!
Gene/ Jean looks like my aunt, Norma. Aunt Norma is the most '50s woman' I've ever met. She doesn't know what vintage is or what the fashion of the fifties is (she's from a really rural part of Mexico) but she makes all her clothes and they all look like fifties outfits. She's soft voiced, gentle, and has great manners. It's perplexing.
At 7:18 always say "Nice to meet you" in return.
If people would put their phones down and communicate, we might get back to this
If there was ever a solar flare and all cell phones were shut down, people wouldn't know what to do. So glued to them.
Maybe you should start now and stop making condescending comments about people online. Make an example for us all to follow!
Gosh, the 1950s were such a simpler time.
Not for people of color
For those countries, who didn’t have ruined families and lands after the WW2
And so white...
@Meade Vlog channel really? Clearly you’re not old enough to remember Jim Crow.
@sara jev He knows the truth, he just chooses to remain ignorant of the fact. But it's okay, like they do women, children and every kind of minority, they can just demand they were happier under their reign of terror. They know what's best for you and what you are feeling and thinking...and what you're thinking is to submit to them. Happiness awaits. 🙄
The only problem I personally faced is that, some/most people take your manners as granted/weaknesses and like to create intimidation in so many ways. Perhaps why keeping your circle limited is a must these days.
You don’t need to be weak or lame, in order to have manners and class. Notice how the boy is confidently talking to the two girls, who like him back- but he’s doing it and a respectful end courteous way.
Courtesy and respect are timeless.
One thing I was taught that was missed here, is that you should lead when descending steps, and your respected other should lead when ascending - the reason being if the respected other stumbles or falls, you can offer some assistance and break the fall. I still do this, especially for my frail mum.
I see comments on these videos like “I can’t stop watching this I don’t know why lol!” And I have an answer, I know why. It’s because we wish people acted like this today!
This film should be mandatory in every school in America
I remember watching this film in about 3rd or 4th grade in the early 1970s. Those “kids” seemed like adults to me.
We could just show these videos to our children and grandchildren period they apply to everything that we do today
I unashamedly say I'm using these videos to get/brainwash my daughters to want to behave in a way suited for human dwellings.... 👌
And just saying, my 7yo put on a pair of pyjamas and actually brushed her hair the other night! 🏆
Awesome! 😁👏
We need more parents like you. Thank you
I’m showing these to the kids too. It’s working
Brainwash tf out of them with this, fr
Haha, as long as you show it to any sons you have too.
We need these type of videos today for our youth and people, too much negativity in American society today
I would like to start using these pleasantries around everybody and laugh inside when they are dumbfounded as to “what a pleasant person she is”. In fact, I believe if I do it enough it will become natural and then I really will be a pleasant person to be around. How about that!
I think that's a nice thing to do!
Itsva good idea.
This video still serves a lot to this day! Thank you for sharing! ❤️
the actor playing jack also played woody in dating do's and don'ts!
I was raised like this, but now it offends people when I call them sir or ma'am. We really need to show this to today's kids!
3:00
This family is so nice , my family is like :
Sibling 1: MORNIN'
Sibling 2 : SHUT UP IM TRYNA SLEEP
Sibling 1 : MOM MAKE ME TOAST
Mum: make you're own damn TOAST
Sibling 2: I SAID I AM TRYNA SLEEP
Mum : Get yo lazy butt up it's Time for school
Dad: go clean the windows sibling 1
Sibling 1 : that's unfair I cleaned the windows LAST TIME why can sibling 2 do it
@ 7:55 Ah! The rating system! My girlfriends and I always did this:
+ 2 for being cute, naturally
-2 for being cute, artificially
+ 9 for clever, original opening line
-5 for predictable, uninteresting opening line
+10 for looking awesome in a suit
+9 for OWNING a suit
...and so on. Categories and scoring can be improvised as needed. (Great fun.)
Jack just earned a +10 for having manners in spite of possible peer pressure. S - W - O - O - N.
The rating system ... degrading and insulting.
@@marcopolo9146 maybe - but that's why we girls did it without telling the guys...(and if you missed it, I said it was all just "great fun")
It was a "girl thing," marcopolo9146, don't get all bent out of shape about it.
BTW, for your "degrading and demeaning" comment and thin skin, you've earned a -10...😂
We watched these in the mid 1960s, for health classes in what is called middle school now
makes me smile that they were 10 years old then..and we thought they were old fashioned and clunky☺️
"All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy."🍻😂
If being like Jack is dull, I will take a world full of Jacks any day!
@@calvinjackson8110 😂😂😂
I like that waitress in the Dutch hat, don't see that too often....a nice feature.
She was hot.
2:23
What I hear: " So Meg's dead".
I was about to say, well those are good manners.
I-
I can't unhear that now-
"Good manners have a lot to do with how much people like you." If only!!!
Take me back to the 50's!
Look up “white privilege” sometime.
@@geococcyx7543 Idiot!
@@geococcyx7543 Stop being stupid.
@@geococcyx7543 Look up “why don’t you move to Japan and complain about their happy all-Asian society”. Seems like our biggest problem was letting y’all in at all! Y’all hate us, and you won’t be happy until we die, will you?
@@geococcyx7543 Yeah, well it was a land mass that white folks from Europe made something out of..... You and I enjoy the benefits of it today
I wish I watched this sooner. Thanks for the video
Anyone else here because they're totally insane and are dedicated to being polite to everyone? Just me? Okay - excellent.
OMG ,,what a quality content,,,really appreciable ,
Real, straight ,simple ❤
I grew up knowing/learning many of these basic lessons (sometimes it rubbed off on the person I was dating). The one I married didn’t take much “polishing” but is now *always* the best escort for young and old alike.
It is so refreshing to see a person of any age display the basic courtesies.
The way Jack was giving a romantic look to his teacher. Good manners.
Thank You 😇
That song at the beginning sounds so much like "What's My Line?". Or is it the same?
"And now it's time to play, "What's My Line?"! Brought to you by Stopette!
Very interesting that at 6:15 they’re talking about Queen Elizabeth II & the coronation in 1953, and Queen Elizabeth passed away today 09/08/22.
Woah!! 🤯
Great film in general. In particular, I wish I'd been as good looking as Jack.
People today have forgotten what good manners are. It is a me - me - me world... I hate it. :^ (
They are vile Narcissists not worthy of being around. They should at least be exiled away from honorable people.
Not everyone has forgotton manners..lots of manners still around...
@@cacatr4495 really! Please go away and place your head in a vice until you become a less vile pathetic piece of rubbish. Thank you so much....manners are important....obviously your the person you speak of.
@@pegasusgalaxy68 talking to someone the way you just did was bad manners.
pegasusgalaxy68 your manners are showing...
This is an unrecognisable era. Compared to today, it might as well be filmed on another planet..
@ 5:07 Nice municipal bus line! Comparing it to Reno's RTC in my mind...all in all about the same type of passengers, but I think I prefer this bus; the kind you could still open a window and the bumpy seats look like fun.
Ahhhhhh. Sweet, sweet homogeneous shared culture. Register out in the open, no problem
I need to watch this every day lol
i swear i cant be the only one watching this on 2024
I was in elementary school during the late fifties and early sixties and the teacher would show these kinds of films.
I love this
The one thing that bothers me is that he throws the bit of lint he picks from his sister's shoulder at 9:23 on the floor. That is not good manners. Just more to clean up for his mom, who is likely the one to do the general housework. He should have put it in the waste basket.
Him: “good morning everybody”
Me in the morning: “don’t talk to me where’s my ice cream”
9:15: If I went to someone's house and the brother and sister were speaking to each other like that I would leave, immediately because I would figure there are probably some corpses hidden in the basement or something.
Manners are very special and important in American households.
Carlinda
I am not only seeing these manners, I still live them, as you do. And, remind people of their lack of manners, as diplomatically as I can.
Why isn't this tutorial part of our educational curriculum?
Manners are ageless, unless you have the millennial generation that feel entitled to " reinvent the wheel." However, Generation X, are their parents. Where did they give up? Once we can replace , "Have a good one," with, "Your Welcome," "Good Morning," Good Afternoon," "Good Evening," or less "formal," Have a good day,
" Have a nice night," When we eliminate ,"No problem" and
"Whatever,"( which really is modern day) "F you," then we will return to civility, which really means kindness and
respect.
@Linda: It's the models we have today. Look at the rock stars - how terribly they behave! Or our politicians, how they betray the people unpunishedly. Even religious people have perpetrated crimes against little children. One has to decide for himself whether he follows these patterns, no matter what the surrounding people do.