Good Manners

Questionnaire for parents,

grandparents,and teenagers

AT THE TABLE

1-Were you allowed to wear a hat or cap at the table?

GROUP YES NO

Grandparents % 16 % 84

Parents % 13 % 87

Teenagers % 10 % 90

2-Were you allowed to put your elbows on the table?

GROUP YES NO

Grandparents

% 16 % 84

Parents % 17 % 83

Teenagers % 33 % 66

3-Did you use to wait for the others until they finished their meal?

GROUP YES NO

Grandparents

% 76 % 26

Parents % 87 % 13

Teenagers % 66 % 33

4-At the restaurant, did boys/men use to pull the chair out for the

ladies?

GROUP YES NOGrandpare

nts% 52 % 48

Parents % 60 % 40

Teenagers % 80 % 20

5-When you used the fork and the knife, what hand did you use for

each?

GROUP

Right Left

Grandparents % 44 % 56

Parents % 70 % 30

Teenagers % 17 % 83

GROUP

Right Left

Grandparents % 80 % 20

Parents % 87 % 13

Teenagers % 87 % 13

FORK KNIFE

6-Was it acceptable to speak to someone while chewing gum?

GROUP YES NO

Grandparents

% 0 % 100

Parents % 3 % 97

Teenagers % 17 % 83

7-While talking to someone, did you use to have your hands in your

pockets?

GRANDPARENTSNO: % 88

YES: % 12- if it is cold-if I’m abstracted- if I’m talking to my

friends

PARENTSNO: % 90

YES: % 10- if s/he is younger than me -depends on person- if I have a quick word with

my friends

TEENAGERSNO: % 83

YES: % 17- if we are close friends-if I’m abstracted- other

8-When someone was having a conversation, was it acceptable to

interrupt?

If it is important or urgent

GROUP NO YES

Grandparents

% 100

% 0

Parents % 90 % 10

Teenagers % 93 % 7

If it is important or urgent

If the topic is about me

9-If you were talking to someone that was smoking and you didn’t like it, what

was the polite way to ask him/her to stop?

GRANDPARENTS

* Please don’t smoke % 44* please smoke at outside %8*say nothing % 33*you give harm you and people around

you % 15

PARENTS

* Please don’t smoke % 66* please smoke at outside %21*say nothing % 10* I talk to him/her without looking her/his face % 3

TEENAGERS

* Please don’t smoke % 66* please smoke at outside %7*say nothing % 10* it is hazardous % 17

10-How often did you use bad words?

Very often : % 4 Often : % 0Very rarely : % 56Never : % 40 Very often : %

Often : % 30Very rarely : % 47Never : % 23

Very often : % 0 Often : % 0Very rarely : % 47Never : % 53

GP P

Teenagers

11-When did you use bad words?

GRANDPARENTS

Only when talking to friends.4 %

Sometimes 12 %even when talking to parents.

0 % I only used to swear when I was alone.

16 % I never used bad words.

36 % Another answer: 32 %

PARENTS

Only when talking to friends.3 %

Sometimes 17 %even when talking to parents.

0 % I only used to swear when I was alone.

10 % I never used bad words.

53 % Another answer: 5 %

TEENAGERSOnly when talking to friends.

13 % Sometimes 10

%even when talking to parents.

3 % I only used to swear when I was alone.

17 % I never used bad words.

20% Another answer: 37

%

12-Did boys/men use to raise their caps/hats when greeting other people or

ladies?

GROUP YES NO

Grandparents % 60 % 40

Parents % 57 % 43

Teenagers % 40 % 60

13-When saying “Hello” to a friend, what gestures did you use to make?

GRANDPARENTS* Bowing or using hand % 36* Hugging % 20*Hand shaking % 28*Smiling % 16

PARENTS* Bowing or using hand % 36* Hugging % 7*Hand shaking % 20*Smiling % 37

TEENAGERS* Bowing or using hand % 27* Hugging % 6*Hand shaking % 20*Smiling % 40 * Touching his/her shoulder % 7

14-What gestures did you use to make when meeting someone in formal

circumstances?

GRANDPARENTS* Bowing or using hand % 68*Hand shaking % 12*Smiling % 20

PARENTS*Keeping a straight face % 37*Only saying “hello” % 13*Bowing % 13*Hand shaking % 17*Smiling % 20

TEENAGERS*Keeping a straight face % 40*Standing up % 3*Bowing % 17*Hand shaking % 27*Smiling % 13

15-Did you use to help your parents?

GROUP A B C D

GP % 72 % 16 % 20 % 48

P % 63 % 27 % 17 % 43

T % 66 % 33 % 10 % 33

16- Was it polite to kiss your boyfriend/girlfriend in front of your

parents

GROUP YES NO

Grandparents

% 4 % 96

Parents % 10 % 90

Teenagers % 10 % 90

17-When visiting someone, did you use to bring anything for him/her?

GRANDPARENTSNO %20YES

* Gift % 12* Drink or food % 48*Flower % 20

PARENTSNO % 7YES

* Gift % 16* Drink or food % 70*Flower % 7

TEENAGERS

* Gift % 40* Drink or food % 54*Flower % 6

18-How did you use to receive your guests?

GROUP Tea

Dinner

Both

GP % 28 % 24 % 48

P % 37 % 27 % 36

T % 0 % 40 % 60

19-What did you use to do when, on the bus/train, you saw old people standing

up?

GRANDPARENTS* give him/her my seat % 100

PARENTS* give him/her my seat % 97

* I didn’t used to get on bus or train % 3

TEENAGERS* give him/her my seat % 90

* depends on distance % 10

20-If you were entering a building and you were next to an old person, what would you

do?

GRANDPARENTS* Help him/her if s/he has bags % 20

* open the door for him/her % 8*stand aside % 56 * say “hello” % 8

TEENAGERS* Help him/her if s/he has bags % 10

* open the door for him/her % 10*stand aside % 57 * say “hello” % 23

PARENTS* Help him/her if s/he has bags % 24

*stand aside % 63 * say “hello” % 13

21-If you saw an old person struggling to cross the street

would you help him/her?

GROUP YES NO

Grandparents

% 100 % 0

Parents % 100 % 0

Teenagers % 100 % 0

22-Did you use to throw rubbish on the street?

GROUP YES NO

Grandparents

% 16 % 84

Parents % 27 % 73

Teenagers % 40 % 60

23-Did you ever pick up the rubbish thrown by someone else on

the street? GROUP YES NO

Grandparents %56 % 44

Parents % 50 % 50

Teenagers % 33 % 66

24-Was it acceptable to smoke on the street?

GROUP YES NO

Grandparents %32 % 68

Parents % 20 % 80

Teenagers % 70 % 30

25-If you saw a friend on the other side of the street, what was the

polite way to make him/her notice you?

GRANDPARENTS*wave hand % 40*call his/her name % 36*greet with my hat % 4*Nothing % 20

PARENTS*wave hand % 40*call his/her name % 24* whistle to him % 10*Nothing % 13

*go up to him/her % 13TEENAGERS

*wave hand % 33*call his/her name % 30* whistle to him % 10*Nothing % 3

*go up to him/her % 17 *make a phone call % 7