The major possibility of being mis-understood as a meek person takes most people away from the basic elements of politeness, albeit it is a trait ingrained within us, naturally, by divinity.

Canadian niceness has become one of the world’s most recognizable stereotypes. The apologetic nature, the ...

Cultural communication styles shape how we interact, build relationships, and conduct business around the world. While some nations have earned reputations for their gracious politeness and indirect ...

“Speaking your truth” can be overrated. For one thing, your truth carries many pounds of biased, personal baggage. For another thing, politeness and insincerity can serve like the glue that holds ...

Last month, this author wrote the obituary of politeness only to be forced to write this more qualified sequel, positing politeness to be a one-way street only a select few are entitled to access. The ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Does it seem to you that civility and politeness are on the wane? Many would surely agree that politeness appears to have been placed on the back-burner, or perhaps dropped altogether from our lexicon ...

A neighbor walked up to me the other day maskless. Even though I'm in the high-risk category for COVID-19 due to an autoimmune disease and haven't left my home since the end of February 2020 except to ...