please use the p’s and the q’s, thank you
Today I am going to be anal and remind everyone their ‘P’s & Q’s.
The word PLEASE is used when you need someone to do you a favour, especially if the other person will not stand to gain anything from doing you the favour.
So instead of saying:
Pass me that bottle of water now.
Run to the shop and get me some ice.
Tell me what happened anyway.
You should really try saying:
Could you please pass me the bottle of water?
Could you please run to the shop and get me a packet of ice?
Could you please tell me what happened?
with a big ‘Thank You’ at the end.
These are to be used in everyday life, even in e-mails especially if you are talking to someone new, having never contacted them before, and would like to get them to help you with something.
Well for one, it would make me less pissed and I might actually do you the favour instead of telling you to go bug someone else.
(Yeah there’s a reason for this post, but Asian manners deterred me from divulging the full story.)
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Don’t be a coward, GIVE US NAMES AND DETAILS.
Oops..
I mean..
Don’t be a coward PLEASE, GIVE US NAMES AND DETAILS, Thank You!.
OK, so the P’s stand for “Please.” What do the Q’s stand for? Please?
the P’s and Q’s starting to hilang adie nowadays. seem like a simple thing to be bothered with but it makes so much difference when you actually say it to the helper.
and mad:
Q stands for thank you. haha. right?
LOL @ mad.
Could you PLEASE update more often suanie? Thank you!
i totally understand what you mean okay!
who cares if he/she is your relative or whatever, manners doesn’t know blood relationship.
i do favours for my cousin all the time freaking hell. no ‘please’s whatsoever. no thank you either. it’s freaking rude.
the last time i did a favour, i went “you’re welcome” sarcastically.
and yesterday, after a very rude comeback from him, i shouted and told him to respect me as i am not his mom, his servant or some pushover.
so yeah my point is, even if you are related, you have to be polite. DUH!
Heh, Suan.. your examples are WAY too civil..
More likely..
Faster bring that water now
Faster go 7-Eleven and buy ice.. guests coming already!
Faster, faster, tell lah, don’t shy like that
The word faster is probably replacing good old fashioned pleases.
ST: hahah but i told you already what
mad: queue? quiz? que? quest?
pinksterz: it does… and sadly people forget that
FA: stfu speak for urself
S: oO i remember that as well. indeed
suertes: i remember my spm level english mah. very textbook
Dear Suanie,
Thank you very much for insightful updates, however rare they may be. Please continue to inspire us and entertain us with your sparkling repartee. Thank you for your kind attention.
Yours sincerely,
Chen.
Yeap, the P’s and Q’s are long gone, except for a small group of people who may want to feel good by being good to others.
Being,
kind, pleasant, cheerful, friendly, approachable…
All these will start the P’s and will finish off with the Q’s.
P’s and Q’s are nice. They’re even better if the person sayin it actually means it.
Please can I get into your pants ? Thank you.
Please camwhore more often. Thank you. ;-p
Dear Chen, I still don’t know where you blog is. Would you tell me so I can bug you as well?
Thank you.
ConcernedCitizen: oh herro
being nice to others is a nice thing. makes u feel all warm and gooey inside.
ahseng: followed by mwah mwah
SF: i have no idea how to reply to that
moo_T: WISH GRANTEDDDDDDDDD TODAY IS YOUR LUCKY DAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
In fact, those are “the magic words”. Hehe…
My Dearest Suanie, pray tell me why you’re under the impression that I blog. I am but a little insect in the blogosphere; buzz a lot for no apparent reason. If you are insistent, please do check out my humble abode by asking your companion FireAngel for the address, as I have no idea how to contact you. Thank you for your kind attention. You have my utmost gratitude.
Yours truly, Chen.
p.s. – I can actually use the ‘contact Suan’ page, but it’s more fun this way
p.p.s. – ShadowFox so tak tau malu. hahahaha
still dunno what’s the 10 blogging mistakes eh….
Butbubutbut I always say thank you *_* ok Thank you bye!
Bryan: indeed!
Chen: okay will do, thank you
zewt: me neither
Why donÂ’t we find out the hard way? 
Cheesecakeerian: hahah me too! Thanks!
Nothig worse than someone peeing in the queue you’re standing in.
‘Hey you, mind the peeing in the queue!’
See, now everyone knows.
Actually, I thought it was a saying that came about because of typesetters … they used to get their lowercase ‘p’ and ‘q’ back to front. Luckily in the modern era we’ve invented dislexia so that even the most learned person can still read the words, even when the letters are back to front or in an incorrect order!
Thank you all for listening, you’ve been an audience!
hard way….which means we have to make 10 mistakes… sounds good…. very gooooooood!
Dabs: *applause*
zewt: let’s go wild, make 50 mistakes!
Yes, Suanie,
It really makes oneself feel good and satisfied and definitely in touch with his/her feelings. Generally on the whole, people do respond in kind. It is smoething I normally do but of course some people may find me too ‘lor sor’ or they think I may be ‘plastic’. This is because they themselves are not used to being treated with due courtesy and pleasentness. Nice to be polite and pleasant to others as what you would hope others reciprocate the same way.