• What do you think are some good manners?
• What do you think are some bad manners?
• Can you think of some good manners that are bad manners in another country?
• What are the titles of some books on manners? Have you ever read them?
• What are some good manners for using a cell phone?
• What are some good table manners?
• What are some good party manners?
• Is kissing in public good manners?
• Do you say "hi" to people even if they are strangers? Why? Why not?
• Do you listen to other's people conversations on the street?
• Do you think it is good manners to hug or kiss another person in greeting?
• Do you let people pass you when you are driving in your car? Is it considered a good manner?
• Do you honk your horn to people when you drive?
• Why are manners important?
• Do people have more manners now or in earlier times?
• Can manners affect your success in life? How?
• What's the best way to teach manners to children?
• What culture do you think is the most polite? Explain.
• What advice would you give a foreigner visiting your country who would like to show good manners?
• What things about manners in the USA do you find difficult to adjust to?
• Is there anything about manners in the USA that you prefer to manners in your country?
• When you walk , what side should you be on?
• When you are entering an elevator, what should you, do if there are people getting out?
• How closely do you think good manners are related to income and social status?
• Can the idea of good manners inhibit people's natural sense of fun and inhibition?
• To what extent is the idea of good manners used to control cbehavior in society?
• What manners have you found acceptable in here that would be
• bad manners in your country?
• Do you let people pass you when you are driving? Is it considered a good manner?
• What manners are found only in your country?
• Why do we have manners?
• What are some manners in your country that no longer exist?
• Do you think staring at somebody that looks totally different from you is good manners? Why do you think people stare?
• Can manners effect your success in life? How?
• What culture is the most polite? Why do you think so?