Comments on: Updated: Manners As Virtue https://barelyablog.com/manners-as-virtue/ by ilana mercer Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:29:09 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jim https://barelyablog.com/manners-as-virtue/comment-page-1/#comment-168 Fri, 08 Sep 2006 13:42:58 +0000 http://blog.ilanamercer.com/?p=90#comment-168 Ms. Mercer, I agree with your comments on manners and responding to correspondence received, even if it is just a short note. On several occasions I have written to “big” name pundits and have never received so much as a thank you. And then there are others, not “big” or that well-known, who have taken the time to write back. I may be old fashioned, but I was raised to say “please” and “thank you”. After every birthday and Christmas, we would write thank you notes (way before computers), and that was also the way my daughters were raised, to be polite, to be respectfull. I think too many people take themselves and what they do too seriously. I was taught long ago, to take what I do seriously, but never myself. And people should remember not to confuse politness with weakness. I would also like to say that I have purchased a copy of your book, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Keep writing and I’ll keep reading.

]]> By: james huggins https://barelyablog.com/manners-as-virtue/comment-page-1/#comment-165 Fri, 08 Sep 2006 10:36:20 +0000 http://blog.ilanamercer.com/?p=90#comment-165 Ilana Mercer getting hate maIl? What a shock. As far as being diligent and courteous and answering all serious communications, you are one of the few. I get fired up and dash off my fevered rants to many writers. I seldom get a reply but continue to do so to let them know what I think. It may not be important to them but it’s important to me.

You always answer which is appreciated.

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