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Article: LIVING OUT LOUD `Thank you' goes a long way
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- Columbia Daily Tribune
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- September 23, 2007
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Not only does this week mark the start of fall, but tomorrow
happens to be National Thank You Day. Because this week's Pulse has
plenty of fall-related stories, I've decided to focus on saying
"thank you."
It's surprising how often we don't thank people. A male friend
once told me a pet peeve of his is when he holds a door open for a
woman and she doesn't thank him. Chivalry might be dead, he said, but
so apparently is the "thank you". This is a perfect example of
society's assumption that a "thank you" isn't required if the act was
expected.
The best "thank you" is unexpected and sincere. Like the card and
small gift a source recently offered me. Though ethically I could not
accept the ...