Why Saying Thank You Shouldn't Be a Lost Art

Some days, it feels like saying "thank you" has gone out of style. People are rushed in the grocery store, friends take favors for granted and the practice of sending a handwritten thank-you note seems to be waning.

Why does it seem like some of these common courtesies are disappearing? In today's world, words of gratitude — when they come at all — tend to be sent via text or social media. They get digested, then disappear into cyberspace.

"It's easy to send off a perfunctory thank-you and consider that a job done, so the lowest common denominator has become the norm," said nationally syndicated etiquette columnist Thomas Farley, also known as Mister Manners. "And, sadly, more often than not, the 'norm' is not even the perfunctory thank-you."

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