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I came across a piece offering advice on basic manners, which are in short supply these days. I don’t know what happened to parenting. Nowadays, kids have the audacity to rudely answer back at their elders or even abuse them. But today, I won’t tackle morals. I will restrict myself to basic manners.
In our days, you will be beaten like a burukenge by your mother if you dared sit with wageni or tried to share a meal with them. Simple things such as saying thank you after being given something or after a meal was a must.
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