“You can say everything, but not in every way.” —Michael Haneke Human beings are social creatures whose interactions with others are essential to their well-being. We are socially conditioned to be ...

“A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness,” wrote Robert Heinlein in his 1982 futuristic novel, Friday. “A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot.” What ...

• A new study from the School of Psychological Sciences at Tel Aviv University reveals a surprising finding – it turns out that our the extent of which we mimic other people’s facial expressions ...

In many cultures, “please” and “thank you” are essential expressions of politeness that lubricate social interactions and promote cooperation and reciprocation. “Please” is a shortened form of the ...

Since former Australian of the Year Grace Tame declined to smile in a photo opportunity with Prime Minister Scott Morrison, debate has raged about what counts as politeness and impoliteness in ...

A new survey shows that European countries make up over half of countries globally perceived to be most polite, but their self-assessment of politeness at times contradicts the international verdict.