The Importance of manners: London VS Toronto

Now, be honest how many of you actually say ‘thank you’ to the bus driver when you've reached your stop? I for one am undeniably guilty of being that person that doesn't. Nonetheless, I've decided that this is one thing I'm going to try and change about myself. Yes! I completely understand that you’re busy on a Monday morning and quite frankly you couldn't give a toss on whether you say thank you or not BUT as a society I believe that these little acts of kindness could definitely make someone’s day or even better, Yours.

The CN Tower and the view from inside

This topic sprung to mind on my first day out in Toronto with my aunt (HI SARA), as I witnessed almost everyone saying “Thank you” to the bus driver whilst getting off, so I thought to myself “why doesn't this happen in London?". The city that is renowned for being one of class and etiquette but only a minority say thank you?!

Don’t get me wrong, my aim is not to scrutinise you or make you feel terrible, in fact it is the complete opposite. I would love to see you embrace the beautiful world around you (even if you do live in a village like me) and most certainly pay more attention to the feelings of others which I find our busy world is extremely hard to do!

On the whole, my experience in Canada was very enjoyable (especially because of my family) as I got to embrace a new culture and surrounding. In comparison to England it is HUUGEE and I found myself astounded at how busy “down town” or the city centre got at night (because as you know stores close at around 7pm in London).

My aunt and I drinking some
     Timmies iced coffee (THE BEST)

My final request is that you commit an act of kindness, whether it is today or tomorrow and it can be anything from kissing your mum OR dare I say it, saying thank you to your next bus driver!

Thank YOU for reading my blog and I hope you’ll be staying for my future posts. BYEE!