What makes us so "special"?

FLAmama
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:19:09 +0000

“Sometimes just to irritate my wife, I will walk up to the dog as he is laying on the couch, and I will calmly say in a low voice, “Excuse me, but if you don’t mind, I’d like to use the couch for my own relaxation now. Would you be so kind as to get down so that I may be seated?” And he does! I try not to put any special emphasis on the word “down”, but he always gets it.”

That’s hilarious! I just say “move” and it always works but I think I may try your approach and say, “Pardon my interrupting your nap but would you kindly move your furry self so that I may sit?”

So, to attempt to answer the question of what makes us different: manners?