Emoticomp

“If you’re gonna be in somebody’s life every day, you have to be polite.” - David Rose

Maybe we can adapt Alan Cooper’s 14 principles from The Inmates are Running The Asylum.

1. A polite thing is interested in me.
2. A polite thing is deferential to me.
3. A polite thing is forthcoming.
4. A polite thing has common sense.
5. A polite thing anticipates my needs.
6. A polite thing is responsive.
7. A polite thing is taciturn about its personal problems.
8. A polite thing is well informed.
9. A polite thing is perceptive.
10. A polite thing is self-confident.
11. A polite thing stays focused.
12. A polite thing is fudgable.
13. A polite thing gives instant gratification.
14. A polite thing is trustworthy.

Maybe.

Maybe we could add “A polite thing doesn’t demand attention” and “A polite thing plays nicely with others” to the list.