On the one hand, since we discussed the transgender issue quite extensively back in the day, I feel that basic politeness and, of course, an interest in catching up would suggest that I inquire about whether the person has fully changed gender.
One could argue that even "Curb Your Enthusiasm" has a moral core: it's a lampoon about an ultra-privileged white Westerner who desperately wants to be seen as a good person but whose attempts at the most basic politeness explode because of his intractable selfishness, his inability to acknowledge that other people exist.
But generally I stick it out; seems like basic politeness.
I listened intently and immediately felt compelled, out of basic politeness, to remain in front of one interviewee until he had finished answering all of his questions before crossing the room to the other man.
Her basic politeness and her gentle manner with the few children in the crowd make us wonder initially if this might be a piece of guerrilla theater, but the notion dissipates when she pulls out another rifle, presumably planted in the house days earlier, and points it at the head of a stubborn gastroenterologist reluctant to surrender his iPhone.
He also found that once people are in power positions, those qualities too often take a back seat to self-entitlement, indifference to the plight of others, negative interruptions in conversation, and ignoring even basic politeness.
See how she responds without all the cards in the deck at her disposal – resourcefulness, scrappiness, grit, and seemingly basic politeness in tough situations are all traits you'd want to gauge in an interviewee.
Use basic politeness such as please, thank you and excuse me.
You should let him go first because it's basic politeness.
always use the basic politeness such as thank you and please.
