Basic manners and politeness is a loose protocol of sorts. The following is a basic exchange between two people using please to request something, a response, followed by thank you and you’re welcome to wrap up the exchange. We do it that way because that’s the polite way of doing things, in other words it’s the expected protocol.
Basic manners and politeness is a loose protocol of sorts. The following is a basic exchange between two people using please to request something, a response, followed by thank you and you’re welcome to wrap up the exchange. We do it that way because that’s the polite way of doing things, in other words it’s the expected protocol.
Can I please have X?
Yes you may.
Thank you!
You’re welcome!