lt
never
ceases
to
amaze
me
how
little
notice
some
people
now
take
(
1
)
____________________
rules
in
public
places
.
When
I
was
a
child
,
it
would
never
have
occurred
to
me
not
to
comply
(
2
)
____________________
the
rules
.
If
someone
smoked
in
defiance
of
a
'No
Smoking'
sign
on
a
train
,
they
would
rapidly
be
reminded
(
3
)
____________________
their
transgression
by
several
irate
passengers
,
who
would
refer
the
errant
smoker
(
4
)
____________________
the
sign
in
no
uncertain
terms
.
What
's
more
,
the
person
accused
would
normally
apologize
(
5
)
____________________
his
indiscretion
,
and
would
certainly
refrain
(
6
)
____________________
repeating
his
anti
-
social
behaviour
.
These
days
reminding
someone
(
7
)
____________________
their
public
duty
not
to
drop
litter
or
swear
on
the
streets
is
likely
to
succeed
only
(
8
)
____________________
unleashing
a
torrent
of
verbal
abuse
(
9
)
____________________
the
wrongdoer
.
Many
people
seem
blithely
unaware
that
,
for
example
,
the
'silence
in
the
library'
rule
applies
(
10
)
____________________
them
,
as
much
as
to
anyone
else
.
Asking
them
is
not
enough
,
pleading
(
11
)
____________________
them
might
still
not
deter
them
(
12
)
____________________
their
noisy
chat
,
and
resorting
(
13
)
____________________
physical
violence
,
an
undesirable
option
,
seems
the
only
one
likely
to
get
a
result
.
But
,
in
all
seriousness
,
what
really
annoys
me
is
that
one
is
made
to
feel
churlish
or
old
-
fashioned
just
for
insisting
(
14
)
____________________
basic
respect
of
everyday
manners
.
Truly
,
it
seems
polite
behaviour
and
good
manners
count
(
15
)
____________________
nothing
in
today's
society
.
