I FULLY endorse Yahya Nasar’s views about people not saying ‘please’ (April 7).

There is also another expression, ‘thank you,’ which most of us do not say. This is because of arrogance.

This lack of courtesy is most prevalent among feudal lords, moneyed people, high officials, men in authority, and those, like them. Saying ‘please’ and ‘thank you’ to their subordinates and those they think inferior to them is considered below their dignity. They regard this as a status symbol.

Once I happened to go abroad where I was invited by someone at his home and found him saying ‘please and thank you’ to his domestic servant. This Islamic behaviour, prevalent in non-Islamic countries, is sadly missing in Pakistan.

S. Naqi Hasan

Lahore