We are pushing "please" and "thank you" hard these days, but so far with success only after prompting. A typical conversation:
Tucker: I want XXXX.
Me: Ask nicely.
Tucker: Nicely.
Me: No, ask again, but do it nicely.
Tucker: Ask.
Me: I meant, ask your whole question again but say please at the end.
Tucker: Please.
It feels a bit like a Three Stooges routine at this point, to me.
