Sir, – Are the days of chivalry and courtesy in Ireland over? As a senior citizen I travelled by Dart from Blackrock into Dublin city centre recently. The carriage was full of students from at least three different schools (I’m not going to mention them by name) travelling to the BT Young Scientist Exhibition in the RDS. All the seats were occupied by the students and all the adults were left standing in the aisles. Not once was I or any of the other adults offered a seat!
By contrast, travelling by Tube in London recently, on two occasions I was offered a seat when standing in the aisle. Perhaps a little training in behaviour wouldn’t go amiss in our schools. – Yours, etc,
AUSTIN SAVAGE,
Blackrock,
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Co Dublin.