By Mila Clarke and Patricia Gras

At some point in your life, you’ve been taught to be polite to the people around you in some way. Just saying please and thank you to the people around you shows that you are aware that manners do matter. This week, interns Bianca Perez and Lezlee Brinkman went out to the University of Houston campus to ask students why manners matter.

“When Bianca and I went out to shoot Why Manners Matter  was surprised most students we spoke to didn’t think the previous generation was more mannerly than the present,” Brinkman said. ” I suppose I just assumed that most people think like I do, that the previous generation put more of a premium on developing and sustaining relationships than we do today. ”

Why Manners Matter airs on July 27, 2011, on the College Smart Youtube Channel.