Are manners difficult for you?

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Do you have a hard time saying manners? Like, excuse me when someone is in your way or please and thank you for example? I know I do, and my parents think I'm rude when I do this too. I don't mean to be, but it's just it's hard to process these things. I end up saying whatever comes to my mind without even thinking. D: My parents are always like "We raised you better than that".

I was just wondering if there were others who were like this as well. I'm not sure if it's an autism thing or not, possibly even a social deficit we have... but I was still curious to know if other aspies/autistics deal with not using manners when they are supposed to.

When I was younger manners were very difficult because I didn't know what response the person expected. I also stuttered very bad so to say anything to a stranger or even a family member at times, could end up causing more problems (stress, anxiety) than if I had just kept quiet.

Now that I'm older I do my best to be mannerly when ever possible although I still have a problem looking at the person that I'm speaking to.

I have tried to teach my children to observe good manners because it just seems to make going through life a bit easier.

When I was younger it seemed pointless to me to say hi, bye, sorry, excuse me, please, etc. The words "good morning" seemed strange to me.

Nowadays I say them all automatically, but for some reason "excuse me" still bothers me, because I have to say it in order to get a response from someone else. I think that's a more real interaction than any of the other words, which makes it more difficult.

Saying hello or goodbye never made sense to me. I can see when you've arrived or when you're departing so why do I need to announce it? I myself hate saying hello or goodbye. I usually try to slip in unnoticed and slink away afterwards.
The most difficult thing for me is interrupting someone. I used to just stand there like an idiot until they finished talking, even if it was a private conversation. I've been reprimanded for doing this at work, so now I say, "excuse me" straight away and annoy people that way instead.
I'm ok with please and thank you.

Similar to some other posters, I wasn't good with manners when I was younger. I guess I just didn't think of how things would make other people feel because my brain was always somewhere else, not paying attention to social matters. As an adult manners are incredibly important to me, so I'm careful down to remembering to take my earbuds out when I'm speaking to a barista or food service worker.

I'm mostly always polite out in public, though I get annoyed when people can't say "excuse me" or "please" when in stores, or not holding the door open when I'm right behind them.

those manners seem to be over the top and unnecessary in my eyes, but i do use them (usually) because i have learned that it is expected of me, it's just easier that way.
this is similar to thanking the bus driver when you get out. i mean, it's his job to drive the bus, and you paid the fare, it's not like he did you a favor, so why thank him?

I personally use my "Manners" as often as possible, I always open the door for others and I find that I am much more patient then most people, From a young age I have always said please, thankyou and excuse me. However I find that I cannot say "your welcome" so I tend to say "thankyou" instead.

No

It's a simple script to follow that doesn't draw unwanted attention.

When I was with my one and only partner, she used to go crook on me because whenever we would bump into someone I knew that she didn't, I'd forget to introduce her to them.

I did that oopsie for many years, got in trouble many times but eventually learned, INTRODUCE HER!! !

Similar to some others here, I had problems remembering to use words like please, thank you, sorry, etc when I was younger, but have since learned to automatically use them. I also didn't really understand the use or purpose of greetings and "good morning" when younger, but again with these too, I learned "by rote" as an adult to use them.

I'm now the same as anyone else and will use all of these phrases, but I definitely had awkward problems with them as a child and young person; I don't know why.