Sir, - Life is strange. Aged 56, I have often bemoaned the declining standards in common politeness and consideration for others. However, today a young woman kindly offered me her seat on the DART. As I sat into it, feeling grateful but confused, my over-riding thought was: "Will I get the mid, or darkbrown rinse?" - Yours, etc.,
Mrs Yvonne Smith, Thomastown Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin.