Old habits die hard

When I was young , my Dad taught me to, never take the last biscuit, cake or sweet because , It is bad manners, My Mum taught me to, never open a new packet of biscuits because. Once they get opened, they soon go..
I still live by these rules today,

So where does the saying "that takes the biscuit" come from ?

The origin of these sayings almost certainly lies in childhood contests where the winner's prize is a cake or biscuit, but modern use of the terms is almost exclusively ironic -- someone "takes the cake" when their conduct is shocking, surprising, or sets a new low in ethics.

Good example above if I may say so. A person or persons answering my posts which I can't read nor want to, I think that is a good example of, taking the biscuit,

When the carers come to sort Yvonne out with her personal care one carer would sit down but the other would stand. I asked her why she was standing and she said in her country women stood until they were invited to sit down. Then I remembered that in the past no one sat down in someones house until invited to do so

what about this one,

Don't thee and thi in front of elders,,,,,,,

Then there was "ers got a name"

PeterP

Just tell her't "sit thi deawn" or "park yer bum"

TTS I do but she will not sit till she is invited

Here's another "speak when you're spoken to"

Never mind the "PC" brigade in the past more so with strangers you were told to mind your "P's and Q's,What ever that meant?

It means mind your manners petep.

Are you on ignore or off ignore right now FM?

It seems you are currently off

Peter I dunno if fat mick got it right so. in their lower case a q is like a p but different, thats what it means ,,,

Hard to say SD, but just to clarify things, I'd rather be on than off

Open the door for the lady. Trouble is today trying to come across a lady.

Israel's are very upfront so it's not surprising if someone rings the door bell and asks for a cup of tea or a Israeli friend will open the fringe and take out some food and help there self!! even when out you would share what you ordered it just the way it is here.... even at chrishmas dinner friends took left overs home

Don't thee...they me ...thee they thy'isel and see how thy likes it.m