Manners used to maketh man =- but not any more!

My husband always offers to help if he sees people struggling. It's not appreciated every time though.

I drummed it into my three AC as they were growing up.
My sons would never let a lady carry anything heavy or stand on a tube etc.
My daughter writes the most lovely thank you letters and none of them would ever spit in the street, throw litter, swear in public or stand with their hands in their pockets. They can hold a knife and fork properly and have impeccable table manners
They would moan and groan as they were teenagers as I pulled them up on bad manners.
We told them that manners were as important as good exam grades.
It is nothing to do with class everybody is capable of good manners.
Schools and parents should put more emphasis on manners and etiquette.
All the degrees and A stars in the world are fairly useless if you’re a lout.

I sorry to read no one helped you blzzle, I certainly would have, people seem so wrapped up in what they are doing they seem oblivious to what is going on around them. I like to think that if you had asked for help, someone would have.
Face to face interaction seems to be becoming extinct, sometimes it just takes one person to make a move & others join in, if it happens again ask someone to lend a hand ,you may be pleasantly surprised ??best wishes