American people like to say "Thank you " or say something kind when others help them．People of many countries do so，too．It is a very good habit．
    You should say"Thank you'when someone passes you the salt on the table，when someone walking ahead of you keeps the door open for you and when someone says you always do your work well or you have a nice thing or your city is very beautiful．“Thank you”is used not only between friends，but also between parents and children，brothers and sisters．
    “Excuse me”is another short sentence they use．When you hear someone says“Excuse me”behind you，you know that someone wants to walk past you without touching you．It’s not polite to break(打断)others when they are talking．If you want to speak to one of them。say‘Excuse me’first，and then begin talking．You should also do so when you begin to cough or make any noise before others．
Let‘s learn to say‘Thank you’and‘Excuse me’．