"please", "thank you", "sorry"....

My father wasn't strict, but if I forgot to say "please", "thank you" or "sorry" he always told me. He told me when to say "please", when to say "thank you" and when to say "sorry"...

He told me who to say sorry to... He told me what to say sorry for... He told me how to speak politely...

One day in a cafe, he put in an order. He said "two coffees....". This situation happened to me so many times. This was my chance! I jumped and shouted "PLEASE!" and he smiled but looked a little embarassed.

I got him! He understood what I felt all those times he said "please!", "thank you!", "sorry!"....

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strict: 厳しい

forget, forgot: 忘れる、忘れた

always: いつも

tell, told: 伝える、伝えた

to say sorry to ～: ～に謝る

to say sorry for ～: ～について謝る

to speak politely: 丁寧に話す

(to) put in an order: 注文する

it happened to me: 私に起こったこと

my chance: 私のチャンス

(to) shout, shouted: 叫ぶ、叫んだ

(to) smile, smiled: 笑う、笑った

he looked embarassed: 彼は恥ずかしそうだった

I got him!: 私は彼を捕まえた!

(to) understand, understood: 理解する、理解した

what I felt: 私が感じたこと

all: すべて

those times: あの頃