Brits no longer say "Thank you" opt for "Cheers"

Despite the fact that Brits are renowned for their impeccable manners, research suggests saying "Thank You" is fast becoming a thing of the past.

That's because one in three of us now opts for the less formal 'Cheers' and other 'Thank You' alternatives commonly used include: 'ta', 'merci', 'nice one' and 'cool'.

But it's not all bad news for sticklers of good manners -- it was also found that average person will say thank you nearly 5,000 times a year.

And 95% of those surveyed claim manners are important to them while eight in ten Brits believe their own etiquette is spot on.

However, 73% of Brits also reveal that the reasoning behind why they say ‘thank you’ is because they were brought up to do so rather than being genuinely grateful.