Have You Ever Read Books on Etiquette?

My mom beat good manners into me.

Yikes. Was it worth it?

I am not upset about it. It seems to have worked out alright.

NO

Hehe. Very defiant no. Okay.

I've never found one that explains the "why." I find etiquette and manners to be a fascinating subject because they're all things that a given culture will do, but few can tell you why they do it.

I don't have any manners. I should try to look at those....NOT for strangers and everybody, but for people I'm actually friends with.

Great. Good luck.

Try the 'Emily Post' books on the subject.

Thank you for the book reference. I should be done with the books I have today, except for Miss Manners. Then its off to another library for me.

Etiquette is on of the finer graces of our society

to my students

Quite a few books. I remember Miss Manners.

Miss Manners used to be Syndicated columnist .
Emily Post was another who wrote on this subject .

What a wonderful world it would be if more followed your example.

Yes, I have one on my shelf for quick reference on things I may have forgotten.

No. When I was a kid (grade school), most of my friends' parents enrolled them in Miss Whitemore's School of Dance and Etiquette. My parents did not see the need to enroll me and that's why I sometimes feel socially awkward. Kidding. They learned to waltz, polka, fox trot, and also how to behave at a social gathering. The kids had to dress up for each class, including white gloves, and they learned how to graciously accept an invitation to dance as well as the proper way to hold you tea cup while standing. At the time I felt deprived but when I look back, it really was ridiculous. Last I heard, Miss Whitemore was driving around town in a one seat cart with a pony pulling her.....