Manners

I need to buy a box of these to hand to people that I encounter who don't say it.

There was an article in the paper today describing some of the problems that kindergartner teachers have to deal with at the start of each year.

I did a quick survey around the office and apparently, I'm in the minority on this, but I was raised believing it was bad manners for a male to drink out of a straw. This excludes things like to-go cups or milkshakes, but mainly applies to dinner table edicate.

Yesterday while I was eating at Arby's on Grand three "shredders" were talking about skating and skiing and dropping F-bombs every other word.  Fortunately there were only about a half dozen people there.   I almost was ready to indoctrinate these 3 on manners when they went to fill up their cups with more F-ing pop before they got in their F-ing car and head to the F-ing video game stor

Yesterday a lady and I got on the elevator together here at the Crowne Plaza. We had a bit of time to small talk one another on our 19-floor journey. She asked me if I had any plans for Labor Day. I replied, "No Ma'am, not yet." The expression on her face went from friendly with direct eye contact, to offended and staring at the doors as if she couldn't wait for them to open...

Carrie Underwood and Taylor Swift sure know how to mind their manners, at least according to a new list.

I remember when I was a kid my mom always used to say if company comes over not to point out a hole in the rug. Most people will not notice she said. She would say the same thing when it came to the zits I had as a teenager. Fortunately I didn't get many but she'd say if you don't point it out then no one else will notice...