27 important rules of modern etiquette

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

We present to you a selection of the currently relevant rules that every self-respecting person and others should know.

In the modern world, not knowing the rules of etiquette means spitting against the wind, while exposing yourself in an uncomfortable position. Unfortunately, many perceive compliance with certain norms and rules of communication as something shameful, considering it a sign of highbrow aesthetes who are quite far from real life. However, these people forget that rude and tactless behavior can cause the same reaction in return.

In fact, the basics of etiquette are pretty simple. This is a culture of speech, elementary politeness, a neat appearance and the ability to manage your emotions. Both of these apply to both men and women.

1. If you say the phrase: "I invite you" - it means you pay … Another wording: "Let's go to a restaurant" - in this case, everyone pays for himself, and only if the man himself offers to pay for the woman, she can agree.
2. Never do not come to visit without a call … If you are visited without warning, you can afford to be in a dressing gown and curlers. One British lady said that when intruders appeared, she always put on shoes, a hat and took an umbrella. If the person is pleasant to her, she will exclaim: "Oh, how lucky, I just came!". If unpleasant: "Oh, what a pity, I have to leave."
3. Don't ask a girl out on a date through and, even more so, to communicate with her like that.
4. Do not place your smartphone on a table in public places. By doing so, you show how important the communication device is in your life and how much you are uninterested in the annoying chatter going on around you. At any moment, you are ready to leave useless conversations and once again check your Instagram feed, answer an important call or get distracted to find out which fifteen new levels have come out for Angry Birds.
5. Man never does not carry a woman's bag … And he only takes a woman's coat to bring it to the locker room.
6. Always keep your shoes clean.
7. If you are walking with someone and your companion greeted you a person, should say hello and you.
8. Many people think that you can only eat with chopsticks. However, this is not entirely correct. Unlike women, men can eat sushi with their hands.
9. Do not chat on the phone.… If you are in need of a heart-to-heart conversation, it is best to meet with a friend face to face.
10. If you have been insulted, you should not respond with similar rudeness, and, moreover, raise your voice at the person who insulted you. Don't get down to his level. Smile and politely move away from the ill-mannered interlocutor.
11. On the street the man should go to the left of the lady … On the right, only military personnel can go, who must be ready to perform a military salute.
12. Drivers should be mindful of the fact that in cold blood sprinkle passers-by with mud - blatant lack of culture.
13. A woman may not take off her hat and gloves indoors, but no hat and mittens.
14. Nine things to be kept secret: age, wealth, gap in the house, prayer, composition of medicine, love affair, gift, honor and dishonor.
15. Having come to the cinema, theater, to the concert, you should go to your seats only facing the seated … The man walks first.
16. The man always enters the restaurant first., the main reason - on this basis, the head waiter has the right to draw conclusions about who is the initiator of coming to the institution, and who will pay. In the case of a large company, the first person enters and the one from whom the invitation to the restaurant originated pays. But if a doorman meets visitors at the entrance, then the man must let the first woman pass. Then it finds free places.
17. Never you should not touch a woman without her desire, take her hand, touch her during a conversation, push her, or hold her hand above the elbow, except when you are helping her get into or out of a vehicle, or cross the street.
18. If someone calls you impolitely (for example: "Hey, you!"), do not respond to this call. However, you do not need to read lectures, educate others during a short meeting. Better to teach a lesson in etiquette by example.
19. Golden Rule when using perfume - moderation … If by the evening you smell your perfume, know that everyone else has already suffocated.

20. A well-mannered man will never allow himself not to show what he should. respect for a woman.

    

21. In the presence of a woman, a man smokes only with her permission.
22. Whoever you are - director, academician, elderly woman or schoolboy - entering the premises, say hello first.
23. Maintain confidentiality of correspondence … Parents should not read letters intended for their children. Spouses should do the same in relation to each other. Anyone who rummages through the pockets of loved ones in search of notes or letters is extremely ugly.
24. Don't try to keep up with fashion … It is better to look not fashionable, but good, than bad.
25. If, after apologizing, you are forgiven, you should not return to the offensive question again and ask for forgiveness again, just do not repeat such mistakes.
26. Laugh too loud, communicate noisy, intently looking at people is insulting.
27. Don't forget to thank your loved ones people, relatives and friends. Their good deeds and willingness to offer their help is not a duty, but an expression of feelings worthy of gratitude.

I am very sensitive to the rules of good form. How to pass a plate. Don't scream from one room to another. Do not open a closed door without knocking. Let the lady pass forward. The goal of all these countless simple rules is to make life better. We cannot live in a state of chronic war with our parents - this is stupid. I carefully monitor my manners. This is not some kind of abstraction. This is the language of mutual respect that everyone understands.

American actor Jack Nicholson