Quotes About Etiquette

Nothing ages you more immediately than being called 'Mrs.'

I was always told as a child by my mother that you always have to be impeccable, even when you go to bed.

Always look nice because you never know who you'll run into that you have to leave an impression on.

I never like to keep people waiting; it gives a wrong impression about my personality if I am late.

When a match doesn't go your way, people tend to take to social media and just say very inappropriate things.

The dress hat took a nosedive after the dashing JFK showed up at his inauguration bareheaded. Suddenly, a chapeau was no longer de rigueur for any man leaving the house.

Predete il cappuccino: dopo le dieci del mattino e' immorale (forse anche illegale). Al pomeriggio e' insolito, a meno che faccia freddo; dopo pranzo, invece, e' da americani. - Un ejemplo, el cappuccino: después de las 10 de la mañana es inmoral (quizá es ilegal). En la tarde es insólito, a menos que haga frío; después de la comida, es cosa de americanos (gringos).

Kahe vaenuliku inimgrupi kohtumisel peaks siiski kinni pidama elementaarsetest käitumisreeglitest. Esiteks ei jooda vaenlasega teed. Teiseks ei räägita temaga. Kolmandaks tuleb informatsioon välja pigistada ähvarduste ja vajaduse korral vägivallaga, mitte teega.

That's the difference between golf and many other sports. You go to some other sporting events, they just leave you or give you the cold shoulder and move on.

Gentleman?v odÄ›v není žádný pÃ…â"¢evlek. Oble?ení, které nosí, obléká proto, že se v nÄ›m cítí dobÃ…â"¢e, a nikoliv aby na nÄ›koho udÄ›lal dojem. Skute?ný gentleman se podÃ…â"¢ídí pouze daným okolnostem.

NoÅ¡ení klobouku patÃ…â"¢ilo až do Å¡edesátých let k zásadám odívání, které jen málokdo zpochyb?oval, ale které se poruÅ¡ovaly r?znými jinými pokrývkami hlavy, ovÅ¡em nikoli prostovlasostí. Kdo vyÅ¡el ven bez klobouku, dával jasnÄ› najevo, že pohrdá vÅ¡emi spole?enskými normami.

M?že se ti zdát ponÄ›kud absurdní, ale je rozhodnÄ› lepÅ¡í pÃ…â"¢ijít ve?er do spole?nosti ve svetru, džínsách a a bundÄ› Barbour než v nevhodných botách nebo ve Å¡patnÄ› stÃ…â"¢iženém smokingu.

Jedno je jasné: Å¡aty z muže gentlemana neudÄ›lají, ale naopak opravdový gentleman z?stane gentlemanem i bez nákladného odÄ›vu. Usuzovat z toho, že vnÄ›jÅ¡í dojem není d?ležitý, by vÅ¡ak byla chyba.

Stojící ?lovÄ›k m?že dát pohodlnÄ› ruce do kapes, což není v Anglii považováno za nevhodné.

Outcomes rarely turn on grand gestures or the art of the deal, but on whether you've sent someone a thank-you note.

A bore is a man who, when you ask him how he is, tells you.

As a child she had been taught it was rude to say no, unless she didn't mean it. If she was offered another piece of cake and she wanted it she was obliged to refuse out of politeness. And if she didn't want it she had to say yes, even if it choked her. It was involved but understandable.

Northerners are exactly like their weather—cold and boring. And I swear, none of them has one iota of etiquette or propriety.

the singular cry of the wild: hey! get your stroller off my sidewalk!

no jokes about my poo.

I hate that word boobs. I wish people wouldn't say it, especially girls. It's like calling your own body stupid.

Before she could put Paula in her place, a beautifully attired older woman standing near her said pointedly, "Miss July, please don't judge we Philadelphians by this graceless visitor from Memphis.

Neither am I. A grown man should be able to acknowledge a sincerely offered apology and converse in sentences consisting of more than five words. Good day, Dr. Lee.

everything. It requires a certain kind of unconditional love to love living here. But New York repays you in time in memorable encounters, at the very least. Just remember: Ask first, don't grab, be fair, say please and thank you, always say thank you—even if you don't get something back right away. You will.