http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/ Acceptable Etiquette en Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:45:00 GMT Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:45:00 GMT info@acceptabletiquette.com info@acceptabletiquette.com http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/back-soon/ Apologies to all my readers for the long hiatus. I will be posting again shortly. http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/back-soon/#comments http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/back-soon/ Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:45:00 GMT http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/slurping-tea/ I was sitting in a waiting room recently when the fellow next to me proceeded to help himself to a cup of tea and then sat down next to me... http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/slurping-tea/#comments http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/slurping-tea/ Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:06:00 GMT http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/respect-for-the-driverheh/ Mobile phones and the use of them pose all sorts of dilemmas every day. One of the ones I was confronted with recently was a passenger in my car, whom... http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/respect-for-the-driverheh/#comments http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/respect-for-the-driverheh/ Fri, 30 Apr 2010 23:50:00 GMT http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/long-silence/ Apologies for the long silence on here. Watch this space for a post in the next few days. http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/long-silence/#comments http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/long-silence/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:59:00 GMT http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/a-hugging-society/ I have often found it rather amusing that society in general has become so touchy feely. In fact, gone are those stuffy English rules about only touching people from the... http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/a-hugging-society/#comments http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/a-hugging-society/ Tue, 12 Jan 2010 05:21:00 GMT http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/banquet-dinners-and-the-alternate-food-drop/ I am often surprised that a lot of people don't actually know about the practice of the alternate food drop at formal dinners where there are a medium to large... http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/banquet-dinners-and-the-alternate-food-drop/#comments http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/banquet-dinners-and-the-alternate-food-drop/ Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:33:00 GMT http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/ignoring-the-rsvp/ Responding to an invitation, whether it be a private or corporate occasion, is not only giving the person who sent the invitation information so they can provide enough food or... http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/ignoring-the-rsvp/#comments http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/ignoring-the-rsvp/ Tue, 29 Dec 2009 09:24:00 GMT http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/driving-etiquette/ Driver etiquette seems to have gone all by the wayside. There are still a lot of road rules and a lot of road courtesies but they are slowly either disappearing... http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/driving-etiquette/#comments http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/driving-etiquette/ Tue, 17 Nov 2009 05:11:00 GMT http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/bad-breath-dilemma/ How do you tell a friend, a family member or even a colleague that they have bad breath? Is there a tactful way? This topic has been doing the rounds... http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/bad-breath-dilemma/#comments http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/bad-breath-dilemma/ Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:00:00 GMT http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/tipping-etiquette-and-culture/ In Australia, the subject of tipping always leads to a very colourful discussion. There are those who are dead against tipping for service and others who are very happy to... http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/tipping-etiquette-and-culture/#comments http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/tipping-etiquette-and-culture/ Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:17:00 GMT http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/skiing-etiquette-and-safety/ There are some places where abiding by rules and courtesies are not only just being respectful of others but can also prevent a lot of injury. That was evident to... http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/skiing-etiquette-and-safety/#comments http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/skiing-etiquette-and-safety/ Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:16:00 GMT http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/smart-phones-and-etiquette/ Smart phone technology has generated a lot of debate about rules and manners and the obsession with staying online or connected twenty-four hours a day. The constant fiddling with mobile... http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/smart-phones-and-etiquette/#comments http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/smart-phones-and-etiquette/ Wed, 01 Jul 2009 07:31:00 GMT http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/remembering-names/ Remembering people's names is not only an art but a necessity. Forgetting them can stall a business relationship and can often be downright embarrassing. We meet so many people through... http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/remembering-names/#comments http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/remembering-names/ Sun, 28 Jun 2009 05:00:00 GMT http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/dont-forget-to-cover-your-mouth/ It is impolite, even rude, not to cover your mouth when you yawn but it is really amazing the amount of people who don't even bother. If you are yawning... http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/dont-forget-to-cover-your-mouth/#comments http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/dont-forget-to-cover-your-mouth/ Mon, 15 Jun 2009 06:23:00 GMT http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/complaining-the-right-way/ I don't think I could find one adult person who hasn't at least once been infuriated by a service provider of some kind. How should you air your grievance? That... http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/complaining-the-right-way/#comments http://www.acceptabletiquette.com/complaining-the-right-way/ Sun, 24 May 2009 22:06:00 GMT