Janet CollinsWelcome to the Relaunch of Acceptable Etiquette
April 13th 2009 11:05
Acceptable Etiquette is a new venture for me and I hope I can do it justice. This abandoned Orble blog has been crying out for an owner for some time now and I have finally decided to take up the challenge to write about the new social etiquette.
It has often been said that etiquette, basic social manners and simple courtesies have gone into decline over the past few decades. Things that were once taught, even drummed into us, have been left for many to find out for themselves.
That is now changing. Etiquette is making something of a comeback. So much so that courses in manners and etiquette have sprouted up all over the place and many of the larger corporations are even incorporating etiquette courses into their graduate induction programs.
The decline of simple manners and basic etiquette has evolved through many changes in the social landscape. Our time pressed lives have changed the way we do so many things. Some families rarely eat at the dinner table regularly. Technology has invaded our lives and basic teaching of good manners have almost been totally neglected. Even simple courtesies such as “please” and “thank you” are often avoided.
Before we start to shout accusations at the younger people today, it would be good to examine the whole of our society. I have floated in and out of the hospitality industry throughout my life, working at a whole range of venues from the most up-market to the very simple and I have seen general manners and courtesy almost go into freefall for almost all of the generations. One of the generations that has tended to hang on to the older versions of etiquette seems to be the much older generations, but not all of them.
While many may scoff about good manners, there will be times when even they would wish that they knew the basics. Think about the times we want to impress. It may be on a date or going out to dinner with a partner’s parents for the first time or even going out socially with a boss. I have seen so many people in formal or even semi-formal occasions where they appeared far from comfortable.
In this blog, I don’t intend to preach but what I hope to do is to share some of the things I learned throughout my life and use my experiences to help you overcome the confusions that arise in our everyday lives and on social occasions, both formal and casual. Hopefully, my posts will help you through some of those social dilemmas that can ruin a good night out. I hope my experience will help as well as entertain you.
I look forward to your support and welcome your comments.
Thank you for visiting Acceptable Etiquette.
Janet
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Comment by Cheryl J
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Plus if I see one more moronic twit sitting down on a train while a pregnant or elderly person stands I will lose all of my own manners and give them a big boot in the backside
You have won a reader over already. Good luck with the blog.
Comment by Janet Collins
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Take care.
Comment by Morgan Bell
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good to see you branching out!
Comment by Janet Collins
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Good of you to pick it up. Thanks.
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I do have a question though. Does opening the door for ladies count as good manners? I thought it did, but I got yelled at by a feminist crusader the other day. Apparently I'm a chauvinist pig. I prefer chivalrous, but I can't argue with the pig bit
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I think feminists took a bit of a stand on that one because they thought it portrayed women as being delicate and helpless. Mind you, I have a feminist streak but it was one of the things that never offended me.
Call youself chivalrous - and I think it was a bit rough that someone called you the other.
Thanks for the visit.
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If someone offers me a courtesy like opening a door for me, I appreciate it. And I feel just as good if I have opened a door for someone else.
So we are sisters