Is it true that spitting in public is acceptable in China?
Lori Day | Posted 04.17.2012
There seems to be an outbreak of self-diagnosed A.D.D. among individuals who simply have no manners. What is going on? Do I need to put Ritalin in my tic-tac dispenser and offer it to the afflicted?
Ann Brenoff | Posted 03.31.2012
Saving spots on the sidewalk? Really? Like somehow you can claim a public sidewalk for your very own?
Karen Curley | Posted 01.11.2012
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. The message is so simple yet so hard for us to swallow.
Margaret Cochran, Ph.D. | Posted 12.12.2011
Okay, so you are at the mall returning your Great Aunt Moyra's birthday gift. This is an annual tradition because every year your dear old Aunt Moyra ...
Dave Astor | Posted 11.17.2011
The second half of this winter has been less snowy than the first half, but it's hard to forget various breaches of etiquette during the flake-filled time prior to early February. Yes, it was a case of "Residents Gone Bad."
W. Hunter Roberts | Posted 11.17.2011
From my window I see sheets of ice floating down the Danube. It's mid-winter, and I am finally here in Budapest. Last week I went with a Hungarian law...
Anne Phillips | Posted 05.25.2011
There are few businesses that can take their customers for granted. But at the same time should the customers take the businesses for granted? That is what it felt like in 2010.
Tony Schwartz | Posted 11.17.2011
What I find disconcerting -- even boorish -- is the number of people who enter into some kind of dialogue on email, and then one day simply stop responding.
Jenny Block | Posted 11.17.2011
What it is about is civility, rules and respect. It's not that hard. Wait your turn. Watch the clock. Don't take more than you can use. Think about someone - anyone - other than yourself.
Lisa Mirza Grotts | Posted 05.07.2012