I've read through several books on etiquette from the past. I've often wondered how to reconcile the best etiquette from the past in the context of being a modern world citizen.
There's also the problem of gender and roles, which tend to be explicit and the expectations are clearly different these days. What will we do about these?
Does anyone have good resources (books or articles) on modern discussions of etiquette? Many of these things are encouraged by good breeding to start out with, and I think mine was decent, but I'd like to attempt to better myself. I hope that this effort is without being as pompous and arrogant in assumptions as is usually the case in these etiquette texts.
I'll be using this thread as a discussion and a resource for links regarding etiquette. I think topics to begin with would be: dining, speech, behavior, dress. Hopefully we can talk about expectations for each from a global perspective, relevant cases or incidents, and best practices.
There's also the problem of gender and roles, which tend to be explicit and the expectations are clearly different these days. What will we do about these?
Does anyone have good resources (books or articles) on modern discussions of etiquette? Many of these things are encouraged by good breeding to start out with, and I think mine was decent, but I'd like to attempt to better myself. I hope that this effort is without being as pompous and arrogant in assumptions as is usually the case in these etiquette texts.
I'll be using this thread as a discussion and a resource for links regarding etiquette. I think topics to begin with would be: dining, speech, behavior, dress. Hopefully we can talk about expectations for each from a global perspective, relevant cases or incidents, and best practices.
Queensbury Rules... the only rules of modern etiquette necessary.
Article directory: Wired - How to Behave: New Rules for Highly Evolved Humans
http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/magazi … 8/by_index
This one is mostly tech etiquette related, naturally.
Article: Buzzfeed - Vogue's Book of Etiquette 1924
http://www.buzzfeed.com/clio/vogues-book-of-etiquette-1iti
Article: The Art of Manliness - The Gentleman’s Guide to the Calling Card
http://artofmanliness.com/2008/09/07/the-gent … ling-card/
This one is an introduction to the history and use of the calling (or 'business' if you don't need to be a superhero) card.
Article: New York Magazine - The Urban Etiquette Handbook
http://nymag.com/guides/etiquette/17332/
Article: IT Security - Hacking Email: 99 tips to make you more secure and productive
http://www.itsecurity.com/features/99-email-s … ps-112006/
The beginning here has some issues on email etiquette. Yeah most of it is given, but I know for a fact there are people who need to review these.
Article: Wired - Write a perfect email
http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Write_a_perfect_email
Forum: Etiquette Hell
http://www.etiquettehell.com/smf/
Site: Travel Etiquette
http://www.traveletiquette.co.uk/
Site: Culture Crossing
http://culturecrossing.net/
"A community built guide to cross-cultural etiquette & understanding".
http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/magazi … 8/by_index
This one is mostly tech etiquette related, naturally.
Article: Buzzfeed - Vogue's Book of Etiquette 1924
http://www.buzzfeed.com/clio/vogues-book-of-etiquette-1iti
1. Is it always necessary to change one's clothes for dinner?
2. If a guest should, by mischance, be obliged to dine in morning dress, what should the host do?
3. What are some examples of inappropriate dressing?
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Article: The Art of Manliness - The Gentleman’s Guide to the Calling Card
http://artofmanliness.com/2008/09/07/the-gent … ling-card/
This one is an introduction to the history and use of the calling (or 'business' if you don't need to be a superhero) card.
Article: New York Magazine - The Urban Etiquette Handbook
http://nymag.com/guides/etiquette/17332/
The New Rules For Getting Along, Love & Sex, David Cross on How Not to Alienate a Celebrity, The Office, Cell Phones & iPods, City Living, Subway & Cabs, Family, Dining, Friends, Amy Poehler's 8 Rules for Being a Civilized New Yorker
Article: IT Security - Hacking Email: 99 tips to make you more secure and productive
http://www.itsecurity.com/features/99-email-s … ps-112006/
The beginning here has some issues on email etiquette. Yeah most of it is given, but I know for a fact there are people who need to review these.
Article: Wired - Write a perfect email
http://howto.wired.com/wiki/Write_a_perfect_email
Forum: Etiquette Hell
http://www.etiquettehell.com/smf/
Site: Travel Etiquette
http://www.traveletiquette.co.uk/
Site: Culture Crossing
http://culturecrossing.net/
"A community built guide to cross-cultural etiquette & understanding".
I like this thread. I'll contribute and partake later...
i also dig this thread.
especially when it comes to feminism and being proper while nicely defying gender roles.
especially when it comes to feminism and being proper while nicely defying gender roles.