Manners

-Just a couple of things to keep in mind. Seems like we could all use a refresher. Words which are indispensible: "please" and "thank you". A few more of us should try using these more often. Here is another one which is often lacking: "excuse me" or if you prefer "pardon me". Try it next time you try to squeeze through a tight space or walk in front of some one.


-When entering a house or building, please (not the use of the word) take off you hat, unless you are a woman. And, for God's sake please do not make the MC remind you that hats should be removed during the singing of the national anthem (by the way, for those of you physiologically challenged, your heart is on the left side of your chest, so use your right hand and out it over your heart - on the left).

-When a lady walks into a room (yes, even the women we all hang out with are "ladies" in the truest sense of the word), please rise to greet them and don't sit until they are seated. Should you be dining or sitting and they need to leave the room, rise again and when they re-enter, one more time stand up and wait for them to resume sitting. If you are dining with them, try to remember that it would be nice to aid them with their chair. It is not that difficult and all that time in the gym should be something you relish showing off in your strength to push a chair.

-When entering a restaurant allow the ladies to enter first, but, and here is one men get wrong all the time, when exiting, allow the ladies to follow. When walking down the sidewalk, the lady should always be on the inside (building side versus road side for those of you struggling with the geography).

-In general, try to remember how your grandparents behaved and what your parents tried to teach you, and pass it on.