Common Courtesy Rules for the 21st Century
Let’s face it. We’re all busy. Life now is much harder than it was back in the days before cell phones, the internet and Roomba vacuum cleaning robots. There’s barely enough time in the day […]
Tag: manners
The Deadly Assault on American Manners
Much has been made lately about how illegal aliens are the root cause of our country’s woes. Fine debate indeed, often reaching the lofty level of thinking. But unfortunately, all this animated discourse obscures the […]
Bad Artist #11, Manners
Manners Haiku Be nice and say please Clean up after your murders. Always say thank you. – Paul R. De Lancey, Bad Artist Check out my latest novel, the Christmas thriller, Beneficial Murders. My books are […]
Teaching Parisians Not To Be Rude
Paris is launching a campaign encouraging residents to be nicer to tourists as their reputation for being impatient and rude is impacting the tourism trade. There is a new website that teaches the French what […]
First Gas Upgrade
I was recently directed to this hard-hitting news piece regarding flatulence on airlines. Flying increases flatulence, according to an article published Friday in the peer-reviewed New Zealand Medical Journal, and passengers should release the gas […]
These Kids Today…
I was out in public the other day and a pair of kids were acting out of control and annoying me. So I went and had some choice words with their mother. I said “Listen […]
Adult Onset Apathy: The End of Modern Civilization?
Courtesy is officially dead. I know I sound like an old curmudgeon who constantly bitches about teenagers and young people, but I am not old enough to be a curmudgeon and I am not bitching […]
Miss Computer Manners Speaks Up
1. Listen to your computer-loving, techie-type friends when they give you advice about things you should do with your computer. If you ignore them, and you get into problems, this is the person you should […]
How I Will Change the World for the Better in 2012
I want to make a difference in the world. After much reflection, I thought these contributions would be okay especially if the world ends at the end of next year. Then, I wouldn’t have […]