Ten Basic Manners

1.    Say Please and Thank you. It never gets old. Get used to the feel of it on your tongue. Also, "I’m sorry" is another good phrase to memorize, as well as "excuse me.". Don’t be too embarrassed or too prideful to say it.

2.    Saying Sir and Ma’am to everyone is needed a whole lot more in this world. Be respectful and polite in all of your language and manners.

3.    Don’t interrupt. Unless there’s an emergency. No matter how badly you want to say something, don’t interrupt. It’s rude. Just save it.

4.    Take care of yourself. Use proper hygiene, and make sure you are presentable at all times. Everyone loves a good mud fight sometimes, and that is just fine. Even on dates. But don’t go around looking like a mud hole all the time.

5.    Chew your food with your mouth closed. You’re not a cow, nobody wants to see it, or hear it. Ever. Remember, smaller bites help to accommodate that.

6.    Understand people’s boundaries. Don’t get too close if they are not comfortable with it. Different people have different boundaries levels. Respect that.

7.    Don’t drag your feet when you walk. You don’t have to tiptoe, but learn how to pick up your feet and walk quietly, like a lady or a gentleman.

8.    Don’t stay too long, too late, or come excessively. As they say “Don’t overstay your welcome.” Know the limits, and what people are comfortable with.

9.    Keep clean what’s yours, and take good care if it’s somebody else’s too. Don’t abuse the privilege of borrowing someone else’s things.

10.   Don’t try to be something you’re not. Nobody likes a fake. You can learn something you haven’t learned before, and you become something you haven’t been before too. Don’t fake it though. Be who you really are, and let your achievements change you for the better only.



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Tara J. Howard



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