{"id":15,"date":"2008-02-16T07:02:27","date_gmt":"2008-02-16T07:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2008\/02\/how-illmannered-are-you.html"},"modified":"2008-02-16T07:02:27","modified_gmt":"2008-02-16T07:02:27","slug":"how-illmannered-are-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2008\/02\/how-illmannered-are-you.html","title":{"rendered":"How Ill-Mannered Are You?"},"content":{"rendered":"

After I did a bit of research on etiquette, I was shocked to learn that my family is made up of a bunch of ill-mannered heathens. And, if I were to be perfectly honest, I’d have to say that I’m in violation myself and therefore, not a candidate of the Emily Post<\/a> Manner Award.
\nHow does your family measure up?
\nThe Rules of Etiquette <\/em>
\nOne should \u2026
\n* arrive at least 10 minutes early unless otherwise specified. (Whatever happened to fashionably late?)
\n* pass food from the left to right. (So if someone is on my left, should I pass it around the table?)
\n* pass both the salt and pepper together, even if only asked for one of them.
\n* place food item directly in front of the person asking for it, rather than handing it to them (hand-to-hand). (No tossing the roll across the table and saying \u2018head\u2019s up\u2019)
\n* never even think to grab a roll out of the breadbasket as it\u2019s being passed to someone else. (Are you kidding? I\u2019d never get a piece. It\u2019s every man for himself here.)
\n* serve food from the left; remove from the right.
\n* put the butter or spread on your plate before you spread it on your food. In other words, do not take butter and directly spread it on the bread.
\n* scoop the food away from you. (I do that with soup, but I didn\u2019t know you\u2019re supposed to do that with all food!)
\n* taste your food before seasoning it.
\n* never blow on your food to cool it. If it\u2019s hot, you just wait for it to cool.
\n* keep elbows off the table. Keep your left hand in your lap unless you are using it.
\n* not talk with your mouth full. Chew with your mouth closed.
\n* cut only enough food for the next mouthful. Eat in small bites and slowly.
\n* not blow your nose at the dinner table. Excuse yourself to visit the restroom. (What if I have a cold? I might spend the evening in the restroom.)
\n* wash hands before returning to the dining room.
\n* cover your mouth if you cough with your napkin to stop the spread of germs and muffle the noise.
\n* not use a toothpick or apply makeup at the table. (Even we\u2019re not so uncouth as to apply make up at the dinner table, especially the boys.)
\n* stand when a woman leaves the table or returns to sit (For the men). (As if!)
\nEmily Post ” . . . . manner is personality\u2014the outward manifestation of one\u2019s innate character and attitude toward life.\u201d
\nHow ill-mannered are you? Leave comment below and\/or write me<\/a>!
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