{"id":5278,"date":"2011-11-12T09:53:24","date_gmt":"2011-11-12T17:53:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/?p=5278"},"modified":"2011-11-12T09:53:24","modified_gmt":"2011-11-12T17:53:24","slug":"ms-manners-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/5278","title":{"rendered":"Ms. Manners!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\tLadies, since we’ve hung up our corsets, bonnets, and petticoats, are\u00a0basic manners going extinct also? Here’s a beginning list of manners. Can you add to them?<\/p>\n

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  1. Do you chew the cud? Ah yes, we should chomp with our mouths closed. Gum is especially loud when smacked. What’s that saying\u2014I never drink by myself, unless I’m alone? Smackin’ and loud chewin’ are best done alone.<\/li>\n
  2. No peekaboo! When wearing a dress, sit on the ground sideways.<\/li>\n
  3. When in Rome … do as\u00a0Romans do. Modesty is especially good when visiting churches.<\/li>\n
  4. As Miss Wilma would say, Wap yer paws! Wipe\u00a0feet at the door and take off shoes\u00a0(if requested) in a person’s home.<\/li>\n
  5. Ask to be excused from the dinner table and watch THEM THAR elbows! (We don’t want to smash any table fairies.) \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n
  6. Open the door for people behind us. Think of it as\u00a0arm exercise, plus it’s a\u00a0NICE thing\u00a0to do!<\/li>\n
  7. Don’t cut in front of people in line. Cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater! (I wonder where this comes from? I eat lots of pumpkin\u2014pie, seeds, rolls\u00a0…)<\/li>\n
  8. Exchange a smile with someone today, you just never know who might really need it. Moi.<\/li>\n
  9. Apologize\u00a0when we bump bodily. Avoid the harumpfs,\u00a0smile and say SORRY …\u00a0and mean it.<\/li>\n
  10. \u00a0Keep it clean! Swearin’ like a sailor is well, for sailors<\/em>.<\/li>\n
  11. Wait to eat until everyone at the table is seated and ready to chow. While waiting, chat it up with the neighbor sittin’ next door.<\/li>\n
  12. Put the toilet seat down, remember to flush and clean up, ESPECIALLY IN PUBLIC RESTROOMS. If (when)\u00a0we dribble, wipe it up! We can flush germs and the memory of our clean-ups down the sink drain afterwards.<\/li>\n
  13. Find a\u00a0tissue or hankie\u00a0when wiping the NOSE. Back of the hand snail-trails? Yick.<\/li>\n
  14. Cough or sneeze into the crook of the elbow, rather than hands. That way we aren’t spreading germs with our hands or meeting up with other peoples’ germs.<\/li>\n
  15. Always wash\u00a0hands with hot soapy water after using the restroom. (This goes back to #12.)<\/li>\n
  16. Dress, hmmmm, well,\u00a0mannerly and with respect for others. Baggy, pj-type sweat pants should\u00a0be avoided when going to town. (It’s a good thing I work at home.)<\/li>\n
  17. No excessive public displays of affection. (Watch those hands mister and missy!)<\/li>\n
  18. Don’t pass gas in public.\u00a0Step outside with the excuse that\u00a0a little air is needed\u00a0and spare others theirs! Essential on airplanes. (Not the stepping out part.) In other words, avoid gaseous foods when traveling.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Ladies, since we’ve hung up our corsets, bonnets, and petticoats, are\u00a0basic manners going extinct also? Here’s a beginning list of manners. Can you add to them? Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[335,588],"class_list":["post-5278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gallant_manners","tag-gallant-manners","tag-miss-wilma"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5278\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.raisingjane.org\/journal\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}