Crying children, happy parents: Long lines for H1N1 vaccine clinic Oct 21, 2009
Should the social etiquette - such as shaking hands and opening doors for people - change in light of concerns over the spread of H1N1 influenza. Health officials and other local residents share their thoughts in Thursday's Pantagraph. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
World class: A half-year in Vienna Oct 18, 2009
R-E-S-P-E-C-T: One strange bit of social etiquette involves beginning an e-mail by calling someone the most titles you can think of: Dear highly esteemed Mrs. well-educated well-respected Doctor Professor, I will be missing class today. DUNKIN SACHERTORTE: Bakeries are a big part of the culture, on par with Dunkins for Boston. (Boston Globe)
Drinking pals Sep 22, 2009
" Now it's all about to happen again - as Tom embarks on a masters degree in Cambridge. But, older and wiser, he expects this Freshers' Week to be a quieter affair. It will be second time round for him but this week, half a million students begin university life for the first time, which is more than four out of every 10 school leavers. It's a period that is nostalgically characterised as the best of your life, with an expectation that friendships formed there will last a lifetime. Never is that... (BBC News -- UK)
EASY ETIQUETTE: Experts say a few tweaks can improve social graces Sep 21, 2009
"All of these things are so very basic, but they speak to who we are," said Joy Weaver, who specializes in corporate and social etiquette training. Mastering the social graces will make you feel more confident, too, she said. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Fashion Focus for girls comes to Community Center Sep 7, 2009
Through lessons on poise, posture and confidence, skin care, fashion, balanced nutrition, social etiquette, Wood aims to bring out the best in each girl from the inside out. As a teenager, like many young girls, Wood struggled with self-confidence and self-esteem. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
Let's Get Together ... and Ignore Each Other Sep 4, 2009
Social etiquette be damned, in the texter's mind it was his right to text and it was the person who made the comment who was the rude one. Personally, I can't count the number of times I went to a restaurant and saw a couple sitting together where one or both were on the phone or texting others. (IntranetJournal)
Object of desire Aug 17, 2009
" he trails off and just shrugs his shoulders. The play, later turned into a movie starring Brando and Vivien Leigh, marks the clash between working-class migrant Kowalski and the aspiring upper-class Blanche DuBois, played by Blanchett. "It's really interesting to look at a play that looks at a smashing together of social etiquette and primitive urges," Edgerton explains. "I'm clashing with Cate's character, which is so lost in the world of clinging to 00004000 social etiquette that it is no... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Show and tell, but don't ask Aug 12, 2009
The jewellery caught the eye of her date and he asked a question that under the rules of social etiquette should never have been asked. As he was looking at a ring he was a little bit shocked," she says. "He said: 'That's a beautiful ring, that looks really expensive. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Grooming schools help candidates Aug 3, 2009
"Most people assume that anyone with a degree in MBA, IT or law can sail through life. But statistics reveal that you require 15 percent technical skills and 85 percent of a mix of social etiquette, business etiquette and dining etiquette to advance in your career or personal life," Warrick said. From Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and managing directors to top management executives and front line executives, Warrick's academy finds professionals from different walks of life among its students. (India Times)
Modeling clinic is Thursday Jul 27, 2009
Also during the Clover College, Deb Schroeder will assist participants in developing narrations for their fashion review entries and share simple social etiquette tips. Participants are encouraged to bring their completed outfits or their pattern envelopes and fabric to the clinics so that the presenters can answer questions specific to their outfits. (Beatrice Daily Sun, NE)
Brad Pitt: Don't chat at the urinal; text instead Jul 19, 2009
(CNN) -- Need some social etiquette advice for the digital age. Brad Pitt's got your back in this month's cover story from Wired Magazine. (CNN)
DEAR ABBY: Boss, assistant differ on thank-you Jun 1, 2009
Dear Who Thanks Who: I understand your frustration because no one wants to be taken for granted, but you are confusing business etiquette with social etiquette. Your boss isn't entertaining those people because he likes them. (Florida Today)
Have Good Social Etiquette May 28, 2009
Yet there are so many things we do to sabotage proper social etiquette, and thus our ladylikeness that not only make us appear unfeminine, but just plain unattractive ... The truth is, picking at and biting one s nails in public is not only unladylike and poor social etiquette, but what s worse is that chronic nail biting can lead to nail infection. (Suite101.com)
The "Bitch" Evolved: Why Girls Are So Cruel to Each Other May 28, 2009
To give an example, one little girl waved at me in so kind a manner that it seemed, in that instant, I was in the presence of a better species of humankind, one that naturally regards other people as benevolent curiosities and the contrivances of social etiquette haven t tarnished and brutally tamed genuine emotions. What punctured this rose-tinted illusion of mine was the knowledge that these giggling and sitting Indian-style on the carpet before me might also be viewed as incubating... (Scientific American)
Larson to serve five years for armed robbery May 19, 2009
from_the_flats wrote on May 18, 2009 7:19 PM:" justice and watchdog - be careful or you will get the NOT-AlanShore wound up and going. Read the other blog where he advises someone to aid, abet and harbor a fugitive (a man wanted for felony crimes) NOT-ALAN shore even implies that the fugitive's "mother" has some superpower to obstruct justice Lawfully.Justice and watchdog You are right the defendant walked into a gas station with a loaded gun and fired it to make an impression upon the clerk... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
First Lady's Sneakers May 10, 2009
To gumbogrl wrote on May 7, 2009 9:57 PM:" It only goes to prove that you, as well as Michelle, have no social manners. I don't care that she has 'em but when you go to a charity drive, whether you work it or give a check you don't go around acting ostentatious. But why am I telling someone who has no clue to social etiquette??? That's like explaining art to a deaf and blind person, totally useless. ". neworleanscajun wrote on May 7, 2009 6:20 PM:" One more time, people, THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE... (New Iberia, LA)
A spirited comedy Apr 18, 2009
Even when possessed, Malaysians are mindful of social etiquette and censorship dos and donts. Make no mistake, though. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Teaching autistic teens to make friends Apr 8, 2009
Unique UCLA class provides hands-on instruction in teen social etiquette ... The class focused on teaching rules of social etiquette to the teens, while their parents were given information about how to supervise the implementation of these newly learned skills ... Teens in the treatment group demonstrated improved knowledge of rules of social etiquette relevant to making and keeping friends. (EurekAlert!)
When free speech collides with political correctness Feb 28, 2009
Are we confusing political correctness with social etiquette. Is there true separation between these terms. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Nigeria: Group Identifies Reasons Why Women Have Not Prospered in Politics Feb 20, 2009
Lack of confidence, minimum grasp of universal social etiquette and lack of access to credible role models for the Nigerian female folks are reasons why Nigerian women have not prospered in politics, C&M Training, a Nigerian group in the Diaspora with headquarters in London has said ... Mr. Moses Andishu who is the Managing Director C&M Training said his organization was collaborating with the Ministry of Women Affairs and the House of Representatives Committee on Women in Parliament to hold a... (allAfrica.com)
Canadian banks reach overseas to gain immigrant consumers. Feb 17, 2009
Beyond peddling bank accounts and products, they are getting into the business of offering families information about schools in Canada, and teaching businesspeople work and social etiquette courses. "No matter how connected they are back home, when they come here, everything is new," said Chang of BMO. "It's important to get them to trust us.". (Canada.com)
