generaletiquette

　　Oneonlyneedstotakeaquickglancearoundtonoticethatthereareveryfewtruegentlemenremainingamongus.Intimespast,agentlemanwasmuchappreciatedandbeinggentlemanlywasanoblething.

　　Alas,thingshavechangedintoday'ssociety;someforthebetterandsomefortheworse.Onethingthatparticularlyirksmeisthelackofgoodtasteandetiquettemostguysareguiltyofattheturnofthisnewmillennium.

　　I'mnotsayingthatmenshouldactlikerobotsandbeslavestoetiquette,butsomebasicgoodmannerswillgoalongwayinhelpingyouduringyourascenttothetop.

　　WhatI'vedoneiscompileaquicklistoftipsthatwillhelpturneventhemostblunderingfoolintoapropergentleman.FollowthesesimpletipsandIcanassureyouthatpeoplewillperceiveyouasamanofgoodbreedingandtaste,henceamantheywishtoassociateandconductbusinesswith.Nottomentionthefactthattheladiesarealwaysquitepleasedtomeetarealgentleman.

　　generaletiquette

　　Alwaysbepolite

　　Evenifyoudon'tlikesomeone,thereisnoneedtoloweryourselftotheirlevel.Bepoliteandcourteous;showthatyou'rethebetterman.

　　Donotcurse

　　Swearingisabigno-no.Itshowsthatyoudon'thavethevocabularytoexpressyourthoughtsappropriately.Furthermore,itisalwaysverycrudeandimpolitetobevulgar.

　　Donotspeakloudly

　　Whenyouspeakloudly,itraisesthestresslevelamongcompany.Italwaysimpliesthatyoucan'treasonwithpeopleandrelyon"bruteforce"togetyourpointacross.Italsodrawsattention--negativeattention.

　　Donotloseyourtemper

　　Whenyouloseyourtemper,youareshowingeveryonethatyoucan'tcontrolyouremotions.Ifyoucan'tevencontrolyourself,thenhowcanyoupossiblycontrolanythingelse?Keepyourcoolatalltimes(itwon'tbeeasybutitisworththeeffort)andpeoplewilltakepositivenoteofyourlevelheadedness.

　　Donotstare

　　Oglingsomeoneistheequivalentofpsychologicalaggression.Youdon'twanttointimidatepeoplefornoreason.

　　Donotinterrupt

　　Letpeoplefinishwhattheyaresayingbeforeaddingyourcomments.Interruptingothersisasignofpooretiquetteandalackofsocialskills.Ifyouwanttocomeacrossasegotistical,youcandosobyconstantlyinterrupting.

　　Donotspit

　　Alotofmendothisalmostsubconsciously.Spittingisverycrudeandnottooprettytolookat.Donotspitinpublicunlessyouwanttolooklikeyouwereraisedinasewer.

　　Respectyourelders

　　Infact,youshouldrespectothersasyouwouldlikethemtorespectyou.Iamspecifyingeldersbecauseitseemsthattoday,youngmenthinktheyknowitall.Well,theydon't.Justthinkofyourselffiveyearsago...you'remuchsmarterandexperiencedtoday,aren'tyou?Ofcourse,yetyouthoughtyouknewitallfiveyearsago.

　　Donotlaughatothers'mistakes

　　Thisisperhapsoneofthecruelestthingsonecando.Whenyoumessup,thelastthingyouwantisforsomeonenotonlytobringittoyourattention,buttoridiculeyouontopofthat.

　　Removeyourhatindoors

　　Thisruleseemstohavegoneoutthewindowthesedays.Youshouldremoveyourheadwearuponenteringabuilding.Furthermore,neverkeepyourhatonwhileatthedinnertable.Itreflectsverypooretiquette.

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