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The Family Dinner Table Is The Cornerstone Of Civilization And Those Who 'graze' From Refrigerators Or In Front Of The Television Sets Are Doomed To Remain In A State Of Savagery.

The Way One Was Brought Up Isn't An Excuse For Rude Behavior.

When People Start Hurling Insults At You, You Know Their Minds Are Closed And There's No Point In Debating. You Disengage Yourself As Quickly As Possible From The Situation.

Etiquette Is About All Of Human Social Behavior. Behavior Is Regulated By Law When Etiquette Breaks Down Or When The Stakes Are High - Violations Of Life, Limb, Property And So On. Barring That, Etiquette Is A Little Social Contract We Make That We Will Restrain Some Of Our More Provocative Impulses In Return For Living More Or Less Harmoniously In A Community.

. . . Women Were Brought Up To Have Only One Set Of Manners. A Woman Was Either A Lady Or She Wasn't, And We All Know What The Latter Meant. Not Even Momentary Lapses Were Allowed; There Is No Female Equivalent Of The Boys-will-be-boys Concept.