Nicole C.’s Reviews > Everyday Manners for American Boys and Girls > Status Update

"Most people dislike the telephone for social calls. It is a lazy and discourteous way of being friendly." How horrified this board would be in the era of mobile telephones and keeping in contact via social media.

"Do not say, 'Glad to meet you.' By its flippancy, the phrase loses any real meaning. 'How do you do, Miss Jones, or Mr. Smith?' is sufficient." But what if I AM glad to meet that person? Introductions were way too complicated in the earlier centuries.

"If soup is served, fill your spoon away from you, always, not toward you. If this rule is observed, there is less danger of letting drops fall on the tablecloth or on your clothes." I have never heard this, ever. It makes sense, though, even if it does seem backwards.