The rule that solves the 'eat when it's hot' or when 'all are served' etiquette debate for good

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/etiquette-for-table-manners

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.
-- Emily Post

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #EmilyPost #Manners

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Sunset #Florida

Manners are a sensitive awareness of the feelings of others. If you have that awareness, you have good manners, no matter what fork you use.
-- Emily Post

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #EmilyPost #Manners

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Panopainting #Kayaks #Everglades #Florida

«half your species runs on flattery, deflection, and ingratiating little social manoeuvres»
https://philosophics.blog/2025/11/14/surfeit-of-sycophants/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social
As a part of my ongoing dialogue with AI, where I prompt, 'Tell me what you really think', I share this gem; ChatGPT calls it like it sees it – or perhaps I've just ruined it for life. What do you think?

#ai #chatgpt #truth #manners #kissass #biomimicry #survival #machines #technology #cheating #society #probabilities #maths #psychology #philosophy #code #freewill #blog #podcast

@FediTips
I wandered over here because the categorical server I joined was taken over by people with an agenda, and firm opinions on how everyone else should use the Fediverse. Also rude and threatening, and blocked this which had a half-dozen people I followed or vice versa.

Why did other people choose this server?

Encourage movement: promote specific interest groups.
We do need another photography server. Or three.

#tips #howto #hownotto #FailureModes #manners

A quotation from Judith Martin

Eating grapes with a knife and fork is not what one would call refined. It is what one would call ludicrous.

Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
“Miss Manners,” syndicated column (1993-03-07)

More about this quote: wist.info/martin-judith/80237/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #judithmartin #missmanners #commonsense #eating #etiquette #manners #refinement #tablemanners #dining

Because of my impulsivity, learning etiquette, like what William Hanson taught me on TikTok, catches my attention. Don't mention Arieff Yong. That content creator is a different story and topic, lol.

https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSyHDphja/

#etiquette #williamhanson #impulsivity #neurodiversity #mentalhealth #learning #socialskills #manners #rules #structure #selfimprovement #autism #lifelonglearning #personaldevelopment #discipline #selfcontrol #british #culture #socialanxiety #adhd

A quotation from Judith Martin

   You, sir, are an anarchist, and Miss Manners is frightened to have anything to do with you.
   It is true that questioning the table manners of others is rude. But to overthrow the accepted conventions of society, on the flimsy grounds that you have found them silly, inefficient and discomforting, is a dangerous step toward destroying civilization.

Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
“Miss Manners,” syndicated column (1981-04-11)

More info about this quote: wist.info/martin-judith/80133/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #judithmartin #missmanners #anarchy #civilization #dining #etiquette #fork #manners

I want to print a T-Shirt that says - “reading or typing on your phone while walking in public should be a crime”. It’s incredible how common this is becoming - maybe I’m getting old but it drives me up the wall but when a single person slows down an entire crowd because of their phone.

Is it just me?

#manners #phones #distraction

@blairloudly
We were blocked by a door in a garden centre.
I looked at it, and read its label, aloud.
"Automatic Door".
It opened*.

Did you try that?

#robot #door #manners #reminders

* I said "thank you". I do. It isn't so much for the machines, as to remind people to be polite, otherwise we may learn a bad habit.
(By people, I mean as is usual, myself. You do you.)

Plumber due for annual boiler checkup at 0930hr.
Calls at 0920 to say it'll be 1045.
Actually appears at 0954. Doesn't even say "hello" so much as "sorry I need to take this call" while I'm standing in front of him in the doorway.

Bet he wants paid on time though?

#plumber #manners #scotland #tradespeople

A quotation from Thomas Fuller

When thou art in the Company of Ladies behave civilly, and shew good Breeding. They will easily pardon a Man’s Want of Sense, but rarely his Want of Manners.

Thomas Fuller (1654-1734) English physician, preacher, aphorist, writer
Introductio ad Prudentiam, Vol. 2, # 2214 (1727)

More info about this quote: wist.info/fuller-thomas-1654/7…

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #thomasfuller #badmanners #boorishness #grossness #impoliteness #manners #men #rudeness #unattractiveness #women

One should be mindful of how their actions might be perceived. There was a video where someone repeated a name to annoy another person. Now, consider not doing it to God. #annoy #manners #respect

Navigating the seating arrangement at a wedding can be tricky. Assuming a prime spot might lead to an embarrassing request to move. Thinking before acting can save face in social situations. #wedding #etiquette #seating #manners

https://www.fogolf.com/1068345/the-loss-of-civility-and-the-ryder-cup/ The loss of civility and the Ryder Cup #europe #Golf #GolfCourses #MagazineColumnists #manners #NewYork #NewYorkCity #OpEds #PgaTour #SOCIETY #sports

A quotation from Judith Martin

Etiquette never works with people of ill will.

Judith Martin (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]
Interview (1997-03), “She Says: Miss Manners,” by Sandy Fernández, Ms magazine, Vol. 7, No. 5 (1997-03/04)

More info about this quote: wist.info/martin-judith/79370/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #judithmartin #missmanners #character #etiquette #illwill #malice #manners #meanpeople #motivation #politeness

Ars Technica: When “no” means “yes”: Why AI chatbots can’t process Persian social etiquette. “If an Iranian taxi driver waves away your payment, saying, ‘Be my guest this time,’ accepting their offer would be a cultural disaster. They expect you to insist on paying—probably three times—before they’ll take your money. This dance of refusal and counter-refusal, called taarof, […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/27/when-no-means-yes-why-ai-chatbots-cant-process-persian-social-etiquette-ars-technica/

A #Fediverse tech idea I've been considering for a while.

Hashtags can sometimes be annoying, right? Their primary application is finding posts related to a certain topic, including following one. Therefore, if I look for "horses", I want to find everything horse-related.

The following hashtags should therefore lead to the same set of posts:
- #horse
- #horses
- #equines
- #equine
- #horsetodon

Right? But that's not a reality. Some people tag with one of them, with multiple, or with none at all.

Similarly, #Döner, #Doener and perhaps even #Doner should lead to the same set of posts, right? And what about British-American-splits like how #Localization is #Localisation, and perhaps even #l10n as well? And #LGBT, #LGBTQ, #LBGTQ+, #LGBT+, #LGBTQIA and so on and so on also really should be one hashtag.

So what to do?

I propose:
We should introduce a second symbol for something like "fuzzy hashtags". Not the '#' symbol, but another; perhaps '&' or '~'.

That way I could tag my post '~horse', and it could appear on all hashtag feeds concerning the different spellings of horses! Or I could search for such a fuzzy hashtag.

The different variants could be crowdsourced, or overridden by instance mods. You could also opt-out of that system - your posts showing up in fuzzy searches, most likely.

This would also fix languages like German, where you have many inflected forms: #Männer #Mann #Mannes #Manns #Männern #Männers and so on should all lead to the same result.

Behold what I have to do to sign off on this post:
#MarkupLanguages #MarkupLanguage #Markup

#trump #StopTrump #MontyPython #Manners #UKPOL #UKPOLITICS #USPOL #KingCharles