Reddit reviews Essential Manners for Men 2nd Edition: What to Do, When to Do It, and Why

One I'd like to add regarding a subject that often gets overlooked: Essential Manners for Men: What to Do, When to Do It, and Why, or for the women (and men who prefer more generalized instruction) Emily Post's Etiquette.

Etiquette and manners are the lubrication that keep the gears of society running smoothly. Although most folks have a halfway decent basic sense of manners, I think having strong knowledge of them, the reasoning behind them, and of course practicing them can help you in life in ways you wouldn't imagine. Really solid etiquette is all too rare, so people will notice and they respond accordingly. You'll get all sorts of preferential treatment and special favors from all corners of your life just for practicing good etiquette.

First of all, kudos for being considerate and even thinking about this. i agree with what inathrowfarfaraway_ said. Your apology was nice also, even if it doesn't completely redeem you for that person. It's hard to hold yourself back when you have something on the tip of your tongue - especially if that's your sense of humor.

I faced a bit of the same issue and what personally helped me was reading How to Be a Gentleman Revised and Expanded: A Timely Guide to Timeless Manners (The GentleManners Series) & Essential Manners for Men 2nd Edition: What to Do, When to Do It, and Why

(I'm a woman, but why do manners have to be gendered) These books helped me think about why some of my jokes were of bad taste and made me feel more comfortable in public settings, socially. I started to recognize peoples reactions better, even if they were reactions to someone else's faux pas.

Everything is creepy. Learn all about manners and perhaps girls and other people won't think you're a weirdo.

I’ve become fond of Emily Posts Manners for Men

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