What are Some Bad Table Manners?
The ones that I was going to say have already been said. Blowing the nose Passing gas Burping Chewing the food with the mouth open Talking with food in your mouth Smacking your lips Coughing and or sneezing without turning you head away and covering your mouth. Not saying please and thank you when asking to pass you a certain dish. Here are a couple no one has said that I recall. Using their own spoon or fork that they have already had in their mouth to get more food out of a dish to add to their plate. I'm sure some one will get offended by this one, but I can't stand it and have seen it many times. Letting their pet eat at the table with them. Putting their ashes from the cigarette/cigar in their plate after they are done eating and then when they are done with the cigarette/cigar they put it out in the plate.
Do English people feel that enthusiasm is a mark of bad manners or bad breeding?
To start by answering the stereotypes in the 'breeding or manners' - there are some quite important differences in what is seen as 'good manners' in different classes. (Classes are about self-definition, by the way, and don't particularly map onto wealth or income levels.) What a middle-class person might see as the height of good manners might be seen as brash by someone whose family tree appeared in 'Burke's Landed Gentry.' That's another subject for another question :-)In 21st Century British society, however, the attitudes to enthusiasm cut across background:Enthusiasm isn't actually a problem. It's perfectly acceptable, even in the most rarified strata of British society, to be enthusiastic for things.However, what a North American might see as enthusiasm, a Brit might see as naivety.Let me give an example:Many Americans talk, without irony, about 'American exceptionalism.' The belief that America is the most militarily, economically, and culturally powerful nation in the world because it has certain inherent characteristics, and will, as a result of this causality, retain its position in the world rankings.British people last believed this about themselves in about 1914.Since then we have, like Egyptians, Italians, and many other nations before us, learnt that no nation stays in the number 1 slot for ever. China (the world's biggest nation), or India (the world's biggest democracy) may well gain supremacy in the 21st Century... and no amount of positive self-talk on the part of US demagogues will slow this down even a single day.
Southern vs Northern Manners?
So, here's the dealio. My girlfriend is from New Hampshire, and I'm from the mid-west, and everyone's commented on her apparent rudeness and withdrawnness. She doesn't make eye-contact, she'll walk away from someone when they're talking, and is very reserved and won't say much. Is this a cultural thing? I mean, I know what everyone's said about southerners having better manners, but I never really noticed it or understood it. Are people from New Hampshire just rude compared to people in the mid-west, or is this something unique to her?
Why people say the north is rude and have no manners?
I'm from the North, but am temporarily living in the South. Like everything else of this nature, it's a stereotype that's born from a lack of communication. I would say that the stereotype started because of people who dislike the North (mainly New York, where I'm from) and are still living in the Civil War as if they actually participated in it. The people who dislike New Yorkers have all these broad generalizations about the North in general which they mainly base on the city, which none of them have ever been to. I usually explain that the city is only one part; the rest of the state is as rural as the most rural places down South. New York, incidentally, was voted at one point the "friendliest city" by Zagat's Travel Guide. We might be brusque but we will always help people out. I can tell you this: We could give less than a s--t where anyone comes from. You want to move to NY? Come on up! That being said I do see New Yorkers and other Northerners who live here behaving like arrogant idiots, and they don't get a pass from me either. The big thing my northern brethren have to learn is to accept the places they move to and not try to make them into the North or anywhere else, for that matter. There are nice people wherever you go.
Why is it bad manners/rude to say yes mam in the north?
I live in the south and we always say it to show manners and respect but i've heard that people in the north think it's rude. But, i don't understand why. So if you're from the north please tell me...
What do Cantonese think of Mandarin-speaking people?
I am from Guangdong, China and speak Cantonese as my native language while I can also speak Mandarin fluently.Now back to the question.I see many answers are about bad impression of Mandarin-speakers, and I want to give my opinion.I think it shouldn't depart from Mandarin speakers and Cantonese speakers. To judge a group of people from there speaking language is impolite.Not only Mandarin speakers currently move to Cantonese speaking areas, but also they do in contrast. I have never heard that some Mandarin speakers much care about how to view Cantonese speakers.There is no doubt that there some Mandarin speakers with bad manners, which left bad impression. But if you can step your feet on others’ shoes, you can know that the earlier people came to Cantonese speaking areas(Guangdong and HK) was some farmers and workers without much education. They didn't know much about the local customs and communicated with the natives difficultly. So misunderstandings were unavoidable.From elementary school to university, I have made friends with a lot of Mandarin speakers, all of whom are well-behaved and polite. I think we should not judge a person from what he or she is speaking but what he or she is dealing, and that's available for all kind of questions similar to the one I am answering.In China, there is an idiom says that Tolerance brings strength. Guangdong is a tolerant district where are people all around China, and they can live harmoniously, which is one of the reasons makes Guangdong become a well developing province. As for Hong Kong, discrimination against Mandarin speakers can be seen everywhere, I think that's why Hong Kong is declining.Last, not only Mandarin and Cantonese are spoken in China, but also there are tons of other languages.
Is it ok for north African people to say the N word?
Original question: Are North Africans allowed to say the N Word?The Dutch word for “nigger” is “nikker”. Among more or less decently brought up Dutch it is considered very bad manners to use the word. We have large populations of Blacks, especially in Amsterdam: many people from Suriname and the Antilles.We also have large populations of North Africans in the Netherlands, the vast majority of these being Moroccan. I regularly visit places where lots of Moroccans come, and I’ve noticed that many of them tend to speak about Blacks as “nikkers”.It seems there’s no love lost between Blacks and Moroccans in my country. The two population groups don’t mix, neither as a chemical compound nor even as an emulsion.So: Are North Africans allowed to say the N Word? They certainly seem to think so themselves. Generally speaking though, the word “nikker” for a Black person is considered to be insulting, and in very bad taste. Whether it’s punishable by law is, in concrete cases where it is brought in front of a court of law, up to the judge who will take all circumstances ino consideration.
Why are people from the South considered to have better manners than other Americans?
Something close to sixty years ago my grandmother was shocked when she discovered me opening a hot biscuit with a knife. Sacrilege! This sort of crude behavior was simply not to be tolerated in her home. Thank goodness I hadn’t made such a gaffe in public!The role of the southern mama can’t be overstated. Try to buy a card instead of handwriting a personal thank-you note? Your mama will have a hissy fit. Don’t use “sir” or “ma’am” when addressing an adult? You can expect a maternal whack on the back of the head (or the bottom). Training for small children, reinforced continually, makes a difference that couldn’t be un-learned even with effort.Southern society has been, and remains, a bit class-conscious, though with easy upward mobility, and parents try to prepare their children for betterment. Every small town has parents of even the most meager means ready their daughters for cotillion. And they do it without the slightest hint of pretense. The social pressure is not to be normal, but act a little more gentlemanly/ladylike.I’ve found people from elsewhere to be every bit as kind and generous, but with a more relaxed approach to manners, and it’s all because of southern motherhood.
Why do Northerners talk so loud?
Yea I know, I'm from the south (I was born in VA and lived in TN and now SC) and the other day in this restaurant there was this table of people from New York or somethin and I swear me and my kid was crackin up them people was SO LOUD. You could hear everything they was sayin, and it was funny as hell. Random **** man. One time this lady yelled out, "Well at least he wasn't born with one brown eye and one blue eye! It happens ya know!" HAHAHAH WTF!!!!!!
Do people still value politeness and manners these days?
Good question! I think part of it depends on where you are at. If you are in a big city, you may find less of that, while in a rual community, I would expect to find more down to earth and polite people. I find the southerners to be the most polite and I have heard you find allot of polite people in the New England states. I would say the middle to older generation tend to be more polite; They grew up in an era where politeness was a part of their everday life. I find if speak with respect, people are more willing to assist you or point you in the right direction, if they are unable to help. People in the north are so often in such a hurry, I'm sorry to say, so you may have more people just looking out for themselves. I have always believed in treating people with respect, regardless of their race, national origin or gender. Yes, we live I a different era, but I agree we can all benefit from a simpler, kinder nation!