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Mind Your Manners In The 1800's

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Mind your Manners Over the course of the past four years I have witnessed an inexplicable and inexcusable lack of manners when eating among my friend group: Nicola nibbling her chocolate bar layer by layer; Emma peeling her grapes. Holly has been known to take the top bun off of her chicken burger and draw a picture with tomato ketchup. Though artistic, I would look away in embarrassment and disgust. Olivia munches her sandwich fairly normally, but upon further inspection I notice that it is still touching her lips, though her mouth is closed and she is chewing. Revolting. I ask myself, do these people have no manners? Where in past generations, simple etiquette was instilled in each and every child, it seems that is simply not the case today. And not just table manners. Too many times have I seen someone fail to hold the door open, or give up their seat on the bus to someone who clearly needs it more. Yet in an increasingly impolite society I strongly believe that such basic etiquette should not be forgotten. In the past the idea of having good manners was partly a sign of social standing, as well as upbringing and heritage. If a person displayed poor social behaviour in a time such as the 1800’s, they would be somewhat shunted from society, because …show more content…

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