Yes, Colin, you're right it is about manners. It is difficult to
discuss "manners" since many people seem to think that "freedom"
means you can do anything YOU please without regard for others. As I
recently told my 15 year old regarding "table manners":
"Manners are not for you. They are for those who have to live with
you and watch you eating."

GS


> It looks like common courtesy is becoming uncommon.
>
> The opinions expressed are my own of course, but are also those of my
> parents, of their parents, and of their parents before them as they taught
> their children good manners.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Colin Macgregor Stevens,
> Curator,
> Burnaby Village Museum,
> Burnaby, BC, CANADA
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