A World Guide to Good Manners How not to behave badly abroad By Norman Ramshaw Traveling to all corners of the world gets easier and easier. We live in a global village‚ but how well do we know and understand each other? Here is a sample test. Imagine you have arranged a meeting at four o’clock. What time should you expect your foreign business colleagues to arrive? If they are German‚ they’ll be bang on time. If they are American‚ they’ll probably be 15 minutes early. If they are British‚ they’ll
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it’s really difficult to smile all the time while you are walking outside in -30’C)). Nevertheless‚ most of the people are very polite and highly friendly. And I hope you’ll be convinced of it during your trip if you follow my small tips of Russian manners below. First and foremost‚ if you travel alone without tourist guide‚ you have to learn some Russian words‚ such as ‘spasibo – thanks’‚ ‘pozhaluista – please’ and ‘как мне попасть в … - how can I get to …’. Nearly nobody speaks English‚ especially
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September 15‚ 2013 Manners Johnny use to open the door for Alice and it was more than okay‚ it was expected. Now if Johnny tries to open the door‚ one of two things can happen. Either Alice will be offended because she is equal and perfectly capable of opening the door on her own. Or‚ Alice assumes that he is trying to make a move on her and sums him up as a pervert. This situation brings up the questions: What has our culture done to the art of manners? And how are manners viewed in our society
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Manners and etiquette .Importance of Good Manners “With Americans‚ anything goes.” It seems that Americans are quite casual and don’t care much about their behaviors. Most Americans attitudes about good manners relate to showing respect and consideration for others. They believe that all people are entitled to equal opportunity and respect. So no one is privileged and no one is worthless. A person who acts in a humble and timid way will make his/her friends feel quite uncomfortable. On the other
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to another person is to leave him or her in no worse shape than when we met him or her”. I would say that simple words like “thank you”‚ “excuse me”‚ “I am sorry”‚ etc‚ are really important to deal with people we have just met. Therefore‚ having good manners is important to everyone not matter what their origin. Thus‚ it would not be exaggeration to affirm that all the corruption‚ social injustice‚ poverty‚ and problems of the world could be solved if people accepted they have an obligation to treat
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‘Good Manners And Right Conduct In The Office’ et to consider the impact that their words or actions will have on other people. In an attempt to be efficient and productive we take a few liberties with our manners at work. Perhaps‚ at one time‚ we apologetically said‚ "I’m sorry‚ we have to stop the discussion and move onto the next point." But now we blurt out‚ "Next!" or "Let’s get on with it‚ people!" While the intention may be the same‚ the degree of bluntness‚ or even rudeness‚ used nowadays
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THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD MANNERS Essay One of the first most visible characteristics that distinguish a person from the 21st century‚ from most of his predecessors‚ is the way in which our contemporaries behave themselves. Humanity has existed long enough on this Earth to understand‚ that there are certain unwritten laws‚ which govern our everyday life. It wouldn’t be a far-fetched statement if I say that obeying these universally accepted rules ensures if not a successful social life‚ then
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Individual and universal manners Does your country have individual manners? Or do they have universal manners? I think there are individual good manners‚ and there are also universal good manners. For example‚ lots of countries say please and thank you‚ and also shake hands when they greet someone. In America‚ for table manners‚ they don’t slurp on the table and it is because it sounds bad. They also do not put their elbows on the table. Also‚ they shouldn’t put phones or other distracting
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nersManner of articulation In articulatory phonetics‚ the manner of articulation is the configuration and interaction of the articulators (speech organs such as the tongue‚ lips‚ and palate) when making a speech sound. One parameter of manner is stricture‚ that is‚ how closely the speech organs approach one another. Others include those involved in the r-like sounds (taps and trills)‚ and the sibilancy of fricatives. The concept of manner is mainly used in discussion of consonants‚ although the movement
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The English and Russian idea of good manners is different. Do you agree or disagree with the statement? Prove your point of view. Good manners are important across the globe‚ but that doesn’t mean they are the same all over the world. The rules of politeness vary greatly all over the world‚ from country to country everywhere. Once we read the article about Marta Ingram‚ who was English and her Russian husband‚ Alexander. When she first met Alexander and he said to her‚ in Russian‚ "Naley mne
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