have better manners

Ways to have good manners
1.Respect everyone
2.Say please and thank-you
3.Hold doors open for people
4.Try not to swear
5.Say yes instead of yeah
6.Learn good posture
7.Listen to people
8.Keep eye contact
9.Never be early, be on time for formal meetings and just a few minutes late for parties.
10.Dont talk with food in your mouth
11.If a door is closed knock on it before entering
12.Always tidy up after yourself
13.Show appreciation
14.Answer the phone politely
15.Answer the door with a smile
16.Give up your seat for adults on the bus ( not young men )
17.COmpliment
18.Dont be boastful,arrogant or loud
19.Always look you best

When I wrote this goal down, I didn’t have a definite “finish” in mind. I mean, manners can always be improved upon. I’m pretty sure what I wanted to accomplish was say “please” and “thank you” more, especially around school when someone holds the door open or passes out papers… simple things like that. I’ve become a lot more polite over the past year in small instances like this, and I hope to continue so in the future.

One thing I have noticed, though, is the more polite you are to people, the nicer and more approachable of a person they thing of you as. Just saying “thank you” to someone has been a good conversation starter.

They are queite good. I must just refine myself for a better perosn
I will soon be able to cross off this goal
Hope everyone here is good:)
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Okay I have bought Debretts Ettiquite but now musy=t apply it to my life
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I grew up with great manners, but I moved to the states somewhere in the boonies. Basically, I stopped caring about having manners and grew onto belching and farting infront of my new friends. Soon I started to realize that it was kinda gross after sometime. I have a boyfriend now and sometimes I even gross him out. But he farts a lot, so he doesn’t care if I fart. But anyway! I don’t want to be farting constantly in my old age because that’s just even more disgusting. Everytime I burp without thinking, I have this quick reflex of popping myself one on the mouth. And farting I can handle. ^_

I ordered this book a few days ago. I am determined to improve my manners and the way I present myself to the world. I thing that I’m trying to improve on, is always looking good and presentable because you never know who you will meet and what your first impression will be. I have to have to remember this next time I’m getting ready in the morning.

Today, I’m going to read about plate settings. I am going to learn once and for all whether the bread plate goes on the right or on the left.

I have to learn how to hold myself in public, how to make small talk and how not to be shy in social situations. I feel like such a knob sometimes when I talk to people.

What manners does a proper lady need? well, i have to learn to be much more warm and friendly first off. so when people come over, I should have everything ready and offer them things like water or coffee.

I should also learn EXACTLY how to eat at a fancy table. i generally know how to eat but quite frankly, there are things that still puzzle me, like which side is the bread plate. I CAN NEVER REMEMBER… I have an etiquette book and I will read the section on place settings before the christmas parties I have to attend this week.