Hello!
A warm welcome to my new blog, The Art of Modern Manners.
On this page we will be looking at manners in the modern world. I am so happy that you can join me.
What inspired me to write this blog?
In a
fast moving and connected world, I feel that manners
and etiquette have been forgotten. Somewhere along the
way, our society has become informal, a bit too relaxed, and sometimes
disrespectful and just plain rude.
What makes me qualified to write about this topic?
Well nothing actually! Let me please clarify that I am not any type of expert on manners, nor am I an anthropologist, a life coach or someone fancy like a member of the Royal Family. I am simply a Melbourne girl who likes to observe the world around me, and who is a firm believer in the golden rule.
How did we get this way?
I am the first to admit it, I'm not quite sure. As I explained above, I'm not an expert of any kind. But I do have a few theories that I will be exploring on this blog. It's undeniable, manners have slowly disintegrated over the years. You may not remember the following examples in your own lifetime, but there was a time when a lady always wore gloves and a hat, there was a time when a gentleman always stood up for a female when she entered the room. There was a time when we sent a handwritten note to say thank you for a lunch invitation. There was a time when it was rude to be late. Remember that? There was no text message! "Ummm totes soz babe! Be there 5... cray cray traffic!" (Or something along those lines). And there are so many other examples. Remember when it was considered bad manners to get up from the table in the middle of dinner? It was rude not to return a phone call? It was poor form not to RSVP to an invitation by the set deadline? The list goes on...
What will we explore on this blog?
Look, some of those examples listed above are a little outdated, I am happy to admit that! (I personally don't want to wear gloves and a hat on a daily basis). But I do want to discuss manners for the year 2016 and beyond. To do this we need to ask ourselves a few questions. What do manners mean in a modern context? What are the growing (and disturbing) trends that bother us? What do others do that really frustrates you, but you don't feel comfortable talking about it for fear of sounding like a nanna? Is there a particular dying social etiquette that we need to resuscitate? These are the kind of questions we will cover, one by one.
How
can you contribute?
Please send through stories, examples and questions in the comments section below, or email them to me. But let's remember to be polite and respectful please, no reason to "name and shame" anyone. That's not nice. This is the internet remember? And there is no such thing as delete I'm afraid...
But I look forward to my first official post. Till then!
Vickie
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