“Life is short, but there is always time enough for courtesy.” POLISH YOUR SKILLS Ralph Waldo Emerson, poet 03 MIND YOUR MANNERS There are some manner must-haves that should be a part of your daily and social living. To be etiquette wise, follow these rules

When to begin eating If you’re seated at a table with eight or Heard of sunglasses fewer guests, wait until everyone is etiquette? 1 served and for the hostess to Remove your sunglasses and begin eating before you start. At earphones before speaking a longer banquet table, it’s 6 to someone. Leaving them Airport etiquette, anyone? okay to start nibbling on while talking is RUDE. Also, Avoid crowding the boarding area. And when many people are take off your sunglasses once on board, find your seat and settle seated and are also before you walk into a 7 down quickly to avoid crowding the being served. class or inside some- aisle. Also, when claiming your baggage, one’s home. don’t crowd the luggage collecting area. How to open the door for The deal Napkin someone else with taking etiquette to Whoever leftovers be followed arrives first Don’t ask for left- Dab your mouth 2 opens the overs at a profes- before you have door. Gender doesn’t 8 sional dinner or 9 your beverage matter here. during weddings. However, when out during formal dining. It with friends or family, even at a fancy means that if you are Keep these off restaurant – it’s okay to ask for leftovers eating and want to take the table to be packed. It’s also all right to ask a sip, dab your mouth Belongings not for leftovers at a close friend’s with your napkin to having to do with 12 close-knit party, if you have avoid staining the rim 3 food/decoration that kind of easy equation. of your glass. should remain off the table: keys, bags, sun- glasses, phones, etc. Are you aware of basic party manners? Never show up empty-handed. E-mail etiquette ETIQUETTE Bring some flowers or dessert to be noted 10 or something else for the host. The gift need not be expensive (unless Don’t send an email that you want it to be) – just something nice and simple just says “Thanks” or is good enough to show that you care. 4 “Okay.” Add a line with this, for example, “Thanks for your prompt reply.” If all you have to write in a reply is “ok” RULES How to Is punctuality then refrain from sending it. you should still important? handle a Yes, there’s music Well, it is, and always dropped call? etiquette too master will be – across cul- Call back. If a tures, civilisations cell-phone call is Don’t play loud music 11 and communities. Always be on time. 12dropped, the per- when you are in a pubic This is a timeless etiquette rule that son who initiated the call should 5 place. If you have leaky call back, even if to say bye. This is doesn’t really change. And if you are running earplugs, fix it or get new ones as the world doesn’t late, inform the person/group you are meeting important to note as it’s about treating need to know your playlist. that you are delayed. Respect people’s time. the person on the other side with respect. By Team NIE ONLINE NEWS ETIQUETTE MATTERS RESTRICTS WEIGHTLOSS POSTS nsta has announced to celebrity influencers that pro- restrict people under age 18 mote cosmetic surgery and I from viewing posts from various weightloss products MIND THE SPACE WHAT THIS NEW RULE MEANS work to reduce the pressure Things we need to stop right now to be ➤ Certain posts will be hidden from that people can sometimes etiquette wise, as far as guarding users under age 18 while oth- feel as a result of social others’ personal space is concerned... ers will be removed from media,” said Collins. ➤ Staring into people’s computer moni- Instagram as well as ➤ Social media tors or phones parent company users, including actor ➤ Listening in on their phone calls (and , Instagram’s Jameela Jamil, have long then commenting on it) public policy manager been criticising ➤ Giving unsolicited advice Emma Collins said. Jameela Jamil influencers ➤ Borrowing without permission – ➤ “We want Instagram to be a like , chairs, staplers, chargers, pens, etc. positive place for everyone and for pro- ➤ Taking up more space than normal – this policy is part of our ongoing moting fatloss products. like keeping your belongings on some- one else’s desk While Isro’s space missions are being discussed zealously, we should give a ➤ Talking loudly in public – either to If misunderstood?: If a thought about ‘space’ on ground too. To be unmindful of personal space someone next to you or over your Expert friend makes expensive etiquette is not right. Here’s a guide on understanding right from wrong phone. Also includes personal conver- reservations before dis- sations/speaking on the phone in lifts, public transport, cinema and so on SPEAK cussing with you, be up- WHAT IS front. Say, “I misunderstood DEFINING THE CONCEPT What are the tips for how much we were planning PERSONAL SPACE? ■ IT’S 2-FOLD: a) Your physical space bubble and maintaining to spend. I really cannot 2018 article on ‘National Q backing out of a holi- Geographic’ states that and respecting it; b) Personal intrusions through conversation afford an expensive trip day if I realise that it’s not A the term “personal either socially or professionally. right now.” But if you agreed space” is relatively new – but affordable for me? ■ In body language it’s called ‘Proxemics’, which comes from Be clear about what you can initially and are backing out that uneasy feeling you get when someone moves too close is an- proximity – the nearness in space. The idea of per- – On-A-Budget Teen do: Whenever you are going (even if it’s fair), you could cient. Neuroscientist Michael sonal space is about respecting others by not get- to split the cost of something offer to pay a portion of the A. Hi, so you committed to a Graziano, author of the new ting too close to them physically. It’s a protective with friends, be clear — be it cost, such as the room-can- book ‘The Spaces Between Us’ weekend with friends but bubble around us – our intimate zone, meant have now realised that the for a meal or holiday — and cellation or a special meal says, “There really is such a thing as personal space. The for ‘emotionally close’ family and friends. convey your limitations clear- cancellation fee. Your cost is over your budget. brain computes a buffer zone ■ IN NUMBER TERMS: It’s one foot from ly. For instance, say, “I can friends will hopefully under- around the body.” We have this Fret not, we have all been in your physical body. If any stranger afford to pay for a budget stand and respect you for it. ‘second skin’ hardwired into our such situations. Check these encroaches this space, we feel threat- accommodation and not a DNA. This invisible second skin, tips to convey it to your By SUNAIINAA A HAQ, is used primarily for ened and uncomfortable. friends the right way. five-star hotel.” etiquette guide protection by human beings. TIMES LIFE

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