tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post29334797369331145..comments2024-03-28T12:59:00.516-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: BANQUET ETIQUETTE AT THE TABLE OF LOUIS XIV IN 17TH CENTURY FRANCEDebbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-84557049903082835402015-03-22T08:25:14.801-04:002015-03-22T08:25:14.801-04:00My 21 year old daughter always say please and than...My 21 year old daughter always say please and thank you. She also holds doors open for everyone, almost to a fault. Sometimes, she gets stuck holding a door open for several minutes if there is traffic. She often comments that older people seem surprised when she is polite and personable. I guess it just depends on the younger person. Did I mention, though, that I am a teacher? ;)Kathleen K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04305057062413200111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-40909679967932353722015-02-20T16:18:07.123-05:002015-02-20T16:18:07.123-05:00In some circles, it seems to be OK to eat with you...In some circles, it seems to be OK to eat with your hat on. Never would have happened at my parents' table! Michelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12429730420678601455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-19294490724075476312015-02-20T15:41:02.303-05:002015-02-20T15:41:02.303-05:00I tried to have family meals where everyone ate at...I tried to have family meals where everyone ate at the same time and at a table. I have observed my grandchildren eat whenever an adult prepares them food and takes it off to a bedroom or TV room. Such a shame. Conversation at the dining table can be helpful in providing guidance or information. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-48086253799949667132015-02-17T12:01:14.979-05:002015-02-17T12:01:14.979-05:00Opening doors for a lady went by the wayside on my...Opening doors for a lady went by the wayside on my college campus back in the days of the women's movement. We were very capable of opening our own doors, thank you very much. I'm glad we didn't succeed in eradicating it completely, though. I appreciate having a door opened for me now and then. When the young men at church do that for me, I am very appreciative. Then again, I no longer feel that I have anything to prove in regards to "I am woman, hear me roar" LOL. Stephanie Grace Whitsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02442621477644235666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-13352540688850213212015-02-17T11:53:21.072-05:002015-02-17T11:53:21.072-05:00I agree with the waiting to start eating until eve...I agree with the waiting to start eating until everyone has been seated or everyone has their dessert in front of them. We try to keep that one alive, but it's mostly a dead manner these days. <br />I cannot imagine the drinking all from one cup! EWWW! Susan Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885508869904521374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-81253476853567169332015-02-17T10:32:32.508-05:002015-02-17T10:32:32.508-05:00I very seldom hear please & thank you from you...I very seldom hear please & thank you from younger people. I am usually surprised when any person holds the door for anyone else or says thank you when I do.. I wish they still taught manners in school, there is so little respect for teachers, older people or for anyone it seems..Deanna Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01589351351698020082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-12106075591565570782015-02-17T10:14:30.612-05:002015-02-17T10:14:30.612-05:00I thought it interesting that they had all this op...I thought it interesting that they had all this opulence but that some of them still ate with their fingers.<br /><br />I've been to a couple of restaurants where the waiters pull out the chair for the lady, place her napkin for her, and then if she excuses herself to go to the ladies room (powder room, perhaps?) they place her napkin just so on her chair. It was a very quiet, elegant dining experience for a party of 6.Pam Hillmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604636348596615139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-49002214559055585302015-02-17T08:40:14.406-05:002015-02-17T08:40:14.406-05:00Standing when a lady enters the room or approaches...Standing when a lady enters the room or approaches is another courtesy lost, but I don't remember the bowing and curtsying even in my generation ... and I'm probably one of the oldest authors in this group. :) My husband still stands for a lady -- bless him!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743799607103669916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-88355976639703670772015-02-17T07:10:51.218-05:002015-02-17T07:10:51.218-05:00Men rarely pull the chair out for a woman when the...Men rarely pull the chair out for a woman when they go out to eat. Even waiters don't do that. Few men open the car door for a woman. (Women's lib has changed many of these customs.) In grammar school we practiced bowing and curtsying. Today it is a lost art in America. Even practicing a proper handshake has been replaced in some cases by knuckle bumps, high fives and hugs. <br />Cindy HuffAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-67966093676222119442015-02-17T03:30:48.177-05:002015-02-17T03:30:48.177-05:00Growing up we would always wait for the host to be...Growing up we would always wait for the host to begin eating before we started in on our meal. It was just a courtesy. No one seems to observe this little nicety any more. Mary Prestonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02201076939557413255noreply@blogger.com