Hypocrisy Is Not Generally A Social Sin,

'honesty' In Social Life Is Often Used As A Cover For Rudeness. But There Is Quite A Difference Between Being Candid In What You're Talking About, And People Voicing Their Insulting Opinions Under The Name Of Honesty.

When Someone Has Tried To Please You, It Is Rude, As Well As Disheartening, To Respond By Announcing That The Effort Was A Failure.

It Is One Of Miss Manners's Great Discoveries That One Needn't Contradict Others In Order To Set Them Straight.

Yes, Etiquette Is Hypocritical. Yes, It Does Inhibit Children - If You're Lucky. But The Idea That It's Elitist And Irrelevant Is Like Saying Language Is Elitist And Irrelevant.

It's No Longer Socially Acceptable To Make Bigoted Statements And Racist Remarks. Some People Are Having An Awful Time With That: 'i Didn't Know Anybody Would Be Offended!' Well, Where Have You Been? I Remember When People Got Away With It And They Don't Anymore. That's Fabulous.