Meanwhile, The Empty Forms Of Social Behavior

Chaperons, Even In Their Days Of Glory, Were Almost Never Able To Enforce Morality; What They Did Was To Force Immorality To Be Discreet. This Is No Small Contribution.

Whamming Someone Smaller Than Oneself In Order To Teach That Person Civilized Behavior Is Not Within Miss Manners' Concept Of Propriety, Much Less Logic.

The Obligation To Express Gratitude Deepens With Procrastination. The Longer You Wait, The More Effusive Must Be The Thanks.

Miss Manners Herself, While Never Rude, Is Given To Pulling A Fast Pinch In The Way Of A Handshake On Those Who Believe In Kissing On, Not Even The First Date, But The First Sighting.

You Can Deny All You Want That There Is Etiquette, And A Lot Of People Do In Everyday Life. But If You Behave In A Way That Offends The People You're Trying To Deal With, They Will Stop Dealing With You...there Are Plenty Of People Who Say, 'we Don't Care About Etiquette, But We Can't Stand The Way So-and-so Behaves, And We Don't Want Him Around!' Etiquette Doesn't Have The Great Sanctions That The Law Has. But The Main Sanction We Do Have Is In Not Dealing With These People And Isolating Them Because Their Behavior Is Unbearable.