19th+Century+Etiquette

19th Century Etiquette 1. A man never scans a lady's dress impertinently and makes no rude remarks about her. This is definitely not the case in today's society. Women are constantly judged as if they were a prize or trophy, rather than a woman. 2. A woman will not stop upon the walk to talk with a friend to the inconvenience of others. Things like this happen all the time. People are inconsiderate and don't care about how they affect other people. 3. Never betray vanity, conceit, superciliousness or hauteur. I think this is still in place today, though it is not as big of a deal as it used to be. Life would be much better if people were less conceited and more concerned about others. 4. Loud and boisterous laughter is rude. You hear obnoxious laughter and shouting everywhere you go, because people are inconsiderate. 5. It is rude to read when people are talking. Not only do we read when people are talking, we text. This is quite rude, but done all the time. It seems that no one cares what anyone else is thinking or saying; we are just worried about ourselves. 6. Correcting older persons than yourself, especially parents, is impolite. Kids disrespect their parents all the time. Respect for elders is severely lacking in the 21st century. 7. Laughing at the mistakes of others is rude. This happens quite often; even I do it from time to time. I don't think I've ever gone an entire day without hearing someone mocked for their mistakes. 8. When walking down the street, men would always give women the inside lane, so if mud were to splatter, it would splatter on the man. This is a simple rule, but foreign in today's society. To me, it's not so much to do with mud, but rather, that men were constantly putting the needs of the women above their own. This sort of chivalry is lacking today. 9. It is impolite to display too much learning. This still makes sense today; no one wants to be around a smarty-pants. 10. Do not let the lady pay for anything. In our society today, where women are equal to men, this is sometimes unheard of. Men, for the most part, will pay for the dinner or movie for the woman. There are times, however, when the women have to pay, and that is awkward.