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There Is No Etiquette Rule That Decrees One Must Give Out Personal Information To Anyone Who Asks.

It Is Not Rude To Turn Off Your Telephone By Switching It On To An Answering Machine, Which Is Cheaper And Less Disruptive Than Ripping It Out Of The Wall. Those Who Are Offended Because They Cannot Always Get Through When They Seek, At Their Own Convenience, To Barge In On People Are Suffering From A Rude Expectation.

One Of The Big No-nos In Cyberspace Is That You Do Not Go Into A Social Activity, A Chat Group Or Something Like That, And Start Advertising Or Selling Things. This Etiquette Rule Is An Attempt To Separate One's Social Life, Which Should Be Pure Enjoyment And Relaxation, From The Pressures Of Work.

The Challenge Of Manners Is Not So Much To Be Nice To Someone Whose Favor And/or Person You Covet (although More People Need To Be Reminded Of That Necessity Than One Would Suppose) As To Be Exposed To The Bad Manners Of Others Without Imitating Them.

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.