A gentleman does his best to control all bodily functions in public. That way, he will not have to say "Excuse me" all the time.
excerpt from: 50 Things Every Young Gentleman Should Know
January 27, 2009
January 26, 2009
#53 - Excuse Me
A gentleman never uses the words "Hey," "Hey you," "Hey dude," or any phrase that starts with the word "hey" when he is trying to get another person's attention. He says, "Excuse me."
excerpt from: 50 Things Every Young Gentleman Should Know
January 25, 2009
#52 - Saying Excuse Me Do's and Don'ts
Saying "Excuse Me" - Do's & Don'ts
> You Do
Say, "Excuse me," when you have to interrupt someone, like the librarian at your school who may be reading a book (that's what librarians do), to ask where the old National Geographic magazines are located.
> You Don't
Just stand around and wait fifteen minutes, hoping the librarian will finally notice you standing there.
> Why
It is perfectly all right to ask a question. "Excuse me" was invented for moments like this - when you need to get some one's attention.
excerpt from: 50 Things Every Young Gentleman Should Know
January 24, 2009
#51 - Saying Excuse Me Do's and Don'ts
Saying "Excuse Me" - Do's & Don'ts
> You Do
Try to wait until you can get outdoors before you pass gas. At least try to get to a room where you will be the only one breathing the air for a while.
> You Don't
Assume, just because you can say, "Excuse me," that it's OK for you to pass gas, no matter where you are.
> Why
Accidents happen. But if it's not an accident, you're just being rude, and it won't take long for people to figure out that they don't want to be trapped in a room with you.
excerpt from: 50 Things Every Young Gentleman Should Know
January 23, 2009
#50 - Saying Excuse Me
Saying "Excuse Me"
Whether you are stepping in front of someone in a store, or sneezing or burping, or trying to get another person's attention, "Excuse me" is a phrase you will need to use for the rest of your life.
It doesn't matter whether you are a young man or an old man. You are going to burp or pass gas or get the hiccoughs. You are going to have to step around other people on airplanes, at the movies, or in the bleachers at a ball game. You are going to have to interrupt someone to ask a question or ask for help. It just happens.
Saying "Excuse me" is the right thing to do, in all these situations. It doesn't matter whether you're getting in someone else's space, whether you've created an odor that smells like a dead animal, or whether you need to interrupt somebody to ask for directions. "Excuse me" is always the right thing to say.
You don't need to say, "I'm sorry," because you haven't done anything wrong -unless you have been rude and walked in front of somebody at the movies and stood there so long he or she missed half the show. That's when you need to say, "I'm sorry." But most of the time, "Excuse me" is all you need to say.
excerpt from: 50 Things Every Young Gentleman Should Know
January 22, 2009
#49 - Defense
Ask you coach if you can guard the other team's best player.
No one is unstoppable.
-Love Dad
January 21, 2009
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