Etiquette?

[DrPhil]

Bless his heart and in some settings he would've been considered the most awesomest of the awesome.*** However, I can't help but be a bit embarassed for him because he was doing what he had been socialized to do. Yet, he hadn't captured that what he had been socialized to do was perceived as strange in that environment.

*** I don't know whether this guy said this but I hope people don't say things like "I'm from Georgia and we..." as though what they were taught is what the average person from that area is taught. In reality, there are social class, generational, and racial and ethnic differences in what people are taught. That's also another issue with etiquette classes because you have to be able to teach more objective etiquette practices without delving into the social hierarchy of it all.

[Gusteau]

Originally Posted by DrPhil

Bless his heart and in some settings he would've been considered the most awesomest of the awesome.*** However, I can't help but be a bit embarassed for him because he was doing what he had been socialized to do. Yet, he hadn't captured that what he had been socialized to do was perceived as strange in that environment.

While I believe in the importance of teaching "social graces," I think that learning to be observant and read your surroundings is ten times more useful in life.