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PitWD<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://troet.social/@Over50butnotold" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Over50butnotold</span></a></span> </p><p>Wie frustrierend das für ne Frau wäre mir in die Hose zu packen - und selbst beim allerbesten Willen und feinster Aktion NULL Chance zu haben was aus-... ähhh... aufzurichten...🤷‍♂️ </p><p>Tja, <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/M%C3%A4nners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Männers</span></a> wäre ich rechtzeitig zur <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Prostatakarzinom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Prostatakarzinom</span></a> <a href="https://nrw.social/tags/Vorsorge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vorsorge</span></a> gegangen wäre ich jetzt nicht chem. kastriert. Geht also noch mal in euch - es lohnt sich!</p><p>ABER - ich bin immerhin amtierender Olympiasieger in "Welcher hängt am längsten - wenn ne Frau Dir in die Hose fast"...🙈</p>
Hebrew by Inbal<p>Let’s talk about one of the least intuitive words in Hebrew.</p><p>Please.</p><p>It’s not the easiest one to guess…</p><p>But here’s the good news:</p><p>✅ It’s also the word for “there you go” (like when a waiter brings your food)</p><p>✅ And for “you’re welcome”</p><p>One tricky word — three super useful meanings.</p><p>You’ll hear it everywhere in Israel.</p><p>Save the video so that you have it in your pocket whenever you need it 👀</p><p>Then drop a comment if you’ve ever heard it used in a way that surprised you!</p><p><a href="https://babka.social/tags/Please" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Please</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Manners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manners</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Hebrew" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hebrew</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Language" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Language</span></a> <a href="https://babka.social/tags/Etiquette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Etiquette</span></a></p>
mimorii🌱<p>I'm new here. Here's my <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/introduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>introduction</span></a>. 🌱</p><p>My name is Mim; I live in a tiny apartment in a tiny village amongst the fields and farms of rural <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Nebraska" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Nebraska</span></a>.</p><p>I love sewing, drawing, playing the piano, baking, and crafting. I'm doing the <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/OdinProject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OdinProject</span></a> with my daughter to refresh and relearn web development, the newest challenge in my life.</p><p>I believe in <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/manners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manners</span></a>, <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/creativity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>creativity</span></a>, <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/honesty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>honesty</span></a>, <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/positivity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>positivity</span></a>, <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/humor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>humor</span></a>, <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/kindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kindness</span></a>, and <a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/imagination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>imagination</span></a>. </p><p>I look forward to meeting you! 🌱 </p><p><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/CalicoCritterCottages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CalicoCritterCottages</span></a><br><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/GlutenFreeBaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GlutenFreeBaking</span></a><br><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/SweetTea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SweetTea</span></a><br><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/Gardening" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gardening</span></a><br><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/HandSewing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HandSewing</span></a> <br><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/ThreeGoodThings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ThreeGoodThings</span></a> <br><a href="https://sunny.garden/tags/HopePunk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HopePunk</span></a></p>
Mark B Tomlinson<p>When someone asks a question and the person replys; the correct response is: Thanks! That's a minimum response and if 6 lettters are beyond your typing ability drag your heavy cursor and hit the star. <br>Ignorance is bliss execpt when it is just rude.<br>Courtesy costs nothing but pays in spades.<br><a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/manners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manners</span></a> <a href="https://fosstodon.org/tags/etiquette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etiquette</span></a></p>
RocketshipRetro<p>🟡 Pianist &amp; Singer 1920s Fashionable Women Today, Fernand Siméon⁣<br>⁣<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Fashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Fashion</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fernandsim%C3%A9on" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fernandsiméon</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/France" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>France</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/manners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manners</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Paris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Paris</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Style" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Style</span></a>⁣<br>⁣<br>Vintage ◦ Classic ◦ Historical | Art ◦ Design ◦ Inspiration | Restored ◦ Enhanced ◦ Remixed⁣<br>⁣<br>Prints, T-Shirts, Stickers, &amp; More by <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@rocketshipretro" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>rocketshipretro</span></a></span> via RedBubble → <a href="https://bigplanetprints.com/go/tHdrP1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">bigplanetprints.com/go/tHdrP1</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Wisdom in Space<p>Politeness is the art of choosing among your thoughts.<br> -- Madame de Stael</p><p>⬆ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Wisdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wisdom</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Quotes</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/MadamedeStael" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MadamedeStael</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Manners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manners</span></a></p><p>⬇ <a href="https://c.im/tags/Photography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Photography</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Panorama" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Panorama</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/TheMaze" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheMaze</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Dollhouse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dollhouse</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Canyonlands" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Canyonlands</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Utah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Utah</span></a></p>
Madeleine Begun Kane<p>If Trump is your man,<br>you're surely no fan of heart,<br>conscience, and manners.</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/vssdaily" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vssdaily</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Manners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manners</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/HaikuChallenge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HaikuChallenge</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MAGA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MAGA</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haiku</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Poems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poems</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Senryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Senryu</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/MicroPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroPoetry</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/USPOL" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPOL</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/martin-judith/75509/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Judith Martin</b></a></p><blockquote>Miss Manners is amazed at the number of otherwise gentle souls who turn nasty when they are driving. And they all suffer from the wonderful, ostrich-like delusion that they cannot be identified because they are safely inside their cars. It seems silly to her to have to say what good driving manners are. They are the same as the simplest, most obvious of non-driving manners, except that each person is surrounded by thousands of dollars of treacherous metal.</blockquote><p><b>Judith Martin</b> (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]<br>“Miss Manners,” syndicated column (1981-03-29)</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/martin-judith/75509/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wist.info/martin-judith/75509/</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=anonymity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>anonymity</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=automobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>automobile</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=car" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>car</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=driving" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>driving</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=etiquette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etiquette</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=manners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manners</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=nastiness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nastiness</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=rudeness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rudeness</span></a></p>
Mark<p>Trump’s ambush of Zelensky killed <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/diplomacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diplomacy</span></a></p><p>Instead of analyzing its political impact, let’s focus on details of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/manners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manners</span></a>, gestures. It may seem less important, but reveal more about underlying basic stance</p><p>The <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/behavior" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>behavior</span></a> of 2 <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/arrogant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arrogant</span></a>, self-assured US politicians treating the leader of <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Ukraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ukraine</span></a> in extremely <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/disrespectful" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disrespectful</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/brutal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>brutal</span></a> manner. The only country whose representatives using such brutal language is <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Russia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Russia</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kyivindependent.com/slavoj-zizek-trumps-oval-office-clash-with-zelensky-killed-diplomacy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">kyivindependent.com/slavoj-ziz</span><span class="invisible">ek-trumps-oval-office-clash-with-zelensky-killed-diplomacy/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/RussianAsset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RussianAsset</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/StandWithUkraine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StandWithUkraine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/DictatorTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DictatorTrump</span></a></p>
Amit Kamalbhai Dhanani<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jesus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jesus</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/mahavir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mahavir</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/nanak" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>nanak</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kabir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kabir</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/buddha" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>buddha</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/gyaneshwar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gyaneshwar</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/manners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manners</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a></p>
Unseen Japan<p>ICYMI: What’s wrong with a little barbeque? Nothing! At least for most people. However, a recent viral thread on a Chinese social media site had a Chinese resident of Japan scratching their head, wondering what they’d done wrong. </p><p><a href="https://unseen-japan.com/chinese-resident-japan-bbq/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">unseen-japan.com/chinese-resid</span><span class="invisible">ent-japan-bbq/</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/unseenjapan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unseenjapan</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/ujwebsite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ujwebsite</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.jp/tags/manners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manners</span></a></p>
Chris S. Dixon-writer<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Manners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manners</span></a> What is it, that prevents people from having the class, manners &amp; education to say hi &amp; thanks back, when I greet them &amp; thank them for a follow, ratherh than the standard silent like. It's not rocket science, it's called SOCIAL media, these are so-called writers &amp; communicators? SMH...</p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/martin-judith/74659/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Judith Martin</b></a></p><blockquote>Etiquette systems of one kind or another govern all social intercourse, formal and informal, which is why faulty ones are able to do so much damage. A system that denies the innate human need for dignity to specific categories of people, typically the poor and the enslaved, fosters incendiary resentment.</blockquote><p><b>Judith Martin</b> (b. 1938) American author, journalist, etiquette expert [a.k.a. Miss Manners]<br><i>Star-Spangled Manners</i>, ch. 1 (2003)</p> <p>Sourcing, notes: <a href="https://wist.info/martin-judith/74659/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wist.info/martin-judith/74659/</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=bias" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bias</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=class" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>class</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=classwarfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classwarfare</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=classism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>classism</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=dignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dignity</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=etiquette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etiquette</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=indignity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indignity</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=interaction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interaction</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=manners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manners</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=other" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>other</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=prejudice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prejudice</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=racism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>racism</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=resentment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resentment</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=sexism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sexism</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=society" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>society</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=unrest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>unrest</span></a></p>
WIST Quotations<p><a href="https://wist.info/chamfort-nicolas/74655/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A quotation from <b>Chamfort</b></a></p><blockquote>Madame de Tencin was gentle-mannered but quite unscrupulous, capable of absolutely anything. On one occasion people were praising the gentleness of her nature. “Yes,” an abbé commented, “if it was in her interest to poison you, I’m sure she’d choose the pleasantest poison possible.”<br>&nbsp;<br><i>[Mme de Tencin, avec des manières douces, était une femme sans principes et capable de tout, exactement. Un jour, on louait sa douceur: «Oui, dit l’abbé Trublet, si elle eût eu intérêt de vous empoisonner, elle eût choisi le poison le plus doux.»]</i></blockquote><p><b>Nicolas Chamfort</b> (1741-1794) French writer, epigrammist (b. Nicolas-Sébastien Roch)<br><i>Products of Perfected Civilization [Produits de la Civilisation Perfectionnée],</i> Part 2 “Characters and Anecdotes <i>[Caractères et Anecdotes],”</i> ¶ 662 (1795) [tr. Parmée (2003), ¶ 455]</p> <p>Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: <a href="https://wist.info/chamfort-nicolas/74655/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wist.info/chamfort-nicolas/746…</a></p><p><a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quote" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quote</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotes</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=quotation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>quotation</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=affability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>affability</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=kindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kindness</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=manners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manners</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=niceness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>niceness</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=poison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poison</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=politeness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>politeness</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=scruples" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>scruples</span></a> <a href="https://my-place.social/search?tag=sweetness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sweetness</span></a></p>
Alex Simmons 🪼<p>I don’t care how hokey or old fashioned it is. </p><p>I’ll always call my cashier or deli guy or barista “boss” when I walk up to order. <a href="https://socialclub.nyc/tags/retail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>retail</span></a> <a href="https://socialclub.nyc/tags/manners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manners</span></a> <a href="https://socialclub.nyc/tags/customer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>customer</span></a></p>
Dining & Cooking<p>She left in tears after bringing food my family couldn’t eat <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/1865515/she-left-in-tears-after-bringing-food-my-family-couldnt-eat/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/1865515/s</span><span class="invisible">he-left-in-tears-after-bringing-food-my-family-couldnt-eat/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/advice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>advice</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/allergies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>allergies</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/blunt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blunt</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/church" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>church</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/etiquette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etiquette</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/family" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>family</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/manners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manners</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/MissManners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MissManners</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/upset" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>upset</span></a></p>
kctipton<p>Cool Cabanas: How beach tent sparked turf war in Australia <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpw2w8qd7klo" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bbc.com/news/articles/cpw2w8qd</span><span class="invisible">7klo</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/beaches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beaches</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/etiquette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etiquette</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/manners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manners</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Japan firm uses AI to train new staff in handling difficult customers, coping with stress <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/621005/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/621005/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ArtificialIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ArtificialIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/breakthrough" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>breakthrough</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ChatGPT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChatGPT</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/complaint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>complaint</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/COMPUTER" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COMPUTER</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CustomerService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CustomerService</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/customers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>customers</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/demanding" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>demanding</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/emotional" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>emotional</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/employee" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>employee</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/harassment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>harassment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/japanese" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>japanese</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LabourShortages" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LabourShortages</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/manners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manners</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OpenAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/overworked" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>overworked</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/polite" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>polite</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RealLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RealLife</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RolePlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RolePlaying</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ServiceIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ServiceIndustry</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SocialMedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialMedia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/stress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>stress</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Television" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Television</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Tokyo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tokyo</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/training" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>training</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VerbalAbuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VerbalAbuse</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a></p>
RonSupportsYou<p>Deborah Thomas: "Each day we get to cast our vote for kindness, or not! <br>Just sayin' the choice is ours to make!"<br>~ <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/DTN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DTN</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/IChooseKindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IChooseKindness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Manners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Manners</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Vote4Kindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Vote4Kindness</span></a></p>
Jonathan Kamens<p>It will never stop annoying me when I offer something on <a href="https://federate.social/tags/TrashNothing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrashNothing</span></a> or <a href="https://federate.social/tags/Freecycle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freecycle</span></a>, and someone says they want it and names a specific day and time when they're going to come pick it up, and then they no-show and ghost me.<br>If you're enough of a grown-up to be participating in one of these groups, you're enough of one to figure out to show up when you say you're going to or apologize if you can't.<br>Grow the fuck up, show some respect for other people.<br><a href="https://federate.social/tags/freeStuff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freeStuff</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/etiquette" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>etiquette</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/manners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manners</span></a> <a href="https://federate.social/tags/petPeeve" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>petPeeve</span></a></p>