20...40...60... Etiquette question #3


Posted November 18, 2009 by Helen Ford Wallace Comment on this article Leave a comment

ETIQUETTE  QUESTION #3  on Parties Extra! – This question came to us from….Twitter

YOU ASK—WE ANSWER—YOU DECIDE!

(Callie, a college sophomore,  is a debutante this year and has been in many new social situations recently and Lillie-Beth is a former  debutante and assistant features editor for The Oklahoman and Helen has written a social column for The Oklahoman for many years and has been on various local Ball committees.

This group does not always agree (via age differences), but they ALL see the need for proper behavior.)

Ask a specific etiquette question and you will get three answers…Then you decide for yourself how you would handle the situation. The answers give good information for every age range….Callie is 20-something; Lillie-Beth is 40-something, and Helen is 60-something.

Please email us with your questions and be sure to follow us on Facebook, Twitter and daily blogs. We will try to answer your etiquette questions every Wednesday on the Parties Extra! blog. Sometimes we will ask other people for their opinions.     Look for us!


Your question: I just got off of an airplane and the coughing woman next to me on the  plane swore she didn’t have “H1n1″.  Should I have asked to be moved away from her and also, how do I handle all the people who greet me with a hug? Should we stop hugging and kissing each other? Should men refrain from handshakes?

Helen’s answer: Ask to move away from the offender on the airplane. If that is not possible, try not to breathe.

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