Stupid Etiquette

LessThanZero

I'm not talking about wedding etiquette here. I'm watching a special on NBC about Prince William and Kate Middleton. There was just a clip showing how "scandalous" it was that Kate's Mom was caught chewing gum during Prince Williams military graduation ceremony.

Well, I understand the traditon of etiquette and all. But I think that's stupid. Chewing gum? Is there nothing else going on in the world that's much, much worse.

What rules pertaining to etiquette, manners, morals do you think is stupid/outdated/irrelevant?

amber2123

The silverware thing.  Where a place setting has like 20 pieces...WTF??

allisong23

I don't always say excuse me when I burp and/or fart.

number55

our kids can't wear hats at school. It only drives me nuts because when they ask why they can't I can't give them a good answer.

pirategal03

I like etiquette.  I'm actually an old lady. 

number55

Pirate I LOVE that pic, I love the pumpkins!

katiewhompus

We run into the hats problem as well. "It's a sign of disrespect" doesn't really work anymore with the teens. I just tell them it's because I want to see where their eyes are looking.

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[QUOTE]our kids can't wear hats at school. It only drives me nuts because when they ask why they can't I can't give them a good answer.
Posted by number55[/QUOTE]

My dad kicked one of my sister's BFs out of our house because he had a hat on. He's crazy abou the hat thing.

pirategal03

Thanks, Number

Anysunrise

Uhm. I have no idea. 

COkristi

I just saw a clip on Entertainment Tonight about William and Kate and the reporter said Kate can drink William under the table, and she's seen it happen. So Kate just scored one million cool points. That's all I've got right now.

number55

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[QUOTE]We run into the hats problem as well. "It's a sign of disrespect" doesn't really work anymore with the teens. I just tell them it's because I want to see where their eyes are looking.
Posted by katiewhompus[/QUOTE]

<div>I tell them that too it just seems so weak. It just seems really old fashioned. I like that they don't have to wear them but it is such a pain in the butt.</div>

Nebb

I kind of like how rigid the british aristocracy is about things like that.

LessThanZero

I don't mind the tradition of some things. I guess I just dilike the overreaction when things aren't followed.

Nebb

Its just because its british aristocracy, its not like anyone would feel that way there. Their celebrations/events have a lot of history behind them and a lot of unspoken rules.

LessThanZero

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[QUOTE]Its just because its british aristocracy, its not like anyone would feel that way there. Their celebrations/events have a lot of history behind them and a lot of unspoken rules.
Posted by Nebb[/QUOTE]

You couldn't see it but I was holding my tea cup with my pinky in the air while reading that.

ootmother2

I don't allow my nephew to wear his cap at the dinner table.  around the house is something else.

School rules are just that.  I didn't make them

LessThanZero

I can understand the hat rule in school, especially in recent times after columbine and other terroristic acts. Things can be hidden in a hat. I don't get the disrespect part of it, but I understand the safety issue.

avsfan33

I don't get the gum thing. The new boss of my boss went on a huge rant about chewing gum while we were working. I'm pretty sure a group of 17-19 year olds aren't going to care if we're chewing gum when they are too.

NatandIsaac

When I was in high school, the district wanted to ban hats. At the school board meeting a boy came in and took off his hat and said "I am 15 yrs old, and I am losing my hair, please let me wear a hat to school." They voted against the ban.

K Byte

I remember reading in some other article that royal watchers were APPALLED!!! that Kate said "toilet" in front of the Queen.

aprovencher21

I think gum chewing can be obnoxious and rude (I'm not saying all the time or anything just that it can be).  I wouldn't chew gum at a wedding or an important social event.  Would I put it on the news.....nah but I'm not marrying a prince. 

I'm really rather annoyed at how lax etiquette has become.  I think this may have been mentioned on another thread but I really believe if you get a gift for something (Christmas, Bday, wedding, shower, etc.) you owe the giver a thank you note.  Also, those thank you notes shouldn't be sent like 6 months later.  Ugh.  That's a huge pet peeve of mine and it seems like no one does it anymore. 

J&K10910

I remember not being allowed to chew gum in school. 

Lenore2010

I think the gum story is a tiny bit of a troubling indication of how this marriage could go.

I know that they have been together a long while, but marriage is different, particularly when the marriage bestows you with a royal title and brings you officially into the royal family. Kate is a middle class girl. Her parents made a lot of money but she is not of the upper classes, and you just have to wonder how many rubs that is going to create. Fergie suffered a lot from not being of the British upper class when she married Andrew.

Everyone talks about how England is changing in terms of the class system, but I am skeptical. I hope it all works out for them.

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[QUOTE]Fergie suffered a lot from not being of the British upper class when she married Andrew. Everyone talks about how England is changing in terms of the class system, but I am skeptical. I hope it all works out for them.
Posted by Lenore2010[/QUOTE]


But she has one up on Kate, Fergie was the Duchess of York if I'm not mistaken.  I read that this is the first commoner to marry a prince in 350 years!  There was hope for the rest of us after all.

Damn if only I went to school across the pond instead of NJ. 

Meg1979

I think gum chewing looks a litlte like a cow chewing it's cud.  It's not the worst thing should could have done (I'm thinking maybe trapeezing in naked would be the worst thing), but it's not a classy look.  And I love gum. 

It will be interesting to see how Kate handles the pressure.  Fergie has a lot of noble ancestry, but I think she was considered a commoner by the royal standards.  Definetely came from a wealthy family.

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[QUOTE]I just saw a clip on Entertainment Tonight about William and Kate and the reporter said Kate can drink William under the table, and she's seen it happen. So Kate just scored one million cool points. That's all I've got right now.
Posted by COkristi[/QUOTE]

That's hilarious. Also, she's never been caught leaving a club fall-down drunk or flashing her panties, so she must have a lot of self-restraint.

I like the gum rule, but that's because I think gum is vulgar and disgusting. It gives me the willies.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

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[QUOTE]I think gum chewing looks a litlte like a cow chewing it's cud.  It's not the worst thing should could have done (I'm thinking maybe trapeezing in naked would be the worst thing), but it's not a classy look.  And I love gum.  It will be interesting to see how Kate handles the pressure.  Fergie has a lot of noble ancestry, but I think she was considered a commoner by the royal standards.  Definetely came from a wealthy family.
Posted by Meg1979[/QUOTE]

Yup, actually all the Queen's kids, except Charles, married commoners. Fergie had some noble blood, but not through her father's father's family (the Fergusons) so it didn't count. Anne's first husband was a naval officer and Edward's wife was a PR rep.

Edit: And Anne's son (the Queen's oldest grandchild), Peter, married a Canadian girl 2 years ago, and she's currently 8 months pregnant!