For the ladies of the forum

sir_drinks_alot · 13-10-2005, 16:10

here you go girls just for you.

The do's and don'ts of modern girls' manners

Angua · 13-10-2005, 16:37

Do they do one for the lads I wonder.

Most of those are just good manners (I liked the one about breast feeding)

13-10-2005, 18:59

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Originally Posted by Angua

Do they do one for the lads I wonder.

Most of those are just good manners (I liked the one about breast feeding)

Well....... it appears to be taken from 'Good Housekeeping', so i'd be surprised if they DO have one for men, since i believe their target audience is female. Obviously, if they have a set of social rules for modern women, it would only be fitting to have one for modern men

Thankfully, i read neither The Mail nor Good Housekeeping, am neither a lady nor a girl........ nor do i need to be told what 'good manners' are

Obviously the readers of those two magazines do

Anyway........ some of those points are very ethnocentric........ but luckily it doesn't say we can't swear is public, so i find most of them to be ******* patronising ********

**Russ** · 13-10-2005, 19:03

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Originally Posted by marina

Anyway........ some of those points are very ethnocentric........ but luckily it doesn't say we can't swear is public, so i find most of them to be ******* patronising ********

Now there's the marina we all know and love

**Stuart** · 13-10-2005, 19:05

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Originally Posted by marina

Anyway........ some of those points are very ethnocentric........ but luckily it doesn't say we can't swear is public, so i find most of them to be ******* patronising ********

**Russ** · 13-10-2005, 19:07

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Don't indulge in nude stretching and contortions in gym changing rooms

They do this????

**Stuart** · 13-10-2005, 19:09

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Originally Posted by Russ D

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Don't indulge in nude stretching and contortions in gym changing rooms

They do this????

Damn, I must go to the gym!

*thinks "Damn, I must stop typing what I think".

Hom3r · 13-10-2005, 19:11

I found this
The Good Wife's Guide

From Housekeeping Monthly, 13 May, 1955.

View the original article as a graphic

Note: This may actually be fake. See Snopes.

Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have be thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they get home and the prospect of a good meal is part of the warm welcome needed.
Prepare yourself. Take 15 minutes to rest so you'll be refreshed when he arrives. Touch up your make-up, put a ribbon in your hair and be fresh-looking. He has just been with a lot of work-weary people.
Be a little gay and a little more interesting for him. His boring day may need a lift and one of your duties is to provide it.
Clear away the clutter. Make one last trip through the main part of the house just before your husband arrives. Run a dustcloth over the tables.
During the cooler months of the year you should prepare and light a fire for him to unwind by. Your husband will feel he has reached a haven of rest and order, and it will give you a lift too. After all, catering to his comfort will provide you with immense personal satisfaction.
Minimize all noise. At the time of his arrival, eliminate all noise of the washer, dryer or vacuum. Encourage the children to be quiet.
Be happy to see him.
Greet him with a warm smile and show sincerity in your desire to please him.
Listen to him. You may have a dozen important things to tell him, but the moment of his arrival is not the time. Let him talk first - remember, his topics of conversation are more important than yours.
Don't greet him with complaints and problems.
Don't complain if he's late for dinner or even if he stays out all night. Count this as minor compared to what he might have gone through at work.
Make him comfortable. Have him lean back in a comfortable chair or lie him down in the bedroom. Have a cool or warm drink ready for him.
Arrange his pillow and offer to take off his shoes. Speak in a low, soothing and pleasant voice.
Don't ask him questions about his actions or question his judgment or integrity. Remember, he is the master of the house and as such will always exercise his will with fairness and truthfulness. You have no right to question him.
A good wife always knows her place.

**Russ** · 13-10-2005, 19:12

This thread is going to get VERY nasty.......

**Maggy J** · 13-10-2005, 19:57

Don't

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Argue over a bill when eating out.

Why not?If the bill is wrong?

sir_drinks_alot · 13-10-2005, 20:04

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Originally Posted by Russ D

This thread is going to get VERY nasty.......

That's woman for you Russ

BBKing · 13-10-2005, 20:50

For all Tory voters out there, Private Eye has a snippet from an interview with cuddly smoker's friend Ken 'BATman' Clarke, as follows:

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Interviewer: "How can the Tory party appeal to women voters"
Ken C: "We've got to keep our message very simple"

luftys · 14-10-2005, 20:05

Breast feed in public

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Does that only apply to a baby

15-10-2005, 16:04

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Now there's the marina we all know and love

Ooer! you make me sound like some sort new Stelios Haji-Ioannou company....../Easylay/

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Originally Posted by Russ D

This thread is going to get VERY nasty.......

Well only if you do a bad job of moderating it

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Don't

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Argue over a bill when eating out.

Why not?If the bill is wrong?

Maybe they're saying we shouldn't argue over men called Bill in restaurants

Nothing worse than seeing women fighting over a man, specially over the dinner table

even if he IS wrong....... a little decorum ladies please!! Blood on white linen is such a chore to get out

and you wouldn't want to have to waste your glass of chardonnay, would you now?

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Originally Posted by Stuart C

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Originally Posted by Russ D

Don't indulge in nude stretching and contortions in gym changing rooms

They do this????

Damn, I must go to the gym!

*thinks "Damn, I must stop typing what I think".

Ah Stu...... so you'll either get arrested for dribbling in ladies gym changing rooms OR you'll have to get a sex change to be in there legitimately but then you'll have to abide by the modern woman guidelines as expounded by GoodHousekeeping and NOT stare at other women in changing rooms

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Originally Posted by david.ewles

I found this
The Good Wife's Guide............ [snippity snipped]

A good wife always knows her place.

Yes..... and as she looks down at her husband from there...... she'll always be able to remind him if he forgets