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June 22, 2006

vindicated

Thanks to Eric, I am vindicated by the lead to New York Magazine's Urban Etiquette Handbook. It's quite a gold mine of good, and sometimes snarky, advice. After another bad experience at the movie theatre this week and from other recent encounters, I thought the 'e' word had been forgotten. Apparently not, and here are some of my favorite gems of advice:

Practicing Proper Cellular Conduct: Where you can and can’t answer the phone.
The Four Levels of iPod Interaction: Whom you do and don’t have to unplug for.

What’s the best way to hush someone in a movie theater?
How much locker-room nudity is acceptable?

THE GROOMER
Crime: Plucking eyebrows, curling eyelashes, flossing teeth (!), or clipping fingernails (!!) on the subway.
Rudeness Factor: 8

THE GOBBLER
Crime: Eating messy food or consuming a perilously sloshing drink.
Rudeness Factor: 9

WHEN IS IT ACCEPTABLE TO BLACKBERRY (Jimbo: cell phone?) DURING A CONVERSATION?
When it’s a “conversation” in the sense of “The New School Presents a Conversation With Harold Bloom” and you’re there. Otherwise, never. This remains one of society’s most frequent breaches of basic human decency. Seriously, what is wrong with those people?!?

For harsh and fast rules on how to best order drinks in a bar or restaurant, go visit TheSeanShow. The above New York Magazine articles were great, but a few specifics went unanswered for me, such as: If you don't care for (Mom & people at work, don't follow this link) Prince Albert piercings, how do you politely request that they remove it before your tooth enamel gets chipped? I find them obstructive and distracting. I do know that if you don't ask for the jewelry to be removed before the application of lubricants, removal can be a challenging, slippery and awkward effort.

Posted by jimbo at June 22, 2006 2:43 PM

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