The One Prediction That Never Comes True

The Invention Of The Teenager Was A Mistake. Once You Identify A Period Of Life In Which People Get To Stay Out Late But Don't Have To Pay Taxes - Naturally, No One Wants To Live Any Other Way.

The Way One Was Brought Up Isn't An Excuse For Rude Behavior.

The Etiquette Of Intimacy Is Very Different From The Etiquette Of Formality, But Manners Are Not Just Something To Show Off To The Outside World. If You Offend The Head Waiter, You Can Always Go To Another Restaurant. If You Offend The Person You Live With, It's Very Cumbersome To Switch To A Different Family.

What Restricts The Use Of The Word 'lady' Among The Courteous Is That It Is Intended To Set A Woman Apart From Ordinary Humanity, And In The Working World That Is Not A Help, As Women Have Discovered In Many Bitter Ways.

The Idea That People Can Behave Naturally, Without Resorting To An Artificial Code Tacitly Agreed Upon By Their Society, Is As Silly As The Idea That They Can Communicate By A Spoken Language Without Commonly Accepted Semantic And Grammatical Rules.