And I do mean famous, not infamous.The Lazy House in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan is widely known for its very rude staff. As a direct result, reservations must be booked weeks in advance. Customers seek it out for a...

The 1950s and 60s saw a vast proliferation of educational films on a wide variety of purely interpersonal topics. The Baby Boomers were still quite young and thus it was necessary to inform them of how to interact with o...

In Japan, a bow conveys a lot of messaging into a brief and sometimes slight movement. Using the wrong bow conveys the wrong message. For example, the eshaku, which is a 15º bow, is a casual greeting. The keirei, wh...

Rejection, whether is from a job or a date, can be painful. But sometimes, when it happens, the person turning us away can be kind about it.David Attenborough, a British broadcaster most famous for creating and narrating...

There is a quiet revolution going on at upscale restaurants, one you might not even notice, especially if you are a normal person who eats at buffets, fast food outlets, or restaurants where you choose between sitting at...

You go through life wondering how all these people around you can be so clueless. Do they have no situational awareness? Did their parents not explain everyday manners? Do they never learn from experience? I jerked my ki...

In 1919, a New York advertising agency told 18-yea...  ...few years. At the same time, Doubleday issued an etiquette book by Eleanor Holt, which was stuffy and old-fa...  ...he young copywriter not only re-wrote the book on etiquette , but dreamt up the ad campaign to sell it as well...  ...aign to sell it as we...

The next time you visit the past, follow these rules to avoid a dinner party faux pas.ANCIENT GREECENapkins haven’t been invented yet, so wipe your greasy hands with a piece of bread called apomagdalia. When you&rs...

You may tell yourself that you don't follow cultur...  ...n't follow cultural rules of rank, formality, and etiquette , but that's only because what you know and do are...

Of the many jobs that cats have held, I’ve n...  ...have held, I’ve never seen one that was an etiquette advisor. But in 1962, a tuxedo cat launched a car...  ...i-Cat is featured in an exhibition called Transit Etiquette Or: How I Learned To Stop Spitting And Step Aside...