Top 3 Public Etiquette Dos and Don'ts
Monday, December 31, 2012 10:00AM
Anderson has long expressed his distaste for people who take off their shoes in a public place and don't have any socks on. Manners expert Lisa Gaché, from Beverly Hills Manners agreed and said, "I think naked feet in public are disgusting. I don't think there's any good reason for showing your bare feet on public transportation. I don't care if you're a foot model."
Check out Lisa's dos and don'ts for public manners.
Lisa Gaché of Beverly Hills Manners is one of the leading manners experts in the country. For more information on Lisa, visit BeverlyHillsManners.com.
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Anderson for your own information you should be watching Ellen. She never sits before her guest.
Wow, are you really that concerned about bare feet in public??
Many women's shoes show most all of the bare foot uncovered, which is apparently okay.
But I heard nothing about cracks visible in public! Cracks as in when someone's pants are way too low and we see the butt crack above the pants! -which is totally disgusting!
Also what about the low cut shirts with big boobs and the cracks visible on many t.v. shows, including that family photo of the sisters for the show's co host? That is also bad manners and disgusting to be visible in public.
May we all show more good manners and decency in 2013!
You are not taking into consideration: other locations, cultures. I live in Hawaii. We take off our shoes outside the door. The same in Japan. Almost everyone wears sandals year-round, every day (with bare toes exposed).
But, I wear tennis shoes with socks on the plane when I go to the mainland. Can't wait to take them off.
No naked feet in public? I totally get, and agree with, the no grooming feet in public (no grooming period) and would never dream of putting my feet up on a seat near me naked foot or not. But all the no naked feet in public people would never make it in the tropics. I have lived my whole life in Hawaii and slippers (flip flips to you Mainland folks) are the footwear of choice around here = there are a lot of naked feet walking about. Currently I think I only own 2 paris of closed toe shoes, LOL one purchased just for a winter trip to the continent. I will say though that it has been my experience that when I do wear open toe shoes outside of Hawaii my feet get dirtier there, and that grosses me out. I guess I'll take my happy naked toes and will go walking down the nearest beach and not worry about rules of etiquette.
I agree with Anderson & guests on people picking their feet, clipping toe nails or doing anything with your feet besides standing on them in public places is concerned. Earlier this year my husband and were waiting for Chinese one night when sitting across from us a male customer also waiting actually picked his toe nail and continued to put whatever he picked off it in his mouth!! We both sat there with our mouths wide open, shaking our heads. Not till I mouthed the word "gross" did he realize he was in public and not on his couch at home. It was disgusting. This is one of the reasons why I agree with AC & Co.
Another thing is blowing your nose and checking the snots you blew out in a restaurant in public while other people are eating. I shouldn't have to listen to your snots being blow out of any orfice on your face while I am chewing and swallowing my food. Blowing your nose anywhere where people are eating is rude and deserves a comment which I make every time I get the opportunity. Happy New Year!!
Etiquette and manners are more important than ever. The etiquette expert was great and should be on more segments to speak about etiquette in many other daily life aspects.
I was on a flight and there was a family sitting behind me and during the boarding process, the woman behind me decided to change her child's poopy diaper! She used the tray table that was behind me and changed the diaper there, then gave the poopy diaper to the flight attendant. I looked at the attendant and she was so upset she could not even speak.
That is rude!
Dearest Anderson,
I very much share your feelings on personal grooming and overexposure in public places. I believe part of the reason is that the elegance in travel is gone. I was a flight attendant in the 1980's...a time when we were hand carving cooked-to-order Chateaubriand in front of our guests(passengers)! How things have changed. No more Mimosas before take-off! Bus travel and train rides were never as classy as air travel, but it was still a privilage to get from A to B without driving, and it seems people behaved with more dignity. All we can do about it is to continue to talk about it, and set a good example, everywhere we go! Thank you for your decency! Patti Stiles
I would add nail filing to the list of things never to be done in public. So many women think it is acceptable practice -- like reapplying lipstick after dinner -- but the fact that all that gross stuff is being ground to fine dust and made airborne really skeeves me. A friend did it at lunch the other day and I was appalled.
On longer flights its recommended you remove your shoes to prevent blood clots and restriction in the veins in your legs.
Very interesting about manners - presented well - one half of it. First, how we handle rudeness is a major part of good manners. The person who wrote you about sitting before your female guests was much more rude to you. She could have pointed out that while your actions were kindly meant and intended no harm, women generally have the honor of being seated first. If, in fact, she had to point it out at all. You are so highly visible and perhaps needed a reminder.
Also, I could have blown away your audience with my fingernail story - an art teacher at our local high school left a desk drawer full of nail clippings to be discovered by his replacement (years worth of clippings). We debated as to whether he was just careless or mean-spirited.
How does a so-called Etiquette person refer to someone as crazy? This is what happens when people start appointing themselves as experts and not applying what they should already know.