1. Don`t visit without warning.

If you visit guests without warning, you can logically catch them in a robe and with messy hair.

2. No drying umbrellas open.

Follow this rule both at work and at parties. The umbrella should be folded and placed in the designated stand. Or hang it.

3. No bags on laps or on chairs.

A small handbag can safely be placed on the table, but large and bulky bags belong on the back of the chair or on the floor. If you have a briefcase, it goes only on the floor.

4. Taboo on plastic bags.

Refuse to reuse store packaging bags multiple times. Further use is considered greedy.

5. Don`t let a man carry your handbag. It will look ridiculous.

6. Home attire is pants and a sweater

Comfortable and polite appearance. Don`t use your robe and pajamas as home attire. They are suitable for the time before and after sleep. And nothing more.

7. When entering a child`s separate room, always knock. They will do the same when going to your bedroom.

8. A woman, entering a room, may not remove her hat and gloves, but not a knitted wool hat and knitted gloves.

9. The total number of jewelry according to international protocol should not exceed 13 items

And that includes decorative buttons. Don`t wear a ring over gloves, but a bracelet is allowed. The later the evening, the more expensive the jewelry. Diamonds were previously considered evening jewelry for married women, but now they can be worn by girls and even during the day. For a young girl, earrings with a 0.25 carat diamond are quite appropriate.

10. Settlement in a restaurant:

If you say: ”I invite you”, it means you pay. If a woman invites a business partner to a restaurant, she pays. Another phrasing: ”Let`s go to a restaurant” - in this case, each pays for themselves, and only if the man himself offers to pay for the woman, she can agree.

11. The man always enters the elevator first, but the one closest to the door exits first.

12. In a car, the most prestigious seat is behind the driver

It is occupied by the woman, the man sits next to her, and when she exits the car, he holds the door and offers her his hand. If the man is driving, it`s preferable for the woman to sit behind him.

However, wherever the woman sits, the man must open the door and help her out. In recent years, in business etiquette, men increasingly violate this norm, using the feminist motto: ”In business, there are no women and men”.

13. Speaking loudly that you are on a diet is bad form.

Especially for this reason, you shouldn`t refuse dishes offered by a hospitable hostess. Be sure to praise her culinary talents, even if you don`t eat anything. Do the same with alcohol. Don`t tell everyone why you shouldn`t drink. Take dry white wine and lightly touch it to your lips.

14. Taboo topics in conversations: politics, religion, health, money.

Inappropriate question: ”My God, what a dress! How much did it cost?” How to react? Reply with a smile: ”It`s a gift!”. Turn the conversation to another topic. If the conversation partner insists, gently say: ”I wouldn`t like to talk about it”.

15. Every person who has reached 12 years of age has the right to be addressed as ”you” (formal).

It`s disgusting to hear people say ”you” (informal) to waiters or drivers. Even to those people you know well, in the office it`s best to address them as ”you”, and ”you” only when alone. Exception - if you are peers or close friends.

How to react if the interlocutor constantly addresses you with ”you”? First ask: ”Excuse me, are you saying that to me?” Otherwise, neutrally shrug: ”Excuse me, but we haven`t switched to ”you””.

16. It`s not acceptable to talk about those who are not present

It`s not allowed to talk about relatives, especially about husbands, as is customary with us. If the husband is bad - why don`t you divorce him? And just as with a disrespectful grimace, it`s not allowed to talk about your native country. ”In this country everyone is stingy ...” - in this case, you also belong to this category of people.

17. When coming to the cinema, theater, concert, heading to your seat, do it only facing the seated. The man goes first.

18. Nine things to keep secret:

Age, wealth, family quarrels, prayer, medicine composition, love affair, gift, honor and disgrace.

And finally - Jack Nicholson on good tone rules:

”I am very sensitive to good taste rules. How to pass a plate. Don`t shout from one room to another. Don`t open closed doors without knocking. Let the lady go first. The goal of all these countless simple rules is to make life more pleasant. We cannot live in a chronic state of war with parents - it`s stupid. I carefully monitor my behavior. It`s not an abstraction. It`s a language of mutual respect that everyone understands.”