Hi, my name is Randy Hill and I am just one of thousands of people around the world, tired and frustrated with the lack of consideration that is displayed by a growing "demographic" that I call, "the great unwashed and ill-mannered." People who can't seem to get outside their little world long enough to see the stress that they create on the rest of the population.
Tipping
Etiquette Avenue App Helps You Mind Your Manners
Thursday, July 2nd, 2009Some folks need all the help they can get when it comes to good manners. From AppStore: Etiquette Avenue is the address for the “operating rules” for today’s workplace and your business-related social events. On Etiquette Avenue, you will acquire the skills that you need in a competitive world. Whether it is correct introductions, how […]
Pointers for etiquette-savvy holiday tipping
Thursday, December 11th, 2008If you’re looking for ways to cut back this season, holiday tipping might seem like a logical place to start. We checked with the Emily Post Institute’s Lizzie Post, great-great-granddaughter of Emily Post, to see if crossing the newspaper guy and hair stylist off your give-to list passes muster. (read more)
Operation Nice
Friday, August 1st, 2008Here’s a new blog that I think you will find very – nice! A friend of mine started the blog and I think it’s one blog that “needed doin.” Thanks, Mel! Operation Nice
Waiter leaves dining tips
Thursday, July 31st, 2008I read an interesting little article in USAToday at lunch this afternoon. Steve Dublanica has written a new book titled,Waiter Rant: Thanks for the Tip — Confessions of a Cynical Waiter (Ecco, $24.95) Here’s a choice little excerpt: Q. In the decade you’ve waited tables, have customers become ruder? A. People’s social graces are diminishing […]
How do you treat your waitress?
Sunday, July 1st, 2007Jesse Jackson had notably poor manners. Vernon Jordan and Yul Brynner were sweet as could be. Liza Minnelli stiffed one New York waitress. Arthur Miller left her only a quarter. Jimmy Carter tipped well and asked for a doggy bag. His waitress thought that was weirdly beneath a president. The way you treat your waitress […]
If you’re a waitress, try adding a smiley face to the bill
Saturday, May 26th, 2007Temple University psychologist Bruce Rind tried a little experiment at an Atlantic City hotel. The room was configured in a way that the hotel guest couldn’t see what the weather was like outside. Rind found that if the room service waiter mentioned that it was sunny, his/her tip would average 24% of the bill. Mention […]