Manners 101

10 Feb 2025

During the lockdown of 2020 I had plenty of time to contemplate humans and how to get along with them so I decided to start from first principles: what do people deserve from me? And the answer turned out surprisingly simple. You are entitled to the following until you prove otherwise:

1. Basic courtesies—a smile and eye contact, hello, good morning, excuse me.
2. To be treated as I wish to be treated.

That’s it…a (thankfully) short list.

Be polite and keep a round in the chamber.

me