35 Etiquette Tips that Will Make You a Less Terrible Person

28. Keep an eye on your kids.

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If you let your child kick the seat in front of them on long flights, or make a giant mess at restaurants, you are everything that’s wrong with America.

29. Get into the cab first.

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Seems like you should hold the door open if you’re sharing a ride with your boss, or with a date, right?

Wrong! Nobody likes to slide across the back seat – especially in a skirt – so it’s actually more polite to get in first.

 

Basic Human Decency

30. Whoever gets to the door first opens it.

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Ladies, when you stand there waiting for a dude to catch up to you to open a freakin’ door, you make us all look bad. And guys, hold that shit open for other dudes too – anything else and you just look rude.

Written by Mary McCaw

Mary is a freelance writer and editor. She's based in San Francisco, but lately, home is wherever her suitcase is. If you really are what you eat, she is at least 50% pizza.