randoms-jingle-jamboree: angieflynncarsens: gaybrofart:aquilacalvitium:aphony-cree:This made me thin
randoms-jingle-jamboree: angieflynncarsens: gaybrofart:aquilacalvitium:aphony-cree:This made me think of all the “rules of etiquette” that my parents and grandparents generation always tried to drill into us but when we asked “why?” all they could answer was “because it’s polite”So I looked up how these rules got started-Don’t wear a hat inside: Medieval knights were more vulnerable if they removed their helmets. Because of this, removing it in a church or in the presence of royalty felt like a respectful act of humility. It’s rude to wear a hat indoors because 1500 years ago some soldiers wanted to show God and King that they trusted them not to stab them in the head-Don’t put your elbows on the table: In the middle ages European royalty didn’t have dining tables in their banquet halls, they used a long board balanced on trestles and covered it with a table cloth. If you leaned on the table it would unbalance and topple. People are still telling kids not to put their elbows on the table because 1500 years ago some nobles didn’t want to be embarrassed by knocking over a make-shift table and ruining a feast-Men should pull out a woman’s chair for her: There were several periods in Western history when fashion for high society women was so restrictive that they literally couldn’t bend over when dressed for dinner. Men are told it’s polite to pull out a woman’s chair because women used to have to wear clothing that made it impossible to do that herself So some dipshits decided to do a thing 1500 years ago and more modern day dipshits decided to keep that ball rolling Oof, wait till you learn about religion?! IDK, but the commentors (and I suppose the OP too) going on and on about how they’re so woke for questioning something that they claim has been around for over a thousand years (although I honestly want sources before I believe that these things even were all started by knights and fashion and stuff) and how the boomer generation is so stupid for not questioning it (although I’m sure there were probably people in every generation questioning it) you all reek of trying to be edgy and not like everyone else. And following most of these rules isn’t even that big of a deal. In fact, things like having elbows on the table during dinner sounds uncomfortable af anyway, and most people probably don’t wear hats often enough for taking them off during dinner to be that big of a deal really. It’s more like boomers would rather uphold standards of respectability so outdated that no one understands the actual practical or symbolic use they had in the time of relevancy then treat people who work in customer service like human beings worthy of respect and kindness. It’s not edgy, it’s a valid criticism of their hypocrisy to present themselves as good people who mind their manors and turn around and be extremely disrespectful and vile to someone they think is beneath them bc they work at McDonald’s. Following these rules ISNT a big deal when you’re not a huge ass the rest of the time. Acting like the comments aren’t bringing other valid points to the table without so many words and unnecessary repetition is really weird of you. Religion does actually have a big part of this historically and yeah these actions are very outdated and as a result, have lost their original intention. In other words -- source link
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