How Rude! Modern Manners Defined

illustration cover How Rude — How Rude! Modern Manners Defined

A book about manners seems old-fashioned – frock coats, curtsies and fish knives are not part of people’s lives any more. But what about good manners while driving a car? Or at the cinema? And what about etiquette in the office? How should you behave at the beach or in the gym? In In this collection of essays, various authors explore good and bad manners in our modern world.

illustration old woman being snipped away by hand — Respect for the old

illustration parents with rotor blades — Helicopter parents

illustration boy peeing against statue — Are heroes and role models necessary?

Man on underground train with megaphone — How to behave on public transport

illustration woman with outrageous hat — Hats at the horse races

illustration pig eating at table — Modern table manners

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