Title: How to be a Gentleman Post by: MagicM on October 28, 2015, 02:27:15 am OK Milo and Brad - listen up. That arbiter of manners Country Life has listed the 39 ground rules that make a man a gentleman. Read on!!
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/11958899/Revealed-The-39-steps-to-being-a-modern-gentleman.html Title: Re: How to be a Gentleman Post by: bradINblue on October 28, 2015, 10:56:25 am 1 Negotiates airports with ease
2 Never lets a door slam in someone's face 3 Can train a dog and a rose 4 Is aware that facial hair is temporary, but a tattoo is permanent 5 Knows when not to say anything 6 Wears his learning lightly 7 Possesses at least one well-made dark suit, one tweed suit, and a dinner jacket 8 Avoids lilac socks and polishes his shoes 9 Turns his mobile phone to silent at dinner 10 Carries house guests' luggage to their rooms 11 Tips staff in a private house and a gamekeeper 12 Says his name when being introduced 13 Breaks a relationship face to face 14 Is unafraid to speak the truth 15 Knows when to clap 16 Arrives at a meeting five minutes before the agreed time 17 Is good with waiters 18 Has two tricks to entertain children 19 Can undo a bra with one hand 20 Sings lustily in church 21 Is not vegetarian 22 Can sail a boat and ride a horse 23 Knows the difference between Glenfiddich and Glenda Jackson 24 Never kisses and tells 25 Cooks an omelette to die for 26 Can prepare a one-match bonfire 27 Seeks out his hostess at a party 28 Knows when to use an emoji 29 Would never own a Chihuahua 30 Has read Pride and Prejudice 31 Can tie his own bow tie 32 Would not go to Puerto Rico 33 Knows the difference between a rook and a crow 34 Sandals? No. Never 35 Wears a rose, not a carnation 36 Swats flies and rescues spiders 37 Demonstrates that making love is neither a race nor a competition 38 Never blow dries his hair 39 Knows that there is always an exception to a rule Titled 'How to be a Modern Gentleman', should be titled 'How to be a Proper English Gentleman' since most of us on this side of the pond don't know what some of those terms mean ;) Also 19 should be 'Can undo a bra with his teeth' ;D Title: Re: How to be a Gentleman Post by: Milo on October 28, 2015, 08:47:24 pm As with most of these "How to be a____," lists, this one is entertaining. Some of the items I would agree are characteristics that are desirable in men, others I find undesirable. Some are useful to some men but not others. Some are simply a matter of taste.
Title: Re: How to be a Gentleman Post by: injest on October 29, 2015, 03:40:04 am ;) Also 19 should be 'Can undo a bra with his teeth' ;D hello!!!! :o 8) Title: Re: How to be a Gentleman Post by: Arcadianmemories on March 26, 2016, 10:48:24 am a gentleman doesn't need posted rules, he knows them by heart from childhood. |