IMPOLITE THINGS.
loud and boisterous laughing. Heading when others are talking. Talking when others are reading. Cutting finger nails in company. Joking others in com pany. Gazing rudely at strangers. Leaving a stranger without a seat. Making yourself hero of your own story. Reading aloud in company without being asked. Spitting about the house, or smoking. Leaving church before worship is closed. Whispering or laughiDg in the house of God. A want of respect and reverence for soniors. Correcting older persons than yourself, especially parents. Receiving a present without an expression of gratitude. Not listening to what one is saying in company. Commencing to eat as soon as you got to the table. Answering questions that have been put to others. Commencing talking before others have
finished speaking. Laughing at the mistakes of others.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1383, 1 June 1878, Page 17
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134IMPOLITE THINGS. Otago Witness, Issue 1383, 1 June 1878, Page 17
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