I’m mad! Do you know why; Because people in 2010 have NO ETIQUETTE! Maybe they were never taught, or maybe they just don’t care but the point is, the standards are HORRIBLE!! People please learn the essentials of Etiquette before you die; it can take you so far!

I’m thinking about holding an etiquette class for people ages 18-30 because these YALL ARE THE MAIN  CULPRITS! Children know how to say please and thank you, grandmas and aunties know how to be nice to others and speak when they walk into any establishment but MY AGE GROUP simply has no regard for rules or regulations or simply what it means to be nice.

In case you didn’t know, Etiquette is: the customs or rules governing behavior regarded as correct or acceptable in social or official life

Top 5 Etiquette Rules

According to Miss. Jenee

1. WHEN YOU ARE INVITED SOMEWHERE BRING A GIFT, A TOKEN OR AN ITEM.

My people, my people, if someone invites you to their home, their birthday party or even to a dinner party even if you maybe paying for your own food, bring a gift!! That host has taken time, money and care to plan this event and a note or card should be the LEAST you can do to show your gratitude! Yall KILL me coming to somebody’s party at their house and not even having a card, you bring your boys, you bring your man but you don’t even bring a 2 for $1.o0  card from the Dollar Store! You come eat somebody’s food, DRANK THEY DRANK, but can’t even stop at Kroger to bring a $6.00 bottle of wine! It does not MATTER what the event is! It takes hard work and time to plan something and you should always show your gratitude! The next time I have an event and people don’t bring anything, they won’t get in. PERIOD. Call it rude, but how rude is it to expect something free and you didn’t put anything into it. Bring some ice, some cards, something! Shoot

2. CORRECT CLOTHING

Okay, men and women get a lot of slack about appropriate dress but here is the reality, THERE SHOULD NEVER be a time where you think its okay to wear jeans or shorts to a wedding, a reception, a dinner party. Seriously guys, I know, you get tired of dressing up at work and for everything in your life, but I don’t think there is any woman who thinks its cute for a man to wear jeans and a t-shirt to a restaurant other than Red Lobster, Chillis or Applebees. Now don’t get me wrong, there are some times you may want to wear the hard bottoms and the button up with a pair of jeans. That CAN be acceptable. BUT WHY IN GOD’S GREEN EARTH, do you think it’s okay to wear jeans under your behind to a restaurant where the food is $30 a person?!? PLEASE TELL ME WHERE YOUR MAMA IS?! WOMEN TOO! Since when was it ok to walk into church with the back out of your dress! Seriously! I know we want to think “We are in church, come as you are” but seriously, you should ALWAYS give God your BEST! You get dressed up to go to the club and to work, why can’t you slip on a nice dress that covers your body and worship God! I can’t stand when I see a grown woman with a halter top dress on at church. Its cute for Sunday Brunch if you wear a cardigan over it for church! Not cute to have all your breasts out for every man to concentrate on! Word to the wise, if you question it, don’t wear it. END OF STORY

3. Thank You Cards

If someone gives you something THANK THEM. You can get a pack of 5 Thank you cards at the DOLLAR TREE FOR $1.00. MY GOODNESS! Even after an interview you should send a card, just to say thank you for their time. If you can’t afford to get someone a gift, a THANK YOU CARD for even taking the time to invite you is awesome. You may say people don’t want a little card, but when was the last time you received a card in the mail, wait, when was the last time you received something in the mail other than bills and advertisements! Hand written notes and thank you cards still have a lot of value in 2010. Try it and I promise it will work!

4. Being Late

I’ll admit, I’m late to most events, normally because I have 1000 other things going on and getting there on time is not at the top of my priority list because I have other imperative tasks to complete in a day. My day’s all run together and getting to a friend’s dinner party will happen but I’ll probably be late. But the reality is. THAT IS SUPER SUPER RUDE! IF AN EVENT STARTS AT 6 BE THERE AT 6, NOT 6:30 OR 8:00. Somebody has taken a lot of time to prepare and arrange this event and the fact that you can’t be on time, is rude to not only the host but everyone at the event. So many times, I have had to wait 30 minutes to eat because somebody is late to dinner and everyone can’t be seated until the entire party is there!! grrr

5. Tipping

I have to get on a lot of people close to me about this, because it is 1 of my pet peeves. Whenever someone provides a service to you the least you can do is Tip them. THIS INCLUDES YOUR EYEBROW GIRL, YOUR NAIL LADY, YOUR HAIR STYLIST, YOUR BARBER! The nail tech/pedicurist is scrubbing your feet and you give her $1.00!! That’s about what you give the homeless man on the street!!! There are sometimes when a person has been rude, but I still tip her/him 15% of the bill. Tipping is REQUIRED people. Not an option, there is NOTHING cute to me about going on a date with a man and him tipping a waitress $5.oo for a $60.00 meal. WHAT IN THE WORLD. This woman has answered all 100 of your questions, been polite to you, brought out all of your food, stood on her feet for 2hours bringing you drinks and you give her $5.00. So her hourly rate for you is $7.00. GTFOH. she only makes $2.13 since as a waitress and usually her tips have to be shared with the buss boy and the hostess. Just as an FYI, if strippers live off tips so do waitresses. Shout out to the strippers, but even if a dude didn’t “like” the dance, he doesn’t get out of tipping/paying up, if he doesn’t tip he won’t get the dance! But when you are a waitress you HAVE to serve the person. You never know she/he may be on their 2nd job trying to take care of their kids, you are their 20th table of the day and they are just tired!!! If someone is extra great as a waitress, or has awesome food, I usually tip 20%. When my nail tech does an extra good job, I’ll tip her 30%. 15% is REQUIRED!!! MMKKKK

Well this is all for now, I’m gonna make my blood pressure go up because of these Etiquette rules, but please say nobody told you! Cause Jenee did!!

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