2015's Version of Social Etiquette

 


 
Saying please and thank you, opening the door for strangers, discretion, arriving on time, and overall respect are aspects of social etiquette that is gradually disappearing in today's society. Maybe it's because of it's drive thru windows, big screen televisions, and cellphones constantly attached to us. It's too easy to block out the real world and become consumed into the virtual world. When it is so readily available at our fingertips, why would anyone want to look up when their walking, or when someone's speaking to them? Online and especially on social media is where everybody learns about and aspires to have that "Kanye" attitude of pure self-absorption. It's become "cool" to treat others with disrespect, and utter rudeness because of the idea that we are greater than them, based on nonsensical measures like the amount of followers, friends, likes, or money you have. I think it is essential to bring back social etiquette and what it means to be respectful. Through social media exposure about social etiquette people should be taught that cellphones do not have to follow us everywhere, and that there are times when you shouldn't be taking a phone call or answering a text, or have ear buds in when speaking with someone. Being on time has become a lost skill that many seem to not have anymore. Whether it is because we don't care enough, and think that people can run on our schedules, its utterly disrespectful. Dressing appropriately is another factor of social etiquette that is becoming less common. Many feel as if they don't have to make a good impression to others correlating to the self-absorbed attitude I mentioned earlier.

Although not every aspect of social etiquette is lost, it is becoming less common as time goes by. This scares me because I don't want to live in a society of ego-centric jerks, where opening doors, and saying please and thank you aren't a thing.

 

 

Canada Eh

Hey,

Yes I am Canadian,

and in being a Canadian doesn't mean I watch hockey,

or wear plaid,

or drink Timmies everyday,

being Canadians means
I am different.

Yes I'm Portuguese,

No, my mom isn't a cleaning lady,

nor is my dad a construction worker,

with a heavy moustache and accent, 

nor do I eat fish everyday,

or worship Christiano Ronaldo,

or yell all the time,

and no I don't know Miguel,

and my name is not Maria

and yes there is more than one Cordeiro.

I am Portuguese,

and I am educated, 

and will have a successful future.

I am Portuguese,
and I am proud.

Although I am Canadian,
and Portuguese,
I am more than a label,
or stereotype,
I am a citizen,
and will always be proud of where I came from.

Bachelorettes

"We actually decided not to decide: For the first time in Bachelorette history, we're gonna have two Bachelorettes," Harrison said. "The 25 men on Night 1 are going to have the ultimate say about who they think would make the best wife."

Needless to say, the Internet is not especially thrilled with this decision, which is being viewed as a bit of slap in the face to feminism – and former Bachelorettes are leading the charge." - via http://www.people.com/article/former-bachelorettes-dont-like-twist

I was never really a fan of the Bachelor or the Bachelorette reality shows, but now I am beyond done. This show is already the most superficial, and degrading show, but  now with the new twist, that 25 guys will all vote from one night at a COCKTAIL PARTY which one of the two woman would make a better wife????? It shocks me that many people can still watch this show and even believe that it is not staged and these men and women and finding people they actually want to marry based on personality and their true self. I am also surprised since in today's society there is an enormous amount of pressure on females to be "sexy", and has caused the sudden rise in feminism awareness, ABC decided to go with the theme of competition between the two women which will be solely won by looks. And now this show brings back the gender representations of what it means to be "wife material". I feel ashamed to be a woman in today's society where this is deemed as acceptable because it's what's trending.

However, here I am, along with everyone else feeding into the drama and talk about it, instead of discussing real world issues like the Olympians that died in France, or ISIS's new plot, which is exactly what ABC wants. Their attempt at gaining viewers through a ridiculous plot is clearly successful.