Peter Post Quotations

giving the gift because it's coming from you and your heart.

We can have discussion without letting it degenerate into personal attacks,

We can't be sure that rudeness is on the rise. ...But whether or not it's increased, people are saying they don't want to take it anymore.

The reason why I think we see this increase, today it's a more informal world; we're a friendlier world, perhaps, and people like to feel I think a connection.

Etiquette is saying that it's really OK to be nice.

The biggest hang-up is we look at it as an obligation... something we have to do instead of what we want to do. If we change our mindset, it becomes a much easier thing to do.

The best and most considerate thing to do is to speak openly about the inequities of the bill. Presuming that people are going to split it equally is rude and inappropriate.

All of these things lead to a world with more stress, more chances for people to be rude to each other.