Whenever I was invited to someone's home, I was expected to go there with a set of rules that I was given since birth. I actually think my mother began her program on manners when I was in utero. The list was endless. "Don't interrupt when an adult is speaking to you, don't begin eating until your host does, no elbows on the table, eat small bites, gnawing on a big piece of meat is akin to looking like a dog, make your bed and leave the room as neat as possible, ask if you can help clean up [...]
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