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An Overview of Etiquette?
what do you think about these protocoles of etiquette? wat u find and wat u dnt find in egypt?
1. Ladies should refer to gentlemen as Mr. ________, not by their first name, even their husband (in public).
2.In similar fashion gentlemen should address ladies as Mrs. ________ (if married) or Miss ________ (if unmarried). Example: Mrs. Dunlop or Miss Smith. In public, the gentlemen should even refer to his wife in conversation as Mrs. ________, not her first name.
3. It is polite to always look at the person who addresses you and while speaking to them in reply.
4. Never walk away from someone or a conversation without first saying "excuse me" or "I beg your pardon."
5. While in public, when a gentleman sees a lady he knows, he should nod a greeting to her saying "good day Ma'am" or "Ma'am" or "Good day Mrs. _______." It is then up to the lady if she desires to return the courtesy with either a nod or stopping to engage in conversation with the gentleman.
6. A gentleman never shakes a lady's hand in public unless she offers her hand first.
7. If a lady has a veil drawn over her face (whether widows weeds or a fashionable traveling veil), a gentleman would know that she is not interested in idle conversation and should respect her privacy by simply nodding, lifting his hat and walking on.
8. If you see a lady carrying parcels or baggage, offer to carry them for her even if she is a stranger. It will then be up to the lady if she wishes to recognize you, should you meet again.
9. If traveling, and all the seats in the carriage, train, boat, etc. are full, and a lady approaches looking for a seat, it would be polite to rise and offer her your seat.
10. A gentleman should offer to get a chair for a lady or pick up a dropped object. It is always polite to offer assistance.
11. Ladies should NEVER smoke in public; it is shocking and unheard of!!
12. Gentlemen should always protect the ladies, who are considered to be the fairer sex. It is always polite to offer to escort an unescorted lady to her destination, such as the ticket office or dining hall.
13. When walking with a lady, always see to it that she is placed to the side away from the street in order to protect her from harm, and always offer your arm to her. The lady would rest her arm on the top of the gentleman's arm, not linking through the elbow.
14. If walking with a lady through an eating hall or crowded walkway, a gentleman should always walk in front of the lady to clear her path of obstacles and also help her find a seat.
15. If a gentleman is taking a flight of stairs with a lady, he should step in front of her and say "pardon me," thereby able to break her fall, should she stumble and so he won't step on her gown
16. If a gentleman is in a hurry and needs to pass in front of a lady, he should say "pardon me" or "with your permission."
17. If a lady directs a question of a gentleman, he should show an acknowledgment of her and answer her question at once. If he does not have the requested information, he should express his regrets by saying "I regret I do not have the answer Ma'am."
18. A special note to remember: If in the course of conversation, a lady repeatedly interjects the word "Sir" at the end of the sentence, she is being exceptionally reserved toward the gentleman. It is usually a sign that she does not desire his acquaintance; she is merely being polite
@ Gaze: yes, definitely true, it belongs to the Victorian Era.
w kaman esmaha bil munasba, msh bil munazba :P:P
Egyptian II: U R WELCOME DUDE
Eman G:
about point 3: wat was meant here was looking at the person as a whole, and avoid looking into the eyes, coz it is rude to stare into someone's eyes continously.
Point 8: i agre with you, the lady's reaction would be " ya lahwi, ya zbala yalli matrabbetsh, wik wik wik :D"
Point 14: the man is supposed to walk in front of a lady, to avoid starring at her body, and usually, if there is a man walking behind u, u will be little disturbed and not comfortable, when Moses met Shuaib's two daughters, and when they were going bacl home, he was in fornt of them, and they were behind, and Moses was brought up in Pharoe's Palace, so he is supposed to behave in royal etiquette.
Adam:
sorry bro, dont make me feel as if i am Lucifer, i did not call for something bad man, Etiquette is something very islamic, and most of these etiquette protocoles were taken from Islam, and our prophet Muhammad, if you concentrated well, you will find the similarity between both versions, all are centered about how to be polite, gentle and caring about the fair sex, even if she is your wife, your sister, your mother, Allah and Messenger Muhammad stressed upon the point of the well-treatment of women, and as you treat the woman as a lady-Sayedna Omar Ebn Al-Khattab once played with his wife and carried her on his back and crawled on both knees- as the woman treats you as a gentleman, obvious.
and thnx alot for passing by
@Carmy:
no sweetie, these protcoles of Etiquette is for Ladies, human ladies.
You can check for the protocoles of dealing with pets, in pets section, not here.
16 Answers
- KeiraLv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
1. It depends on the age of the man. I'm only going to say "Mr" to adults. And I would never say "Mr" to my husband! That's creepy!
2. Ok, this is based on some Victorian stuff because the Mr. and Mrs. is assuming that the woman has adopted the last name of her husband, which doesn't happen in Islam/the Arab world. But people can call me Madame Amr, I'm ok with that. But if the people who are addressing me are my age (which is pretty young) or younger, I would feel less weird if they would just call me by my first name. I think in Islam, the proper thing to do, in order to preserve the woman's privacy, and what I always see in Egypt is that if a man has to get his wife's attention from far away in public he calls her by her oldest son's name--for example, my father-in-law, when he's trying to get my mother-in-law's attention to come over he yells "Amr".
When my husband refers to me in conversation with other people he just says "meraty". Again, I think that is more proper than saying my name in any form, including Mrs.____....ewwww.
3. Agreed.
4. "Excuse me" is fine". "I beg..." sounds pretentious. "Could you hold on for a second" is appropriate for more informal settings (ie: with friends).
5. Let's just do Assalaamu Alaikum, Walaikum Assalaam without the names.
6. Agreed. But guys in Egypt (and America) are always putting their hand out first...and then I have to make it uncomfortable to say "Sorry, I don't shake hands" :S
7. True, but delete the nodding and lifting of the hat....hahaha
8. Haha this one is kind of funny, but I agree with it.
9. ABSOLUTELY true. Too bad it NEVER happens! (ie: on the NYC buses and metro!)
10. Yes, but I wouldn't be offended if he didn't.
11. Hmm...I don't think ANYONE should smoke in public. It's disgusting. Doesn't make a difference if it's a girl or guy.
12. Yes.
13. Yes, but who cares about the linking elbow thing.
14. Yes.
15. Ok
16. Yes
17. Ok
18. Haha I think this one is completely inapplicable in today's world
There, I fixed it for you. ;) Interesting post, nonetheless.
- ?Lv 45 years ago
Wow. All those experiences make me completely satisfied I do not pass out to state parks too frequently! When I path trip it is probably at the trails owned through my using trainer. The worst factor we see there are snowmobiles in a neighboring subject within the wintry weather, and the neighbor jogging his puppies (who're very good behaved and do not even appear on the horses). My trainer's puppies frequently comply with us at the trails and typically the horses spook at them, however most likely they're nice. The couple of instances I have long past out to state parks, I determined that the bikers have been the most important trouble. They did not appear to become aware of that a few horses appear on the motorcycle and feel 'horse-consuming-monster' and freak out - they usually might simply trip through and now not do something whilst the pony rears or dollars or takes to the air, and so forth. The parks round right here do not permit motorized autos at the trails and all puppies need to be on leashes (there are established patrols jogging round on all of the trails). The handiest time I've ever witnessed an ''twist of fate'' (when you consider that I've under no circumstances been bucked, and so forth. at a state park) used to be whilst my aunt and grandma's horses spooked due to the fact of a racoon. lol. They each fell off. The horses ran. They limped to capture them even as we walked at the back of and laughed. =] (They have been ok!) By the way in which, me and my cousin have been jogging my aunt's puppies at the back of the horses.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I agree with a lot of them except for number 1 or 2. I mean I would want to call my hubby by his name, not sir or MR. lol. But the rest is just really charming. If a guy did that for me, watch out lol. Nah, I would really admire him.
- Eman GLv 61 decade ago
Well, I agree with alllllllll what is mentioned but i have some little comments on some points.
Point 3: agree with it but some men like to look in the women eyes to flirt or play with dirty looks, for sure not all but it happens.
Point 8: not all women understand this favour !!
Point 14: what about walking behind her to see whats infront of her and protects her from behind?!!!
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@ The Egyptian Wolf:
y3ni howa law shaf el 7anash 7aymaweto? el regala ged3an, wil gary lel ged3an :D
wi howa law mashy odamha wi geh el 7anash ye3odaha mn ..e7em e7em...wara 7aye3mel eh? :D:D
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- 1 decade ago
most of these i totally agree with, except for calling my husband mr. and him calling me ms. loool, thats kinda wierd..lel asaf a lot of ppl dnt follow these rules, but i have to say, it's nice to know that Egyptian guys feehom el shehama we el zo2 and follow most of these in day to day life =) wats interesting is that the one about giving up yur seat used to happen a lot but now in NYC, some crazyy women are insulted when a guy does that because they think he's being sexist and he's only giving his seat up because women are weak..loool, i personally call it chivalry
- MoonriseLv 71 decade ago
i accept these protocols except the rule that makes me refer to my husband as Mr , and he refers to me as Mrs .
i also find the part that refers to hats or veils as old fashioned .
also , it will be funny if a man approaches a woman offering to help with her luggage .she may suspect his intentions !
the rest is OK
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I feel flattered! Haha...
Anyways, most of these are like from the Victorian Era based on what I know, however, a lot of these our culture does this without even noticing......the guy kinda has to help the ladies out with various things like carrying groceries etc.....
....I agree with a lot of them....
Bil monasba, I'm the first answerer! "Ladies first!!!!!!" LOL
EDIT: I fixed it for you, "Sir." haha
- 1 decade ago
3ala fekra mo3zam-en lam yakon kol- el kalam elly enta 2olto bye7sal el mogtama3 el Masry fel tabaqat el mo5talefa b toro2 mo5talefa bas as Gazelle said this things happen in the Egyptian community without one's notice ya3ny deh 7aga keda fel ragel el Masry.
@Eman: tab fardan keda 3ala point 14 kan feeh te3ban osadha mesh howa yeb2a wa2ef 3ashan yeb2a howa elly f wesh el madfa3 bardo? walla yseeb el 7anash yo2rosha?! O.o LOL =P
hahahahahaha,talabaat el setaat ketret el youmain dol ya Eman,el ragel ye3mel a wala a xD 5alas ne5aleeh yefdal yelef 7awalaeha ba2a w heya w nasebha =P
Anyhow a nice piece of information to know,thanks for sharing.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
wow u put too much thought into this. I agree with some but not all, some just sound ridiculous, I'll never call my husband mr. watever and he'll never call me mrs. watever he'll probably laugh if i do!
- CaesarLv 61 decade ago
see.. here people usuallu understand the Etiquette signs wrong , wich can lead to serious misunderstandings.
Too bad.