Posts Tagged ‘manners’
Late Trains, Poor Service
Sunday, August 15th, 2010Dear English Gentleman,
I got into a huge argument with my boyfriend the other day because we agreed to meet for dinner at 7 p.m. He lives 45 minutes away on the train, and he offered to meet me outside the restaurant at that time. Now, you must know that the train station [...]
First Date
Saturday, July 10th, 2010Dear English Gentleman,
This guy that I have been “talking” to asked me to the movies and I said yes. The only problem is I don’t have a job and my mom is really old fashioned and said I could only go if he was going to pay. So she is not going to give me [...]
Wordsmithery
Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010Dear English Gentleman,
What’s the polite way to refer to a person’s womanly bits, in public and in private company?
Thanks,
Manchester Boy.
Dear Manchester Boy,
Why – and most importantly from a gentleman’s perspective, to whom – are you referring to about a person’s womanly bits? Something of a tangential reference might – only very occasionally in one’s life – be [...]
Memories of a Present
Tuesday, June 1st, 2010Dear English Gentleman,
My boyfriend’s family have invited me to visit them in Cornwall. What gift should I buy them to show that I appreciate their invitation?
Thanks,
A reader.
Dear Reader,
My mind is taken to The Swimming Pool Season by Rose Tremain, because in the novel there’s a British family visiting a French family, and the French family [...]
