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by CaptainHarley adores his life penguin on November 20th, 2009
No. If they don't have good manners by now, they probably never will.
by Talamasca on December 8th, 2009
Chastise? No.
Bring it to their attention discreetly? Yes.
Contrary to the traditional up-bringing ideologies in this country, elders are not infallible.
Respect? Yes!
Blind obedience? No.
by Suny on November 20th, 2009
No, that's bad manners too.
by Zack on November 20th, 2009
My family are pigs and we all know it.
by AnonymousGirl on November 20th, 2009
What do you mean by "chastise"?
by meinabox on December 8th, 2009
my family always tells each other off for our bad table manners, but we do it as a kind of friendly joke. I think it is fine.
by Tate on December 8th, 2009
I never chastise adults about anything. That is RUDE and disrespectful.... Children will also pick up on it and do the same.
by Jade on November 22nd, 2009
That would depend on how outrageous they were. A "certain" adult while in a restaurant, put food in his mouth without cooling it first and spit it back into his plate. You had better believe I said something. But usually, no, if they want to impress people with their lack of manners, who am I to deprive them of the attention they get.
by Symbeline on November 20th, 2009
Of course not. I'm hardly better than anyone who might deserve it, anyways. And proud, too.
by Anonymous on November 20th, 2009
I have done and will probably do again.
My Mum in particular is terrible for talking with her mouth full. I mean, she supposedly taught me manners and yet she constantly does that... It's annoying.
by SIR_Anony is now SIR_Anthony on November 20th, 2009
Yes in a restuarant I had to correct their table manners. My father is sloppy and my mother eats with her fingers. It was last summer and now my wife and parents won't go to restaurants with me. I feel I may have stopped them from future embarrassment someday.
by Jadey - Vive la difference on November 22nd, 2009
No.. that's not my place. I would probably avoid eating with them though.
by gradyjones on November 22nd, 2009
No, that would open the door for them to point out my faults!
by Anonymous on November 20th, 2009
No. They would have to do something very offensive for me to say something.
I personally don't like tell grown people what to do unless their incivility is infringing on the comfort of others. If I said something I would do it with kid gloves or try to have them "help" me away from the table so we could talk in private.
Never cause a person to lose face. When people feel their dignity has been taken from them they become irate.
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