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There's a Time to Text and a Time to Talk

Nancy A. Shenker | Posted 05.16.2013 | Canada Living
Read More: Cell Phone Etiquette, Social Media, Etiquette and Advice, Women-Communication-Tips, Millenials, Typewriters, Emily Post, Job Hunting, Careers, Etiquette, Communication Skills, Millennial Generation, Business Etiquette, Gratitude, Manners, Texting, Canada Living News
Nancy A. Shenker

So many people are hiding these days behind their devices, using efficiency and speed as just one of the many excuses to avoid direct communication. I don't purport to be the Emily Post of digital etiquette, but the following are times when some form of more intimate and potentially interactive communication may be preferable to their smart phone or tablet equivalent.

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Elevator Etiquette: Is Chivalry Dead?

Kelly Connor | Posted 09.17.2011 | Canada
Read More: Good Manners, Emily Post, Elevator Rules, Chivalry, Chivalry Is Dead, Elevator Etiquette, Canada News
Kelly Connor

It seems that men over the age of 30 (give or take) tend to allow women to enter and exit the elevator first. On the other hand, younger men tend to exit and enter based on order. Personally I don't mind either way. I'm more concerned with the thought that chivalry is dead.

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