Etiquette & Social Norms

12+ hour, 5+ min ago   (729+ words) Transgender actor Jack Haven has taken to social media to share a desperate plea for acting work as they struggle to get health insurance to start in January. The 32-year-old actor, best known for starring in the acclaimed horror-drama I…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (185+ words) Modern etiquette expert Presilah Núñez Davis weighs in on the iced coffee debate and shares what job candidates should consider before an interview. Iced coffee sparks debate over job interview etiquette Modern etiquette expert Presilah Núñez Davis weighs in on…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (462+ words) Grammy Award-winning songwriter and producer D. Smith has detransitioned after living life as a trans woman for 12 years. D. Smith joined the cast of “Love and Hip-Hop: Atlanta” in season 5, becoming the first openly transgender castmate in the show’s history. Smith, who…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (875+ words) Gregory Gerla, a 36-year-old entrepreneur in New York, has spent about $10,000 attending 13 weddings and related events over the past year, he said. Emily Shatz, a 26-year-old public relations associate in San Francisco, said she has spent even more—about $15,000 on…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (775+ words) Cursed at lately? Talked over frequently? Ignored often? You aren’t imagining it. Workplace manners and office etiquette are getting worse. Seventy-two percent of employees believe etiquette has deteriorated in the past three years, according to data from instantprint. What’s worse,…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (693+ words) Sanity Challenge Path Two Submission This is a submission for the Sanity Challenge: Vibe-Code Something Strange. Faux Pas Atlas answers one question: is it rude here? Tipping in Japan, a cappuccino after lunch in Italy, sitting next to a stranger…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1283+ words) Discover how Indonesian manners go beyond politeness, shaping respect, relationships, and everyday life through tata krama....

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (673+ words) A TV star from the reality show Love & Hip Hop Atlanta has announced he’s de-transitioning after spending more than a decade living life as a trans woman. D Smith, who is now going by he/him pronouns, has starred on…...

6+ day, 40+ min ago   (409+ words) The order, issued by Commission member P Shajesh Bhaskar on September 15, says that boys, girls, and children who have not affirmed their gender identity should have the freedom to grow their hair in a manner suited to their preference. It…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (327+ words) Manners. What ever happened to manners? Remember napkins? Fabric squares that once covered your crotch before soup slurped on it? Helping someone impaired through a train door before actually tossing them onto the track? We once had a book about…...