How Rude! #2

The second section in the book to me had more of a sensitive feeling and focused on decision making. The parts in the section that I really liked reading about was “Handling Friendship Problems”, “The Etiquette of Romance”, and pretty much the whole section on “Eat, Drink and Be Wary.” The decision making part really struck me because it is amazing how simple the author put it but yet people make things so difficult which causes a lot of problems. But it was good that I read this or else I would have never known what to do if I were put in a situation where I had a difficult choice to make. Friendship problems was more of an emergency read so I won’t be confused when one of my friends and I have a conflict which I hope never happens. The book suggest to first look at yourself and see if you did something or said something to cause a problem. If not then ask others if something else is bothering your friend and he or she is just stressed. It also taught me to look at the big picture and by losing a friend might just have been meant to be. I read the love etiquette part because it could be very useful when meeting someone you love and you want to create a solid foundation for a strong relationship. I read about eating etiquette because I thought it would be useful when being at a formal event and you had to be on your best eating behavior.


Love etiquette is very simple. The main statement the book says is to “be you.” If a person can’t love you for who you really are, then they don’t actually love you. But if you can feel comfortable and not be afraid to make a mistake or act a certain way, then that would allow another person to see, and possibly love, the “real you”. As a picky eater, I could use some tips that can hide my pickiness in a formal event so I don't seem rude by not eating the foods I don't enjoy. The “Eat, Drink and Be Wary” section was very ironic in a sense that it’s teaching you to be rude in order to have manners. For example, if I had to eat lamb with brussels sprouts which I absolutely can’t stand, I can’t just not eat it because that would be extremely rude. Instead, I could eat as much as could until I really can’t take anymore and then as the book says, move your food around, and hide some of the food anyway possible. People will pay attention to the surface area of your plate and if your plate is messy and shuffled, it’ll seem like you had a good meal.