How to Be Polite — The Message — Medium Quote: "What I found most appealing was the way that the practice of etiquette let you draw a protective circle around yourself and your emotions. By following the strictures in the book, you could drag yourself through a terrible situation and when it was all over, you could throw your white gloves in the dirty laundry hamper and move on with your life. I figured there was a big world out there and etiquette was going to come in handy along the way." Lots of great stuff in that article… also loved the "wow, that sounds hard." example. (categories: lifeconversationmannersetiquette )