Etiquette expert William Hanson joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about proper manners and polite behavior. Why is “no elbows on the table” a rule? Is there a proper way to stir tea? Or cut a piece of cheese from a charcuterie board? Who decides what proper table etiquette is? Why should we even care about etiquette in the first place? Etiquette expert William Hanson answers these questions and many more on Etiquette Support.
Director: Anna O’Donohue
Director of Photography: James Fox
Editor: Richard Trammell
Expert: William Hanson
Waitress: Isabel Fraser
Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi
Associate Producer: Isabel Fraser
Production Manager: Peter Brunette
Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark
Talent Booker: Nicholas Sawyer
Camera Operator: Stephen Ley
Sound Mixer: Mark Cheffins
Production Assistant: Jack Haynes
Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin
Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant
Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen
Additional Editor: Paul Tael; JC Scruggs
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell
0:00 Etiquette Time
0:15 Why no elbows on the table?
0:51 The proper way to stir tea
1:14 Cheese for charcuterie
1:50 How do you eat your peas?
2:22 Cheers?
2:44 Why does etiquette matter?
3:12 Coded silverware
4:00 Mind if I interrupt?
4:25 Sending back opened wine
4:51 Burgers
5:14 Difference between US/Britain
6:04 Proper spaghet
6:42 The ultimate no-no
7:02 Fashionably late, oui?
7:57 The great reclining seat debate
8:40 Exit the conversation
9:05 Check please!
9:34 Your majesty
10:00 Offer your seat if you like
10:27 Hold the door!
10:58 Unwanted house guests
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@Jt-Jt
August 7, 2024 at 7:44 pm
8:55 Poor Ana. 😂
@hounddragon
August 7, 2024 at 7:51 pm
Oh im taking ‘have you got a very busy day tomorrow ?’💯
@theonlyalan731
August 7, 2024 at 7:53 pm
Be smart and eat your peas with a motherfuking spoon
@bridgettstewart4975
August 7, 2024 at 7:53 pm
“Just to stop you there, your trousers are alight” 😂❤
@phenomonox
August 7, 2024 at 8:07 pm
Can I interrupt them, if I am on fire?
@ChewyToeNails
August 7, 2024 at 8:17 pm
How does this guy properly chew broken glass with lipstick and eyeshadow?
@LB-dk3yu
August 7, 2024 at 8:18 pm
thats why most rich ppl are skinny. they cant eat. what a waste of time for a bunch of losers
@patrickbillinghurst3210
August 7, 2024 at 8:23 pm
Youtube needs to double this sort of content.
@scarbotheblacksheep9520
August 7, 2024 at 8:23 pm
I was particularly bothered by the passive aggressive “do you want anything else?” Because if somebody asked me that, I would think they are genuinely curious if I want anything else.
People need to mean what they say.
@alfredowaltergutierrezmald834
August 7, 2024 at 8:32 pm
I’m gonna save you some time about the question in the thumbnail, it isn’t. Every person I have sat in a table with has never complained about me putting the elbows on the table
@parryyotter
August 7, 2024 at 8:33 pm
I didn’t realized until about 12-15 years ago that my grandpa, who was raised by an English mother, taught me the British way to cut food. I didn’t know there was a difference. It happened because I once accidentally sent a pancake flying at my grandpa when I was about 8 or 9, so he taught me the proper way to cut food: fork in your left hand, knife in your right, tines down, and do NOT switch your fork to your right hand, even if right-handed. It was definitely a learning curve that took me awhile to get comfortable with. And now that my grandpa is gone, it’s one of my most important memories.
@qazxl123
August 7, 2024 at 8:37 pm
He had his elbows on the table, then proceeded to say it “looked ugly”. Bro doesn’t follow his own rules
@dollarsaurus01
August 7, 2024 at 8:48 pm
The comments on this guys instagram reels are always so unhinged I love it
@DubNation2016
August 7, 2024 at 8:50 pm
I would disown someone if they “deconstructed” a burger but at the same time burgers have no business being stacked that high.
@leester9487
August 7, 2024 at 8:51 pm
I thought this would be silly, but I actually learned a few things. When I was young, I was taught silverware should be at 10 and 2 if you’re finished.
@cristinaf3844
August 7, 2024 at 8:51 pm
This guy is the best! You know he has a wicked sense of humour.
@jonathan.gasser
August 7, 2024 at 8:54 pm
Pff where cheese knife?
@Tim70theYawner
August 7, 2024 at 9:05 pm
he’s so much more human here than in his short-form content, thanks for the great video!
@ascalia9
August 7, 2024 at 9:08 pm
I’m sticking with 2.4 meters.
@luckylz6417
August 7, 2024 at 9:09 pm
Virgin radio Toronto lolll
@carsomyr8276
August 7, 2024 at 9:10 pm
Gotta say, this guy sounds exactly how I would expect an etiquette expert to sound
@mywifeleftmeandtookthekids2635
August 7, 2024 at 9:14 pm
One day these houseguest weren’t leaving so I just called the cops on my own party
@Turtlpwr
August 7, 2024 at 9:15 pm
Being a decent person with empathy and consideration for others is much greater than antiquated pomp and circumstance etiquette rules.
@UTubeQu1che551
August 7, 2024 at 9:16 pm
US here. My mom was first gen US, but she taught me to indicate I was done eating to place my fork and knife horizontally across the top of the plate. It has always worked for me. I think the wait staff appreciates any indication of being done. I think the fork being turned downwards is great. I live in rural California and I don’t think many wait staff members even know what the word “manners” means.
@Fredlyy
August 7, 2024 at 9:26 pm
Fun fact: this guy’s not even British, he’s just THAT polite
@MopeyMoon
August 8, 2024 at 8:09 pm
I am somewhat disappointed in the answer for “why does etiquette matter?” since he was essentially saying it matters because it matters. I believe etiquette matters since it sets expectations for behaviour to prevent misunderstandings. It also acts as a guideline for things that are generally considered rude or offensive (e.g., speaking with a full mouth). As demonstrated in this video, it also helps with fairness, one example being not interrupting others, but also being mindful to not speak too long. Another example for fairness is where you should not take the best cuts of food when serving yourself. It can even help with tidily eating food by outlining best practices that prevent spills and splashes.
Like any set of rules, some may seem archaic (and they might actually be, like the elbows on the table, which is more a matter of visual presentation now), but they’re often established for a reason.
@wahwahweewa
August 8, 2024 at 8:16 pm
What a douche
@Whosbkp
August 8, 2024 at 8:20 pm
i knew he was british before I even clicked on the video
@Trystaticus
August 8, 2024 at 8:28 pm
i know this guy gets memed and mocked to no end but I honestly think he’s cool and funny and charming in a way that people rarely are.
@BurtSampson
August 8, 2024 at 8:29 pm
i always thought the elbows on the table was because Judas had his elbows on the table in the last supper painting. lol. at least i think he does
@nickdibart
August 8, 2024 at 8:29 pm
By “pair them off with someone else” you mean “make them someone else’s problem”.
@jonathanthomas6557
August 8, 2024 at 8:30 pm
I really wanted to hate this video. Alas I find myself both educated and entertained. Hoorah!
@throgstein
August 8, 2024 at 8:31 pm
hey whats the proper etiquette for beating off under the table
@ColinJ388
August 8, 2024 at 8:33 pm
To the person who reclines their airplane seat ALWAYS, maybe look behind you to see if your seat is crushing the knees of the person sitting there. Other people do exist, not just you, j/s.
@simonreij6668
August 8, 2024 at 8:34 pm
such a funny brother
@seigeengine
August 8, 2024 at 8:34 pm
Etiquette is ultimately about showing respect for others. Much of it has some sensible origin, but at the same time, anything beyond “be considerate, don’t create messes, and don’t bother other people” has missed the point. There is no correct way to eat spaghetti. If you’re not creating a mess, or causing problems for others, how you eat spaghetti is completely irrelevant, and anyone criticizing you over it is, in fact, showing poor etiquette.
@jonathanthomas6557
August 8, 2024 at 8:39 pm
I mean this with sincerity and love. This gentleman is wonderfully douchey.
@randyrice5965
August 8, 2024 at 8:41 pm
“2.4 meters” was delivered beautifully and is very funny.
@gwynfall
August 8, 2024 at 8:46 pm
I cringed so hard at him eating burger. I do not use table etiquette but i genuinely belived, there is some sense in it and always been polite and stick to rules (especially in discussion) BUT…
Im sorry after his answer to question about why etiquette is even necesary i got mad. This guy only proved to me that most of old rules and tradition is mostly stupid and unnecesary.
@Alexmw777
August 8, 2024 at 8:57 pm
i now have a bit more respect for this kind of stuff than i did previously. thank you!
@Bunny_Bill
August 8, 2024 at 8:59 pm
Why are these job people the epitome of their jobs
@yewtwo
August 8, 2024 at 9:01 pm
Thank god we threw those tea into the harbor
@luciferlal9755
August 8, 2024 at 9:02 pm
When people think of British people, they think about this guy
@MerlinLane
August 8, 2024 at 9:02 pm
As a member of the human species I find the information above extremely triggering
@Vovomark
August 8, 2024 at 9:08 pm
its funny how unconfortable he looks all the time
@Vovomark
August 8, 2024 at 9:13 pm
THAT’S NOT HOW TO EAT A BURGER!! YOU’RE KILLING IT!
@Derethevil
August 8, 2024 at 9:14 pm
If i see you deconstructing a burger..
I’m going to deconstruct you.
@seigeengine
August 8, 2024 at 9:16 pm
To be clear, stirring back and forth like that is also more effective at dissolving sugar into the tea anyway, as it better mixes the sugar and tea compared to swirling the tea around.
@zvuho
August 8, 2024 at 9:17 pm
It is disgraceful to call USA people and culture “American”. America is a continent, invisibilization and appropriation are things.
If I am the best in America at something I shouldn’t have tu clarify which America I am refering to.
Also imagine German people calling themselves “The Eurasians”.
@ultralaggerREV1
August 8, 2024 at 9:18 pm
Why would you deconstruct a burger?!
It’s in the constitution to eat it with both hands!
@chrisg0001
August 9, 2024 at 8:25 pm
Where do you get your lip gloss?
@SamuelTinkerJr.
August 9, 2024 at 8:30 pm
I absolutely loved Etiquette expert William Hanson! I’d actually watch a class if he could teach me more passive aggressive British methods for dealing with various social situations. Mr. Hanson, was a joy. Would love to see more!
@dove95
August 9, 2024 at 8:30 pm
Because of course it’s a British accent
@Luoshe
August 9, 2024 at 8:31 pm
a few questions regarding this profession of etiquette…
is he just really excited and enthusiastic about etiquette and its history and that’s how he fell upon it?
i wonder if he truly just lets go and becomes a complete slob when he is completely alone?
@FNLNFNLN
August 9, 2024 at 8:33 pm
Some degree of etiquette is required for a functioning society, formal etiquette is an elitist waste of time.
@Jedwbpm
August 9, 2024 at 8:33 pm
I eat my peas with honey. It might sound kind of funny but, it keeps them on my knife.
@zrazghost
August 9, 2024 at 8:34 pm
some people think that acting this way is ugly
@androognoix1685
August 9, 2024 at 8:35 pm
British etiquette*
@earthling_parth
August 9, 2024 at 8:43 pm
I love the classic traditional music playing in the background every time the questions are read 😂
@IamCarol30
August 9, 2024 at 8:43 pm
I love him. hahah
@ffc1a28c7
August 9, 2024 at 8:45 pm
in other words, etiquette is mostly historic holdouts that make literally no difference to a normal person, whatsoever.
@rlira8072
August 9, 2024 at 8:48 pm
He must be the britishest british that has ever britished.
@thehackerknightx2823
August 9, 2024 at 8:49 pm
What’s the proper etiquette of wanking under the dinner table?
@TripleHelix111
August 9, 2024 at 8:55 pm
Pairing off the talkative person with someone else is like passing on a curse because you can’t break it 😂
@kieranshae
August 9, 2024 at 8:58 pm
I’ve tried eating with a knife and fork the British way, and it feel so stupid to hold a knife the entire time. Why am I holding this knife??
@frothingloins8552
August 9, 2024 at 8:58 pm
Bruh straight up couldn’t answer the “why does etiquette matter” question. He just said it does. What a waste of a productive adult (and of course he has some stupid posh brit accent to boot).
@PhantomQueenOne
August 9, 2024 at 9:01 pm
Keep in mind that if you come to America it’s rude to bring the food to you mouth with the back of the tines towards the ceiling or trapping the food on the back of a fork with a knife. Also, hovering over your plate isn’t okay either.
@ZoofyZoof
August 9, 2024 at 9:01 pm
I cannot tell if this is satire or genuine.
@FilmGamerCom
August 9, 2024 at 9:02 pm
‘Cheersing’ isn’t a word FYI
@talonfurgus4736
August 9, 2024 at 9:04 pm
i just dont like him a lot it hurts. i wish someone would make him sleep forevea
@jocelynconnolly
August 9, 2024 at 9:05 pm
I feel everyone should know this song!
“(Insert name)(repeat) strong and able get those elbows off the table! This is not a horses stable but a fancy dining table!”
@stephensperr1379
August 9, 2024 at 9:08 pm
Elbows on the table is an invitation to arm wrestle.
@SyvakK
August 9, 2024 at 9:16 pm
This is actually a Joe Lycett in a costume bit right?
@KiraHaydon
August 9, 2024 at 9:17 pm
Wtf is wrong with those of us born in Austin??
@MWPdx
August 9, 2024 at 9:20 pm
Fun fact, the editors of this video didn’t actually have to bleep the swear words, that’s just the noise this guy makes when he tries to pronounce them.
@zubairahmed1718
August 10, 2024 at 8:22 pm
Nah imma eat Ma borgorr with my hands
@jingthethief
August 10, 2024 at 8:24 pm
i love this guy!
@Cyba_IT
August 10, 2024 at 8:25 pm
This video is so fancy my monocle almost fell out
@danibarack552
August 10, 2024 at 8:26 pm
Problem is everyone keeps that tennis ball for dear life and doesn’t let go before my brain is mush and I forget what I wanted to say
@piercemchugh4509
August 10, 2024 at 8:26 pm
I cannot forgive them for censoring this man’s swear words.
@MangoHombre
August 10, 2024 at 8:27 pm
Your hilarious deadpan humor rivals that of Monty Python.
@skogkatt3392
August 10, 2024 at 8:28 pm
you could cut glass on this guy’s accent hahaha love it
@vengefulhero
August 10, 2024 at 8:42 pm
Can’t take hood people anywhere.
@exdejesus
August 10, 2024 at 8:42 pm
That was fun!
@_aullik
August 10, 2024 at 8:43 pm
Interrupting people is fine if they misunderstood you and are responding to something you were not talk about. Or if something important has come up. Just don’t use the interruption to start talking yourself.
@HighFlyActionGuy
August 10, 2024 at 8:45 pm
“they clearly have strong feelings” said about a person who says it doesn’t matter. no bro, you have the strong feelings. look at how much you care.
@kermitbq
August 10, 2024 at 8:52 pm
I don’t like rules…
@benyoung4305
August 10, 2024 at 8:57 pm
Gen Zed, not gen Zee.
@irtap404
August 10, 2024 at 8:58 pm
Omg how long is it gonna take him to finish the plate of peas???
@benyoung4305
August 10, 2024 at 8:59 pm
Camilla is queen consort.
@rainydayhype
August 10, 2024 at 9:02 pm
He forgot the English etiquette of colonialism. These are obnoxious and honestly not even interesting these days.
@roguelineageisfun8793
August 10, 2024 at 9:05 pm
Yo you’re all more of a chill guy than i thought.
@lonestars1158
August 10, 2024 at 9:06 pm
if you deconstruct my burger like that, I am kicking you out the house. I agree with everything else.
@28105wsking
August 10, 2024 at 9:08 pm
Everyone should know this: “Mable, Mable, strong and able, take your elbows off the table! This is not a horse’s stable, but a first-class dining table!”
@scobrado
August 10, 2024 at 9:09 pm
_After_ dining and pushing away my plate, I will use a little table elbow unless in the most restrictive formal dining circumstances such as dining with dignitaries. If the Queen’s watching, it’s stiffen up all the way.
@anykaarwen2675
August 10, 2024 at 9:11 pm
OMG ITS HIMMMMMM
@renatoaj
August 10, 2024 at 9:16 pm
Bro just said, ‘If you’re a user of Earth’
@Demonlord242
August 10, 2024 at 9:20 pm
Me, stuffing my face in oreos and milk with out pants or a shiet on: Oh yes, this a must.
@mariastathopoulos744
August 10, 2024 at 9:22 pm
I was expecting the burger to be cut in half and then eaten by hand. That’s how we eat a huge burger in Australia.
@senpaisylnsr5253
August 10, 2024 at 9:25 pm
I would cut the best part of th cheese for myself. I paid for it.
@bigsyrup8567
August 11, 2024 at 8:24 pm
How turbo-autistic must this guy be to make “Etiquette Expert” his job. What a loser.
@Jorge-cf6xk
August 11, 2024 at 8:24 pm
Well done. Thank you so very much. I have subscribed.
@ignacioaguilar4118
August 11, 2024 at 8:24 pm
He is disgusting.
@chizhang8406
August 11, 2024 at 8:25 pm
The way you speak is so mean… and I love it.
@wyattsmith6694
August 11, 2024 at 8:26 pm
A surprisingly delightful video, but if I may add one caveat: etiquette is situational. If you eat like this at a Wendy’s, you’re going to come off a touch condescending. Societal expectations, for example, are different for a white tie event, as opposed to gathering with some friends to ride fourwheelers through a bog lol.
@overcraft1441
August 11, 2024 at 8:27 pm
I’m ready to be rich. Hand over the money now
@bitfreakazoid
August 11, 2024 at 8:28 pm
A lot of these people, outside of the ones just wondering how to do things properly, sound like they are the type of people who would just leave their cart out instead of at least pushing it into a cart corral.
@thecatladytm7172
August 11, 2024 at 8:30 pm
Wait, about the fashionably late thing… could this be why my grandma never shows up on time??? Ever??? Like, my uncle lives with her and take care of her and stuff, but I know its both of them that do it. We have to tell them a time at least an hour earlier than we want them to be there otherwise the food will be cold. Her side of the family (my dad’s side) is English although she and her parents never lived there. My mom’s side however, is German/Slavic, and when we say “be here at this time” we MEAN it. Literally we abide by the “early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable” motto. So my mom is preparing say Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner and is making sure its ready to eat BY the specified time, but my grandma and uncle are basically always late and we have to keep it warm in the oven until they get here if we didnt give them an earlier time (or if they STILL ran late). In all honesty, Ive never seen the sense in being “fashionably late.” To me it feels like you’re disrespecting your hosts time.
@dasstar6470
August 11, 2024 at 8:32 pm
A very good reason to keep elbows off the table is to avoid causing seismic on the table with ‘RESTING’ elbows on the table. If the water in your glass trembles when a table mate rests between bites, an etiquette lesson, or a round of Tums should be the next course.
@1castellp
August 11, 2024 at 8:34 pm
i’m going to go rent some food later
@Youtubeviewerwhoiscool
August 11, 2024 at 8:37 pm
So if you act fancy enough you can make a living on it. Like what does this guy do
@PROofHAPPYWHEELS
August 11, 2024 at 8:40 pm
No elbows on table is also a posture reinforcer, to avoid hunching over all the time (but you cant have perfect posture 100% of the time and you shouldn’t)
@_Juke_
August 11, 2024 at 8:43 pm
Luckily we don’t even have words like please
@Karlkenington
August 11, 2024 at 8:43 pm
you got at 2.4 metres
@ryderwynn5369
August 11, 2024 at 8:45 pm
The way this man swears while reading the tweets is so funny for me 😂
@stevesecret2515
August 11, 2024 at 8:47 pm
Etiquette is a barrier between groups designed to exclude others and claim superiority.
@AbaMiguel
August 11, 2024 at 9:04 pm
The way he cut the burger bothers me. It’s a finger food.
@albers1
August 11, 2024 at 9:06 pm
Etiquette is a euphemism for “shallow irrelevant micro-norms that wealthy people arbitrarily created at some point in the past in an attempt to feel better than the plebs”. Oh my god, did you see how the Prince of Twatistan ate peas using the fork in a north-westerly manner? Shame on him. His family should be embarrassed. We should hire Bill Maher’s anglo-mormon son to teach him da ways of the refined.
@gazzorgary
August 11, 2024 at 9:07 pm
Jolly good show, what…lol
@jackoconnell8425
August 11, 2024 at 9:13 pm
Watched this while eating food with my hands…
@nytr
August 11, 2024 at 9:16 pm
2:37 shouldn’t more expensive glass be also more durable glass?
@chachichochacorta8577
August 11, 2024 at 9:16 pm
This was a great video.
Another knife/fork dilemma: Why not just hold the fork in your dominant hand (for me, it’s the right hand) the entire time you are eating and learn to cut the meat/chicken/fish with the knife in your left hand?
@EmperorofMu
August 11, 2024 at 9:20 pm
Ha, this funny
@SoggiestWaffle
August 11, 2024 at 9:25 pm
The burger etiquette made me cry.
@erikals
August 11, 2024 at 9:28 pm
This guy, in a War Zone… Just imagine it.
@ExperimentalKana
August 12, 2024 at 7:46 pm
the middle way
@rockerlalee
August 12, 2024 at 7:46 pm
6:45 Etiquette Room 101 must be huge to be able to house the whole of Germany.
@k90v85
August 12, 2024 at 7:50 pm
no we dont all eat like this in britain
@skyleranderson1984
August 12, 2024 at 7:52 pm
censoring him cussing was criminal I wanted to hear that
@dimitristripakis7364
August 12, 2024 at 7:54 pm
Elbows are supposed to be ON the table, no matter what anyone says.
@dursban100
August 12, 2024 at 7:55 pm
Etiquette could well save us all. Think about it.
@EnhancedNightmare
August 12, 2024 at 7:55 pm
Getting rid of guests: If its not too late just state you have an errand in 20 minutes. Done.
@robertogutierrez9130
August 12, 2024 at 8:02 pm
Once I had this girl staying over for like a month and the crazy part is that she wasn’t even my friend
She came over invited by one of my guests, partied all night long and the next day, there she was.
It was a sunday so I thought alright maybe she’ll leave in a bit, more of my friends came over and she befriended them and managed to prolong her stay for a month until I had to literaly kick her out
@Aupsic-hh5sy
August 12, 2024 at 8:08 pm
This guy can roast the shii out of you and you would think he’s complimenting you
@sophiebailey4891
August 12, 2024 at 8:13 pm
William, I aint got three hours spare to eat some peas
@meghansullivan6812
August 12, 2024 at 8:15 pm
3:30 LOL that graphic seemed absurd even to me
@MrLadyRaRa
August 12, 2024 at 8:17 pm
“explains so much” 😅😂
@GenericArtDad
August 12, 2024 at 8:27 pm
Etiquette does not matter. This is the epitome of classism. The world would such a better place if we taught people how to be CONSIDERATE and KIND. Not follow antiquated rules.
@YedidyaMensah_Beauclair
August 12, 2024 at 8:35 pm
8:42
Thank you very much Etiquette Professional! Now I finally have an idea on how to properly leave a conversation if I have no interest in it, thank you again!
@JevVan
August 12, 2024 at 8:38 pm
I like most of what you’ve said, but the only way to eat a hamburger is with your hands! If it’s too messy, then just use 1 hand for the burger and the other hand for a napkin!
@Roadiedave
August 12, 2024 at 8:38 pm
I have found that cordiality is a great attribute. Second only to the tactical implementation of proper rudeness towards the impolite.
@meghansullivan6812
August 12, 2024 at 8:38 pm
Omg I KNOW that fork and knife etiquette differs between the US has Britain but I still think the British way looks so dopey 😭😭😭😭
@user-ft2md2gd4s
August 12, 2024 at 8:46 pm
😂 “Lets follow a set of arbitrary/obsolete rules.” No thanks 😂
@lynnodonnell4764
August 12, 2024 at 8:46 pm
Love this guy!
@VahnWyrde
August 12, 2024 at 8:46 pm
“have to stop you there. Your trousers are alight.” Sounds like a very mannerful calling out of a liar lmao
@headfunny5
August 12, 2024 at 8:55 pm
If my guest eats a burger with a fork and knife, I must politely but firmly ask them to leave
@Eksclaim
August 12, 2024 at 8:59 pm
These comments looking a little different than his IG comments…
@jdot88
August 12, 2024 at 9:00 pm
It would be a great honour to spit in this guys tea… eloquently.
@Fzdrgn
August 12, 2024 at 9:22 pm
Annnd there it is. No elbows on the table because “proper” people think it’s ugly because “proper” people taught them it was ugly because of a problem that existed generations ago.
@ManuFortis
August 12, 2024 at 9:23 pm
For the holding of the door question, I basically do the same thing as William mentioned. But I have my own bits to add to that…
So, I’ll just glance behind me not at the door so much as about around roughly 1 meter before it. Just a small head tilt with a slight torso twist and corner of eye glance. This is enough to see if there is anyone within about a meter or two behind me. That sort of thing. It’s just obvious enough a movement to look like exactly what it should, without making anyone wonder why you are looking behind you, while being just enough a movement that can be done while still walking to keep the action fluid in your movement.
Then as I go through the door, often the glass in the door is slightly reflective. I’ll glance at that as well in case there is a last second runner kind of thing, and hold the door open for a couple seconds max or so if there is anyone who might appreciate it.
Otherwise, since all angles have been observed now at this point, I’ll just let the door close, but slowly instead of letting it slam. This is both because I just don’t like it when people slam doors so I try not to as well; and often the doors if allowed to close properly will just slowly close via their hydraulic system already attached. This gives any last second people a chance to slip through, that I might have not seen for whatever reason.
And, one last bit… I tend to be a bit quicker going up the stairs than most due to walking up escalators, or double stepping stairs to get it over with quickly. So if I see someone rushing, but then getting held up behind the rest behind me who are just slow about these things… I’ll hold the door for them anyways if it takes a few seconds longer. It might waste a moment of my time, but it possibly saved them full minutes or more depending on what’s going on for them.
For me, this is usually a thing at the bus/train stations where you could have 100 people all going up one flight of stairs, but only have maybe 2 or 3 of them go the same direction as you while the rest are going the opposite. That sort of thing. And that sort of thing can lead to missing a bus or train very easily.
And yes, I will hold the train door open for people too if need be, but only as long as needed. Never been told via the intercom by the driver to stop yet, cause it’s usually only those last second folk who are just behind me.
And if anyone’s wondering “Isn’t that a hassle to think about all of that all the time?”
Naw. It’s a fraction of a second of thought process. It’s just spacial awareness and common decency combined.
@ThatOneLadyOverHere
August 13, 2024 at 7:07 pm
This is just something I heard, but I like it, because it’s a nice excuse not to use my left hand. But apparently Americans started switching hands after cutting their food back in the Revolutionary War to signify that they were patriots.
@minorukoyama2944
August 13, 2024 at 7:19 pm
Geez I know looking good when eating is important, but unless you’re so fancy that you can’t talk to other people on dinner and all you can do to entretain yourself is to pay attention to how people are stiring their tea, that’s crazy
@pauwula
August 13, 2024 at 7:22 pm
“that explains so much” THE WAY I HOLLERED LMAO THAT WAS SO UNEXPECTED AND SAVAGE 😭
@gohardorgohome6693
August 13, 2024 at 8:52 pm
i expected it – the brits are still mad about the civil war and don’t want the south to rise again
@DrSlater
August 13, 2024 at 7:24 pm
6:44 🔫🤫
@MegaChickenPunch
August 13, 2024 at 7:33 pm
Lmao what a FREAK
@HexDeck
August 13, 2024 at 7:33 pm
What’s the point of a burger (especially but not just historically) if you’er’r’e’re just going to take off the bun and use a fork
@HeyHeyChey
August 13, 2024 at 7:51 pm
We want this guy back!
@v8pilot
August 13, 2024 at 7:51 pm
When is eating with the fingers ok? Sandwiches are ok. Chicken legs?
@erato1
August 13, 2024 at 7:52 pm
No elbows on the table makes no sense any longer and will no longer be abided by. Thanks.
@onoart
August 13, 2024 at 8:03 pm
Oh no I’ve seen this guy on instagram reels
His comment sections are wild
Keep at it man you’re awesome
@nataldoe3035
August 13, 2024 at 8:07 pm
I want to see an episode about passive aggressive etiquette
@willstarbridge
August 13, 2024 at 8:13 pm
I’m not going to make myself uncomfortable to accommodate shoddy design and workmanship.
@tinyglock-n-roll1883
August 13, 2024 at 8:22 pm
this is the kind of dude to say “unhand me” when someone is mugging him
@Lianpe98
August 13, 2024 at 8:34 pm
My issue with elbows on the table is that it invades the personal space of the person eating next to you.
@redpanda7789
August 13, 2024 at 8:37 pm
as soon as I saw this guy in the thumbnail, I knew he was british
@joshuavegerano6414
August 13, 2024 at 8:41 pm
The Texas comment was such a read! Lol
@DrDeuteron
August 13, 2024 at 8:44 pm
The proper etiquette for eating a 🍔 is not what you did. Rather, order the 🥩 and have a burger on your own time.
@tooflesstesla
August 13, 2024 at 8:53 pm
Ma’am (as in ham) not ma’am (as in farm)? Isn’t it the other way round for royals? 😎
@legoobi-wankenobi3080
August 13, 2024 at 8:53 pm
Ugh it’s this guy
@oneboss7648
August 13, 2024 at 9:03 pm
This makes me so mad
@AbelDawit-gz5qi
August 13, 2024 at 9:04 pm
Sneak dissing is wild😭
@jaxnean2663
August 13, 2024 at 9:14 pm
I eat like a monkey and I wouldn’t change for no one, thank you
@utoobr10
August 13, 2024 at 9:14 pm
Please, Thank You and Sorry!!! So true!
@d3j4v00
August 13, 2024 at 9:20 pm
It might be unorthodox but try using your spoon when twirling the spaghetti, it’s a game changer.
@carinabrand
August 13, 2024 at 9:25 pm
In Sweden, if we tell you 7.30 – be there at 7.30. If late, you text. If you’re early, you wait outside…until 7.30
@Maymer
August 14, 2024 at 6:14 pm
When it comes to getting people to leave, my then partner would fake falling asleep on the sofa which always worked a treat.
(UK etiquette) The one I never feel I am getting right – when you are at a restaurant and a waiter comes over to clear up/give out food etc, do you stop talking or continuing talking?
I personally always stop talking because I feel that continuing a conversation makes it like we don’t value the waiter if we are continuing like they’re not there. But then I always worry that it gives they impression of WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU TO GO BEFORE WE CONTINUE WITH WHAT WE ARE DOING
What’s the right way?
Also are you supposed to thank you after everything, or one big thank you at the end? For example, if they pour water for everyone and then wine, I always thank after both. Better to say thank you too much is better than not enough right????
@adryancavar7515
August 14, 2024 at 6:21 pm
I gotta say eating a burger like that I see as rude
@RolfXD501
August 14, 2024 at 6:24 pm
Etiquette is the formalized rules of politeness of a culture or society, the way you stir your tea doesn’t really matter that much but if you want to show your respect to someone you have the option to choose to follow the recommended formalized rules.
The most important aspect of etiquette is in knowing the formal rules to be a good host and a good guest, and choosing to apply these rules as a sign of respect. It’s never “necessary” to wear a suit, but wearing a suit in front of a client for example shows that you know that that is a professional way of dressing and would like to present yourself professionally.
If you ever don’t know the proper etiquette just ask, laughing or being rude to someone for not knowing the etiquette is very rude and not following proper etiquette. Being honest in the limits to your knowledge and showing your willingness to learn will almost always get you further in life and shine better on you as a person.
@jenbooob
August 14, 2024 at 6:34 pm
In the midwestern united states, house guests that overstay their welcome are made aware when the host (sitting down on a couch or other comfortable seat) swings their arms up, slaps them both down on the knees, and stands up with a brief grunt and the word “welp…”
@puzyaakaa3754
August 14, 2024 at 6:35 pm
This guy calls coffin a cascet
@torgegromann2569
August 14, 2024 at 6:49 pm
Well in Germany it is rude to be late. Even these 10 minutes are not beeing polite here, it is just beeing late.
@youlikethischainthreedolla8498
August 14, 2024 at 6:55 pm
Anyone who knows this man knows that the internets most burning question about etiquette was not answered in this video.
@user-ow2lk2ps4l
August 14, 2024 at 7:04 pm
Etiquette gulag dungeon master.
@melissa.deklerk
August 14, 2024 at 7:08 pm
This was such a lovely episode! The gentleman is very pleasant to watch and listen to.
@Molemanski
August 14, 2024 at 7:15 pm
You know you’ve been etiquetteced if they tell you you’re stirring wrong regardless of the direction
@soulking126
August 14, 2024 at 7:25 pm
answer: its not. I eat a can of beans laying down on my back in bed watching this video. ‘Merica!
@soulking126
August 14, 2024 at 7:26 pm
thank god we left the brititsh.
@Sagaepic
August 14, 2024 at 7:34 pm
what a proper punchface
@user-yx9rk8lg7o
August 14, 2024 at 7:54 pm
I LOVE THE SHAME TO AUSTIN TEXAS 😂
@ericjones3692
August 14, 2024 at 7:57 pm
Two major errors. 1. It is very rude to “Deconstruct” a sandwich unless you have a medical issue that requires it, eating a sandwich with utensils is a major faux pax, the way the sandwich is presented affects the taste, and you are showing massive disrespect to the cook, you don’t care about the quality of your food or their efforts. Having a drink before guests arrive is extremely rude and shows you don’t value their time or company, perhaps it is ok if that is the message you are trying to present.
@bluebird41978
August 14, 2024 at 7:59 pm
Yay I missed this guy! Loved his breakdown of The Crown
@sonnieandjacob
August 14, 2024 at 8:08 pm
Etiquette and manners are how you show others that you have respect for them and their things but also what their personal sensibilities may be. That is the reason i have always given to my children when they ask. Its also the start of how we forgive one another when we simply cant agree and start to feel raw about it. Of course this is just my opinion and i submit that i could be wrong
@mrhitech6742
August 14, 2024 at 8:13 pm
“Guy who’s an expert in made up rules tries to justify them with actual logic”
@emilio-el-humano7254
August 14, 2024 at 8:36 pm
his accent is so perfect fr dude
@vonWeizhacker69
August 14, 2024 at 8:51 pm
Fünfzehn Minuten zu spät als Regel ist völlig inakzeptabel.
@tehRealPRM420
August 14, 2024 at 8:55 pm
How to you use proper etiquette for swearing?
@wesleybuckwalter2558
August 14, 2024 at 8:59 pm
Liked the music
@martial8644
August 14, 2024 at 9:00 pm
Dont see this guy as a representation of british people
@docmars
August 14, 2024 at 9:20 pm
Not sure about other places, but in America, it seems like saying “Please” has faded away due to it being interpreted as a harsh/snobbish way to emphasize what you’re asking for, but it all depends on the context.
If you’re asking someone to pass something at the table, “please” seems perfectly normal.
If you’re asking someone to stop doing something, it comes off as more rude than simply asking without it.
@tortadelima
August 14, 2024 at 9:20 pm
I was really trying…. but the burger got on my nerves
@Zakerath
August 15, 2024 at 5:34 pm
Opinion on correct door holding distance: It’s not just rules based on tradition, the door can make traversing through the doors more efficient for a group. The point at which a door is held longer than the other would save time, is probably the cutoff distance, unless there would be some physical difficulty for the next person to also account for.
Humorously, I had a significant other half my size, but we would hold the door for each other. It wasn’t gender equality chivalry, it was efficiency. Because the first person to the door would have to pause their motion to open it, and the second person would have to pause their motion to not run into the first person during that pause, if the first person travelled through the door first. And then often another pause at the second door. So only effort would be saved for the follower, but not time. If the second person entered first, then held the second door, it’s significantly faster for both people. And most doors aren’t heavy enough for the pull to outweigh the time. Any subsequent travelers could have the door passed to them rather than held, for time efficiency.
@nasafo8292
August 15, 2024 at 5:44 pm
Why is etiquette important? “It is because it is, so stop asking” way to not actually answer the question and make yourself sound like a snob. I agree that is certain situations it is, but come on, you don’t have to act like that about it.
@marozid1
August 15, 2024 at 5:50 pm
Like a nightclub? This guy doesn’t go to a night club….
@gordoncgregory
August 15, 2024 at 5:51 pm
Is the correct pronunciation of debacle in the anglicised or French? De-bar-clu.
@salvador759
August 15, 2024 at 6:10 pm
Is it part of the eating etiquette to not tell enyone how to eat, if they are not harming you or the food in any way? How bad it is to not follow these rules?
@DaChristianVogel
August 15, 2024 at 6:11 pm
8:55 politely throws anna under the bus 😂
@user-kz7ft6dp2u
August 15, 2024 at 6:32 pm
As an autistic, help.
@karinampadron3014
August 15, 2024 at 6:37 pm
This is amazing I love him why is so funny
@tomfoolery3142
August 15, 2024 at 6:56 pm
2:45 “Why is etiquette important?” “It just is”
@ProfessorM
August 15, 2024 at 7:04 pm
been a while since ive seen a face I wanted to slap this bad.
@D3M0N.77
August 15, 2024 at 7:20 pm
I mean, I’m Autistic and thus I really do not AT ALL get Etiquette. Yes, I do KNOW that for example please & ty are basics but really, what do they mean? I use them ’cause I was taught to do so but they do not have a definition, thus no meaning, thus no use, meaning a waste of time and air. I get that it’s more “polite” but what does it actually change. Get your message across or don’t talk to me imo
@tudogeo7061
August 15, 2024 at 7:23 pm
0:30 they’re having a fox hunt
@reidl4767
August 15, 2024 at 7:26 pm
“This is an aerobic exercise.” Wrecked
@AirJoe
August 15, 2024 at 7:49 pm
If you ever do something embarrassing in public just know that you’ll probably never see thos people again.
@aliersinoral
August 15, 2024 at 7:54 pm
How should corn on cob be eaten and is it correct to step on tatami lines in a traditional Japanese house?
@iiAyJayo
August 15, 2024 at 7:59 pm
How did I know he’d be British
@thesurvivor10
August 15, 2024 at 8:00 pm
Me arriving always 5 minutes late to anywhere because I have etiquette 🧐🧐🧐
@real_dilla1528
August 15, 2024 at 8:05 pm
I wished they asked him ,,the,, question. If you know you know.
@jawadelzein1258
August 15, 2024 at 8:15 pm
I liked this guy. Very Classy
@dannyruggles7020
August 15, 2024 at 8:32 pm
I kind of hate this guy, but I also find some hilarious about him. I think if you put him in some crazy situations it could be very entertaining. Like a Mongolian wedding lol, trying to enforce etiquette will the brides father is castrating a goat. Also, that hairline has to be some sort of etiquette violation..
@kraziecatclady
August 15, 2024 at 8:37 pm
The cutting with a knife thing was something I found out a few years ago and I was surprised to realize that I actually do it the British way despite being an American. I’m somewhat ambitious though so I just never put any thought into setting down the knife or fork before reading about it.
@dannyruggles7020
August 15, 2024 at 8:40 pm
haha it’s so funny to hear the etiquette guy say showing up a few minutes late is good. I’ve also always done this because I can remember hating people who show up like right on time. Obviously it depends on whats going on, but if your just coming over to hangout, its odd to be punctual.
@pedroe.p.decastro8522
August 15, 2024 at 8:44 pm
To get guests to leave my grandfather used to walk into his room, come ou wearing pijamas and brushing his teeth. I thought that was brilliant.
@StratKat1998
August 15, 2024 at 9:15 pm
This man is unnecessary
@andyjenbo
August 15, 2024 at 9:20 pm
Manners maketh man.