Uncommon History of Common Courtesy | National Geographic

ever since Tahoe tap the world’s first
known to I annum manners declare nearly
3,000 years ago don’t covet more than
your friend humans have tried to behave
themselves with mixed success every
culture throughout history has
established some sort of social rules of
engagement as a way to keep the peace to
display one status or to fit into a
community you’d be amazed at just how
many customs follow the Golden Rule like
saving the finest food for guests and
respecting age and wisdom thousands of
customs like these have spread from
culture to culture generation to
generation through greetings gestures
celebrations ceremonies giving taking
sharing customs that teach you how to be
a good student sport host-guest friend
and neighbor how to respect boundaries
obey protocol do business and travel
wisely and how not to offend others with
your countenance attire and have it so
next time you bark at the barista double
dip your chip or hit on your host spouse
remember that the history of etiquette
is the story of civilization and with
nearly seven billion of us on the planet
we must all be on our very best behavior
please I’m counting on each and every
one of you to exercise common courtesy
thank you an uncommon history of common
courtesy how manners shaped the world is
available now