ETIQUETTE RULES NO ONE MUCH FOLLOWS ANY MORE

In its Relationship section, the MSN website has posted a list of Etiquette Rules No One Much Follows Anymore:
– Your party? You pay. Some people are receiving electronic requests for money to cover their “share” after a dinner party or some other get-together.
– Using personal titles, like Mrs., Mr. or Ms. These days, anybody will call you by your first name.
– Opening the car door for a lady.
– Standing up when a lady enters a room. (* The exception here is if you’re in a co-ed restroom. You may stay seated.)
– Saying “You’re welcome” is the correct response to “Thank you.” Saying “No problem” is not.
– Remembering to RSVP.
– Writing a thank-you note and sending it in the mail.
– Dressing appropriately… for church, the office, the store, a restaurant.
– Waiting for everybody at the table to be served before you start eating.
– Hats off indoors.
– Bringing a housewarming gift when you visit someone’s new place – a bottle of wine, some flowers, some chocolates.
– Holding the door open for the person behind you.
– Staying quiet in a public setting – don’t talk loud on your phone, don’t blast music.
– Not everyone believes your dog belongs in the supermarket or in a restaurant or in a store at the mall. Leave it home.
– At the movies, shut up. Everyone else wants to watch the film, not be distracted by your talking.
– Be on time.
* Resist the urge to smack people who make jokes you don’t like.
* Don’t scold people for not following etiquette rules anymore.
* So everybody is saying to everybody else, “You’re not the boss of me.”
* But – and correct me if I’m wrong, but I’m not – it IS polite to belch after eating in China. Therefore, it’s okay to do it here.