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Topic: Manners

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20 American behaviors considered rude

Adam D'Arpino, Erika Wolf - Mental Floss
(Shutterstock)

Books that teach manners

Caroline Knorr - Common Sense Media
(Getty/Creativeye99/Salon)

Salon's social bootcamp

Kirsten Schofield
(<a href='http://www.istockphoto.com/portfolio/AZemdega'>Andrejs Zemdega</a> via <a href='http://www.istockphoto.com/'>iStock</a>/Salon)

Salon's social bootcamp

Kirsten Schofield
(<a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/g/Paul+Rich+Studio'>Paul Rich Studio</a> via <a href='http://www.shutterstock.com/'>Shutterstock</a>/Salon)

Salon's social bootcamp

Kirsten Schofield
George W. Bush (Reuters)

Blame it on the baby boomers

Sarah L. Kaufman
(YouTube)

Joanna Rothkopf
(<a href='http://www.istockphoto.com/user_view.php?id=699781'>LeggNet</a> via <a href='http://www.istockphoto.com/'>iStock</a>)

Go on, tweet from your seats!

Mary Elizabeth Williams
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