Good manners for nice people who sometimes say f*ck

We live in a world that's very different from the one in which Emily Post came of age. Many of us who are nice (but who also sometimes say "(f*ck)" are frequently at a loss for guidelines about how to be a good person who deals effectively with the increasing onslaught of rudeness we all encounter....

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Main Author: Alkon, Amy
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : St. Martins Griffin, [2014]
Edition:First Edition.
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505 0 |a I don't care where you put the fork -- We're rude because we live in societies -- Communicating -- The neighborhood -- The telephone -- The Internet -- Dating -- Going places -- Eating, drinking, socializing -- Friends with serious illnesses -- The apology -- Trickle-down humanity. 
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