7 mind-blowing etiquette rules from the past

10/27/2020

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History Story: 7 mind-blowing etiquette rules from the past

At all times good manners have been highly valued. However, each generation has its own ideas about what is good and bad. So get ready for unbelievable etiquette rules that may shock you!

Our manners сhanged too much over generations. Some would say modern etiquette rules are too relaxed. However, the etiquette system of old times was not so good as you might think. Try to read these rules without saying "It's absurd!".

#1 Ancient Greece:

Respectable citizens ate lying down while others served them.

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#2 Ancient Rome

Before eating people threw the dice and the person with the best score became the manager of the gathering and entertained the audience.

#3 Medieval France:

People drank soup from the bowl, cups were shared and forks were considered to be a tool of the Devil.

#4 Victorian era in British history:

There was a set of strict rules for sea-bathing. Men and women were not allowed to see each other while bathing. So they used a bathing machine to change into swimwear. After that, this device rolled into the sea so no one could see this person in swimwear.

#5

It was considered rude to ask direct questions in public.

#6

Books written by authors of different genders were placed on different shelves.

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#7 19th century Russia:

Young women were not allowed to think about anything sad or unpleasant before falling asleep.

I should say we are lucky we don't have such rules!

How do you like it? Do you know any other bizarre etiquette rules in our modern world? Let's discuss them in the comments below!

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19 Comments

Judi Hanan

I wonder how they kept track of what women think before bed? Wow...

Clay Stubbins

The one I recall reading about was that in Victorian England if a woman in a social situation made noise while passing gas, the man nearest to her was expected to immediately apologize for "his" indiscretion.

bonniecardona

I wonder how many people in Ancient Greece choked while eating their food while lying down. I also think the last one about not being allowed to think bad thoughts before going to bed is absurd as no one can control your thoughts!

tbear

Judi Hanan, maybe by the smile on our face! Just thought of that! 😊👍

tbear

Judi Hanan, 😏😏😏 how would anyone know what you were thinking about! Unless you told them! I'd never tell! 😄😄 I thought the same thing, when I read that!😊👍

Rosemary D

As far as what they believed hundreds of years ago , well knowledge in a building process , we built on what they believed . Thank God or people who were just born smart ot had reat common sense . Most of the saying they had in the past they laughed at as well .

ninakamwene

Interesting and thank God they are in the past.

Conrado De Leon

Well, lucky... maybe. Last summer our beach was invaded by a herd of immense ladies and sopme of them even dared to sport a bikini. No sunglasses were dark enough! LOL

Jim Mascair

Rolling the dice to manage the party sounds like a fun idea. Maybe change it up every hour to keep it interesting.

Peter Holden

Judi Hanan, Me too! How are they going to enforce that one?

Margaret White

I had heard of most of these except the books and the pleasant thoughts before sleep. I wonder how that one was policed?

Vimala Padmaraj

I LAUGHED HEARTILY ABOUT BOOKS BY MEN AND WOMEN KEPT ON SEPARATE SHELVES. HOW THE WORLD HAS CHANGED !!!!

Linda Spreng

Lilian Ling, It IS quite an unforgettable vision, isn't it?

Steve Tingle

In Lytham in Lancashire there is a road named Bath street, the name comes from the bathing machines which were stored there and were taken down to the sea shore along it!

Lilian Ling

The books one amused me. I had an immediate vision of what they got up to in the library after lights out and couldn’t stop laughing. Books, for goodness sake!! 😂