How Rude!

  My friend Lew teaches etiquette for a living. In the workplace, at school, even for social situations. It's a thriving business with affiliates in many countries. Over this past weekend I found some new clients for her. Lots of clients.

  Client number one, Kanye West, who had a "concert" in Sacramento on Saturday. He was an hour late, sang just three songs, went on a 17 minute rant about not voting, supporting Trump and bashing Beyonce then walked off the stage. What??? That's not a concert that's a late night talk show. He has a sense of self-importance that is off the charts. Imagine those folks who paid $250 for that privilege!

  Always on the "in need of some civility" list, Donald Trump went back to his old ways on Twitter. He was ranting about SNL being unfair and one-sided. Then demanding the cast of Hamilton apologize to Mike Pence over comments made to him at a performance this past week. Several rather non-presidential tweets. God help who ever is going to have to monitor his social media presence.

  Closer to home, another client would have to be the hockey parents I encountered this weekend at Riley's tournament. OMG! Screaming at the kids....both their own and the other team. Celebrating as if this was the Stanley Cup finals and not a C level game even when the score was 6-0. Laughing at nine and ten year olds who miss the puck. Heckling the other parents. Seriously what an example.

  We seem to be sliding down a slippery slope where we forget how to be decent and kind. That other people matter just as much as we do.  That civility says more about us than others.

  Remember...if you have nothing nice to say, say nothing at all. Words to live by.

  Ang

***check out Lew's website at lewbayer.com ***