ROTW: The History of Etiquette and Protocol

“During the Renaissance, manners were a response to the violence and crude behaviors run rampant in burgeoning cities.”

“…when man first realized he had an ego, protocol found its beginning.”

Speaking of one, here is an etiquetteish protocol, which I found informative and amusing at times:

When to recline and how to share armrests: Rules for avoiding a mid-flight row

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Yea! Planes continue to come up as a protocol hotspot. Maybe because of the density of opposing forces at play, like space constraints, cost, marketing, safety, convenience, risk of cascading delays… plus a high throughput of protocol amateurs (flyers who don’t grok things like those you just shared).