Polite society?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="society">society</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: <span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="society">society</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Polite">Polite</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="euphemism">euphemism</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upper">upper</span> <span word="class">class</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="referred">referred</span> <span word="exclusively">exclusively</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nobility">nobility</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="noble">noble</span> <span word="families">families</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="titles">titles</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Duke">Duke</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="Countess">Countess</span>.</p><p><span word="Yeah">Yeah</span>, <span word="right">right</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aristocracy">aristocracy</span>.</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> – <span word="not">not</span> <span word="noble">noble</span> – <span word="and">and</span> <span word="diversified">diversified</span>, <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="inclusive">inclusive</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="educated">educated</span> <span word="professionals">professionals</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="belong">belong</span>.</p><p><span word="Generally">Generally</span> <span word="speaking">speaking</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="ladies">ladies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gentlemen">gentlemen</span>.</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> – <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="least">least</span> – <span word="well">well</span>-<span word="mannered">mannered</span>, <span word="well">well</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="spoken">spoken</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sensitive">sensitive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="surroundings">surroundings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considerate">considerate</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="company">company</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="weighty">weighty</span> <span word="topics">topics</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="religion">religion</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="offend">offend</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span>.</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="people">people</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="religions">religions</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="know">know</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="characteristics">characteristics</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="so">so</span>-<span word="called">called</span> <span word="polite">polite</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="are">are</span> – <span word="you">you</span> <span word="guessed">guessed</span> <span word="it">it</span> – <span word="polite">polite</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="They">They</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="trained">trained</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="behave">behave</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>.</p>
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