Etiquette

Having lived in America for 20 years, I'm struggling to come to terms with the situation there today, with how much the country has changed. It's as if the glue that held so many people and creeds, so many places and cultures, committed to the same narrative has melted away. There is no common narrative, no "American dream" anymore that can be shared by everyone.

A request will be made to the Ministry of Citizen Protection to raise the number of invitations to 300

High schools have been set to introduce "etiquette" lessons, where students will receive instruction on proper speech, attire, and conduct, aiming to foster appropriate behavior, while secondary school students will receive lessons in "good manners and courtesy."

Improve your flying etiquette on planes

“God bless you and thank you”

Ljubljana – Although the hospitality sector has been eagerly awaiting at least a partial reopening, it is unhappy with the government’s decision to reopen only outdoor facilities in eight of Slovenia’s 12 regions with the best epidemiological situation. There, outdoor facilities will operate from 7am to 7pm for a week from Monday, 19 April.

Even in these early stages, there is a real sense of demarcation between life "before" and life "after" the pandemic. In coming months and years, we will experience a vast array of aftereffects, both emotional (e.g., risk tolerance, life priorities) and more tangible (e.g., national stockpiles, workplace configurations).

Donald Trump's rejection of Nancy Pelosi's outstretched hand, followed by the speaker of the House of Representatives' ceremonial tearing up of a copy of his State of the Union speech, did not simply stress the end of any semblance of civility in American politics, nor was it just further proof of the rift between Republicans and Democrats.

The meetings scheduled by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis for Friday with the leaders of the country's opposition parties on actions taken by his government on key national issues as well as the outcome of his visit this week to the United States, where he met with President Donald Trump, are essential.

The intensity of political confrontation in the past few days has been an unpleasant spectacle, but it has also been useful. 

It gave citizens the opportunity to see the complete lack of political civility, which does not extend even to the minimum standards of common courtesy.

It allowed us to see one of the oldest tricks in the book of demagoguery - pre-election handouts.