Is it polite to put your feet on the table?

Is it polite to put your feet up on the table? Ugh, no way! It’s just so…rude. Think about it – tables are where we put food! Would you want someone’s dirty shoes right where you’re about to put your plate? Yuck. I remember once, my cousin, bless his heart, put his feet up on my grandma’s coffee table. She nearly had a heart attack! “Young man,” she said (and you know how grandmas can get when they say “young man”), “take your feet off that table this instant!” It was pretty mortifying. And she was right, it’s just plain disrespectful, not just to the person who owns the table, but to everyone else there. It’s like saying, “I don’t care about your space or your things.” Plus, in some cultures, it’s like a major insult. You could really offend someone without even realizing it. It’s more than just impolite; it’s sometimes culturally inappropriate. So yeah, keep your feet on the floor, right? It’s just common courtesy.

#Etiquette #Rudeness #Tablemanners