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Carpooling Dos & Don'ts

1. No eating breakfast sandwiches even if the meat is turkey.
2. No talking on cell phones, you can text.
3. Do not be late.
4. Do not talk incessantly if quiet seems to be the rule.
5. Do not complain about the choice of radio stations or make a request if you haven’t been asked.
6. Do not complain if the driver keeps changing stations and ask, “Why do you keep doing that?”
7. Do not suggest a better location to meet. You have no car; therefore you have no good ideas.
8. Don’t gripe about the cost of the carpool, you didn’t buy a car. 9. Always thank the driver.
10. Don’t complain about lack of heat or air conditioning. If the driver is comfortable, you are comfortable.
11. What’s said in the car stays in the car.
12. If you must gossip, make it about you.
13. Go easy on the cologne or perfume.
14. You don’t have to announce that you’re going to shower after working out in the gym at the office.
15. Understand the pecking order, if you’re new, you sit in the back but never alone in the back seat if there’s no one in the passenger’s seat.
Posted by Yvonne&Yvettetiquette at 9:56 PM 4 comments Labels: car pools, getting a lift, hitching a ride, HOV, morning commuting, rides, schedules, sharing rides, van services


Egg in Your Face For Free!

Posted by Yvonne&Yvettetiquette at 8:41 AM 0 comments Labels: Balthazar, bar food, bar menu, boiled eggs, nibbles, snacks
 Yvette and I don't think that being twins is one big barrel of fun. A lifetime of being mistaken for someone else can be trying. The script rarely varies. "Oh, I thought you were your sister. You two look so much alike." That's what identical twins do, they look alike.

When we were little girls, adults used to ask us to stand back to back to see who was taller. And since we had to respect our elders and not express to them how that made us feel, we did it. The back to back and side by side tests were sometimes cruel. They would go so far as to say who was prettier. Twin enthusiasts also make the odd assumption or at least act like our hearing isn't too swift. How many times have we heard and watched people talk about us while we're standing there? We've been twins all of our lives so we don't understand the fascination that singletons have with us. And nothing is more sad when someone says, "I always wanted to be a twin."
"Are you the right one?" a woman asked Yvonne. "I'm Yvonne, is that all right? What the woman meant is if Yvonne was the twin she knew.
"Can't you be a little more patient with people? Try to understand them." a friend asked.
"No," Yvonne replied. "Can't they try and understand?"
To us and the enlightened we have distinct noticeable differences. But what happens is that when people see twins, they automatically see sameness, there can be no differences.
The next time you see a set of identical twins, consider these dos and don'ts:
Yvette and I have four other siblings, they are just as special and unique. We've been told that we're miracles. We're not. We're just twins.
Posted by Yvonne&Yvettetiquette at 3:45 PM 2 comments Labels: doubles, fraternal twins, identical twins, multiple twin club, singleton, triplets, twin brothers, twin sisters, twinettiquette, twins



“He’s made a horrible mistake,’ a man whispered to his girlfriend.” I, Yvonne, didn’t understand the big deal. “What’s wrong with a man doing that?“ I asked my friend’s fidanzato. “Maybe in America, but the person in the lower position doesn’t extend his hand to a person in a higher position.” His fidanzata wasn’t of noble blood and neither was the man who had the audacity to want to shake her hand as a kind gesture. But her boyfriend was on to something according to basic handshaking etiquette.

• A man doesn’t extend his hand to a woman; it’s up to the woman if she wants him to have the pleasure of touching her hand.

• A commoner upon meeting Queen Elizabeth should wait for the Queen to extend her hand. And if you’re going to the same event, don’t show up after her arrival, it's in bad form.  And even though she made people wait, you still have to wait for her to extend her hand.

Apparently, when it comes to handshaking, we have to have a good idea of our place or rank in society. It can be very confusing so better to be humble and assume that you don’t rank as high as the person you’re meeting. Wait for the them to extend their hand, as you would do if you were meeting a queen.
Posted by Yvonne&Yvettetiquette at 6:52 AM 2 comments Labels: formalities, germs on hands, give a hand, greetings, handshake protocol, handshaking, introductions, professional introductions, protocol, shake hands
