20 things no gentleman should ever do
The essential rules to live your life by
Words: Holly
“A gentleman is one who puts more into the world than he takes out” – Theodore Roosevelt
Geek glasses, Hawaiian shirts, 80’s retro sportswear, you name it – a gentleman wouldn’t be seen dead in something purely for the sake of ‘irony’, leave this look to the likes of pop-up-store-come-vintage-clothing-come-speakeasy-bar-owners.
Do what you like in your teenage, ungentlemanly years, but beyond these rebellious times and into the years of being a gentleman, remove all trace of past rebellions and never, we repeat never, pierce a body part.
This is more common manners than anything else, but a gentleman would never sit (on a tube or otherwise) whilst a woman, less-able or elderly person stands.
A boy speaks, a gentleman acts on his word and stays true to it.
A real gentleman stays loyal, faithful and honest at all times.
Vanity is deeply ungentlemanly.
No matter how much a gentleman earns, or how much success he has garnered, a real gentleman will stay humble to his past.
Because a gentleman never tells.
Someone once told me that there is nothing tackier than a drunk bride, but in retrospect this applies as much to gentlemen as it does to brides to be. A gentleman knows his limits.
A true gentleman will apologise after a fight, even if he wasn’t in the wrong.
Unless you’re an 18 year-old having his first beer, there is simply no excuse.
You are not clever or rebellious. You are dangerous, and not in the cool, ‘rebel without a cause’ way.
Similar to number 2, it’s best to avoid this one too. If you did get drunk on a beach in Thailand and get your name in Arabic branded across your back, then consider keeping it covered up.
Unless you’re doing yoga, which is OK by the way, try and avoiding sitting like a child. There is just something strange about seeing a grown man sitting like a schoolboy.
Annoying doesn’t even begin to describe how unbecoming this is.
Not classy, just embarrassing. A gentleman does not need to be inebriated to communicate.
A real gentleman makes plans and sticks to them, no matter what.
A gentleman would never let his mood dictate his manners.
A gentleman knows the power of cause and effect.
Your age does not define your maturity.
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