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[DaveL]

Heres a question for you all to ponder and of course post on,

What makes a gentleman?

My answer is: one who uses a butter knife when no one is with them,
 Can play the bagpipes but does n't.
Whats yours :question
 8-)
DaveL

[Tony H]

Cant be many gentlemen on here 23 views and no replys! [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]

[DaveL]

That could be true but 20 of them probably by me.

Once the rugby has finished i am sure someone will jump in.
 8-)
DaveL

[Markjay]

Cant be many gentlemen on here 23 views and no replys! [smiley=2vrolijk_08.gif]

....or perhaps it is because the definition is "someone who reads 'what makes a gentleman' posts and does not reply"...?

[Markjay]

Anyway, the reason I didn't reply is that I haven't a clue  

[DaveL]

....or you were too polite to reply.
 8-)
Davel

[RossPhim]

That could be true but 20 of them probably by me.

Once the rugby has finished i am sure someone will jump in.
 8-)
DaveL

My nations day of rugby finished after 10 minutes!      

[Big Rod]

Well, I guess it depends on what your definition of a 'gentleman' is!

I think, generally speaking, a gentleman is percieved to use good manners at all times, be educated, debonaire, stylish and charming, always stay calm in the face of adversity, be noble, chivalrous and heroic when the time is right.

I saw a film years ago, I can't remember which one, in which a stricken airliner was at risk of falling out of the sky. Everyone was panicking and making an ass of themselves except for one elderly 'gentleman' who stayed calm and polite ALL the time. The steward(ess) asked him why he maintained his dignity and he replied with something along the lines of, 'Sometimes 'style' is all you have left.

I personally think there's far too much emphasis on things like manners. Don't get me wrong, I do believe there's time and place for them, but to 'use a butter knife when noone else is around' and the like strikes me as a complete waste of time and effort.

[Big Rod]

My nations day of rugby finished after 10 minutes!      

Well England lost by just as many points as we did!!  

[Taxi_Driver]

Whats a butter knife?  :-/

To me theres blunt ones and extremely sharp ones  

[Chopsdad]

A true Gentleman is one who knows the meaning of the word discreet and when to be so.  

[The Barge Captain]

Whats a butter knife?  :-/

To me theres blunt ones and extremely sharp ones  

Piece of equipment used for removing switchgear in an Omega dashboard  

[DaveL]

Whats that saying 'manners makes the man?' ( no one uses make-th anymore). Unless you have no s and only th in scrabble!

I find a putty knife gets the switch gear out of the Omega dash. or a passing 8 year old, as they always have some way of operating DVD players, tuning the sat nav, ect.

Sorry to all you peeps who's teams lost yesterday but some have to win and some lose.
 8-)
DaveL

[sir moanalot]

i have forgotten!   i dont bother being one of those any more, i got fed up with holding doors open for people without a nod or a thank you, helping ladies pick up their dropped contents of their handbag to get a "stop stealing them look",  helping a lost child in a shop to be finally confronted with the (preoccupied) mother practically accusing you of abducting them, returning a wallet to an owners house only to be accused of stealing the cash but leaving everything else or letting someone out in the traffic flow who was just going to pull out anyway !!
after a while of putting up with this behavior believe me, ya dont bother.


anyone else seem to receive this kind of rudeness while "being a gentleman" ?

[theolodian]

i have forgotten!   i dont bother being one of those any more, i got fed up with holding doors open for people without a nod or a thank you, helping ladies pick up their dropped contents of their handbag to get a "stop stealing them look",  helping a lost child in a shop to be finally confronted with the (preoccupied) mother practically accusing you of abducting them, returning a wallet to an owners house only to be accused of stealing the cash but leaving everything else or letting someone out in the traffic flow who was just going to pull out anyway !!
after a while of putting up with this behavior believe me, ya dont bother.


anyone else seem to receive this kind of rudeness while "being a gentleman" ?

Yeah, that's why you can give them that superior look that says that they are a complete waste of space!  

Actually, the last time I found a wallet I got a really nice dinner!  

I don't have any kids, so I'm usually oblivious to helping carry a pram up a flight of stairs.    It is really scary to help where it relates to young kids.