As far as I'm concerned, I feel that men whistling or shouting comments at girls they find attractive is revolting. I also think that people leaving the table when everybody is not finish is disrespectful. Finally, I don't consider phoning after ten o'clock in the evening acceptable!
If I had to choose 6 most important things to teach to my children I would take:
-Don't eat with the mouth open or while speaking at the same time.
-Say thank you if somebody hold the door for you, give you a present, wish you good things,...
-Don't put your spoon back in the jar if leaking it before.
-Use the polite form to speak to elderly people or foreigners.
-Don't speak at the same time as somebody else.
-Don't swear all the time.
As far as good manners between men and women are concerned, one the one hand, I would be greatful if a men would hold the door for me. But, on the other hand, I learned last year in a class of courteounsness that actually, the man had to enter the first. In fact, if you take the example of a couple going to a restaurant, it can have stairs. In this case, it is better for the girl to be the second one entering in case she fallin the stairs. (It is more common for a girl to fall while going down than going up; so, in any case, being the second is better.)
Concerning belgium, we don't really have social taboos. Or at last, not that I can think about... So, if you go to Belgium, feel free to give no, one, two, three, four,... kisses while greeting even if the most common remain one kiss!
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