RSVP - A Lost Art?
"Long ago, in a culture far past, ladies and gentlemen adhered to a set of behavioral protocols known as etiquette. R ules of etiquette served to keep people friendly and respectful of one another in daily life." Where, then, have all the good manners gone? I am unclear to to why, but it seems that as a society, with multiple channels of electronic communications, etiquette is no longer required. One such example is RSVP. You would assume that the "social-media-text-messaging-instant-response" culture would allow for a prompt response to a request for RSVP. Not so as it has clearly fallen by the wayside. RSVP stands for the French phrase "réspondez s'il vous plaît," which is often translated in the United States as "please respond" or "please reply." I...