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Debretts guide to modern dilemmas: kissing, e-cigarettes and doing make-up on the tube

For nearly 250 years, it has advised the British public on the finer points of social etiquette, from how to write a thank you note to what to do when one meets the Queen.

Now, Debretts has lifted the lid on its very modern guide to good manners for the first time, disclosing the questions that most trouble the British public in 2014.

1. Mobile phone use

Debretts receive more enquiries about mobile use than any other device. According to Debretts, it is always rude to pay more attention to a phone than a person in the flesh, and they should always be put away when transacting other business for example, when youre paying for something in a shop. They should be switched off in theatres, cinemas (including during the trailers!), art galleries, or any space where silence is desired.

2. Smoking e-cigarettes at work

As electronic cigarettes bee more popular, so to do the number of enquiries that Debretts receive on the device. The most pressing question is whether they are acceptable in the workplace. According to Debretts they should never be used in a work environment. Vaping shows that youre not focused on your work and may also be a distraction to your colleagues.

3. Social greeting: kissing

Many people are clearly unclear on the subject of social kissing. According to Debretts, kissing is not appropriate in many professional situations.

On the whole it should only be used among friends, but not on first meeting. An air kiss, without contact, may seem rude or impersonal, so very slight contact is best but no sound effects are needed.

4. Eating and applying make-up on public transport

Debretts has been inundated with enquiries as to whether its acceptable to eat or apply make-up on public transport. According to Debretts you should oid both. Its inconsiderate to eat smelly food in a confined environment, and applying make-up on public transport can jeopardise that all-important first impression and make you appear disanised.

5. Reclining your seat on aeroplanes

This is a mon bugbear. According to Debretts, its selfish to recline your seat back during short daytime flights. When trelling by plane always stay within your own designated space and dont hog the armrest. Also oid kicking the back of the seat in front of you or using it as an aid to standing-up.

6. Giving up your seat on public transport

In a recent university experiment only 20 per cent of London tube passengers offered to give up their seat to a visibly pregnant woman. According to Debretts, passengers should always offer to give up their seat to any individual that is pregnant, elderly, or clearly in need. It is important to remember, however, that it is just as rude to aggressively decline the offer of a seat as it is to not offer a seat.

7. Blind copying (bcc)

Debretts receive a high level of enquiries on best business practice. The most monly asked question is whether it is ever right to blind copy (bcc) someone into an email. According to Debretts, blind copying should be used discerningly as it is deceptive to the primary recipient. Instead, the email should be forwarded on to the third party, with a short note explaining any confidentiality, after its distribution.

If blind copying is essential i.e. for a confidential document where all recipients must remain anonymous then the sender should address the email to themselves, and everyone else as bcc recipients.

8. Eating before everyone is served

The final question is one that weve all asked ourselves: is it rude to start eating at the table before everyone else has been served? According to Debretts the simple answer is yes, unless the host or hostess gives their permission for diners to start.