Involuntary mistakes may pass, but there are behaviors that cannot be easily forgiven, although we regularly do them without realizing it; Especially after the age of forty, it is an age where we need to know how to present ourselves properly.
Although most people understand social etiquette and do not want to offend anyone during their daily activities, some of them – in fact – sometimes violate etiquette; By letting the elevator door close while someone rushes to catch up, or by not saying “please,” “thank you,” or “excuse me.”
While involuntary mistakes pass away, there are behaviors that cannot be easily forgiven, and we tend to commit them without realizing it; Especially after turning 40, “that’s the age where we need to know how to present ourselves properly,” says etiquette coach Marianne Parker.
Hence the importance of having a common denominator to make life easier in all areas; Etiquette stops mistakes, which affect others in ways we might not expect, by perceiving a person as engaging in inappropriate behavior that causes others discomfort or embarrassment.
Adolescence
“It’s about learning the proper way to enter and exit as a teenager,” says etiquette expert Jacqueline Yost, but there are still teens who get stuck in doorways. They don’t have the patience to stand aside to be allowed to exit an elevator, bus, train or any door. They also neglect to hold the door of a building, office or shop, to assist those entering directly behind them or to accommodate those leaving at the same time.
He noted that doing this work with someone who is still 10 meters away from you “would not be polite, because it would oblige you to run to catch up.”
Thanks for ignoring
Not thanking your guest after any occasion, even if you give him a gift, can leave a bad impression on him; According to etiquette expert Nora Lawler, starting the next day with a call to express thanks and appreciation is “a nice touch and the right thing to do.”
Not thanking your host after any occasion can leave a bad impression on him (pixels).
Not only that, but etiquette also dictates that you send a thank-you note after receiving the gift. “It’s a powerful tool that never forgets you.”
Disrespect
For example, for reasons of health or old age, there is no blame on one who sits when introduced to others; But generally etiquette dictates that you stand up when you introduce someone.
Despite the old belief that women should sit while serving, today it is better to stand regardless of gender. When you stand up to greet someone, “not only does it show that you’re interested in meeting them, but it’s an easy way to show respect,” says Bonnie Chai, founder and director of the Institute of Etiquette and Ethics.
Phone on the table
For example, if you’re invited to dinner, the nature of your work doesn’t require you to be ready for an emergency call at any moment, and keeping your phone on the table during dinner is “undoubtedly rude, it makes you appear. Your friends won’t know because you’re not giving your host your full attention. Satisfied.” ; So, as hard as it may be, Bates Johnson says, “It’s important to put the phone away to respect etiquette, have real conversations, and build serious relationships.”
When you assume that your guests, friends or team members at work know each other, you neglect to introduce them to each other; “You’re devaluing them and sending a message to the uninitiated that they don’t deserve recognition,” says Tony Dupree, founder and president of Etiquette Training Institute.
“People are introduced to each other so that none of them feel left out,” advises Dupree.
Get used to it late
The rhythm of life makes everyone late to leave the house or get stuck in traffic every now and then.
But that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t tell those waiting for you that you won’t be on time; This is an etiquette error. “Being late tells you that your time is more important than anyone else’s,” says Chai.
Therefore, if you are late, it is important to let them know who is waiting for you and thank them for their patience when you arrive.
Direct pointing with the index finger is aggressive behavior (pixels).
Connect everything to your person
No one talks, not even for fun, to quickly respond to everything they say with a story like what happened to you. “It sounds like you’re being rude and not listening effectively,” Parker explains of listening skills. An important trait in building relationships. Constantly talking too much about ourselves will never create a positive impression.”
Apologizing too much
Research conducted at Harvard Business School suggests that “we may over-apologize to build or maintain trust.” Still, while it’s important to take responsibility for your mistakes, Parker says, “Apologizing too much can be insincere and put pressure on the other person.”
Etiquette generally dictates that you stand up when you introduce someone (pixels).
Embarrassing situations for others
Sometimes when you tell someone about a ridiculous situation, you think it’s an opportunity to laugh and you can cheerfully relive the awkward moment, but Parker cautions against “putting negative memories or bad situations back on the table.”
Index finger
According to Bonnie Dassey, pointing your index finger directly at someone is “an accusatory gesture, aggressive behavior, and a complete faux pas in the world of etiquette.” “There’s no doubt that the gesture with an open palm is more welcoming and neutral.”
A study published today (Wednesday) reports that the mass of the Milky Way galaxy is four to five times less than previously thought, results that overturn what is known to date about the galaxy that contains the planet Earth.
As astronomer François Hamer, co-author of the study published by the journal “Astronomy and Astrophysics,” explained to Agence France-Presse, the result is “the result of the Gaia revolution.” Gaia, a satellite dedicated to mapping the Milky Way galaxy, revealed the positions and motions of 1.8 billion stars in its latest data in 2022.
It represents a small fraction of the total contents of our spiral galaxy, a disk about 100,000 light-years in diameter and consisting of four large arms, one of which includes our Solar System, all of which extend around a very luminous core. .
The authors of the study report that by studying the Gaia data they were able to calculate the rotation curve of the Milky Way with unprecedented precision. The task is to determine the speed at which celestial bodies rotate around the center of the galaxy.
Observations of spiral galaxies have previously concluded that this curve is “flattening”, meaning that once a certain distance from the center is reached, the rate of rotation is constant.
But “this is the first time we find that the curve descends outside its disk,” according to Francois Hamer, “as if there wasn’t a lot of matter” in the galaxy between 50 and 80 thousand years from the center.
As a result, “the mass of our Milky Way Galaxy has been revised to very low values,” about 200 billion times the mass of the Sun, five times less than previous estimates.
The Milky Way Galaxy appears in the sky over the island of Gozo, Malta (Reuters)
“Bold Decisions”
The study, conducted by an international team and led by astronomers from the Paris Observatory and the National Center for Scientific Research in France, has a second major conclusion, as it questions “the relationship between luminous matter and dark matter.” Astronomer.
This hypothesis is also called thematic theme because it is so far invisible and undetectable. It is thought to provide the mass necessary for the coalescence of galaxies, and represents about six times the mass of luminous matter that contains stars and gas clouds. For the Milky Way, the study calculates that this ratio is much lower, with three times as much dark matter as bright matter.
But astronomer François Combes, a colleague of François Hammer at the Paris Observatory, told Agence France-Presse that the results were “a bit bold” or “perhaps not well founded.”
This is significant because this study focuses on low galactic radii, while astronomers typically calculate galactic masses by taking greater distances into account.
However, apart from gas, globular clusters, dwarf galaxies or the Magellanic Cloud, “up to this distance we have a lot of dark matter,” notes Francois Combe, a senior expert on galaxy evolution.
But the Gombe galaxy, about 80,000 light-years away from the center of the galaxy, welcomes “very precise work that will improve our knowledge of the stars and their rotation”.
François Hammer’s team defends this work by talking about the uniqueness of our galaxy. Unlike most spiral galaxies, which saw violent collisions between galaxies six billion years ago, the Milky Way “evolved very quietly for nine billion years,” Hamer says.
Also, the difference between the Milky Way and other spiral galaxies can be justified by the observational method, which relies on stars in the former and gas clouds in the latter.
Meanwhile, Françoise Combe believes the Milky Way galaxy is “not exceptional,” but in terms of dark matter, “it’s like the others.”
After 3 years of suffering from the corona virus and its variants, the severity of the virus decreased and the virus began to recover from the effects of the terrible epidemic, scientists began to warn about the “nipa” virus, which is transmitted by bats. , pigs and animals.
Although it has not started spreading, some virologists in Russia have warned about the danger of the “Nipah” virus, which has already started spreading in India, and it is said to be likely to cause a new epidemic in the world.
Russian scientists have said that if the Nipah virus undergoes genetic changes it could become a pandemic.
A Russian scientist said Nipah virus is a viral disease originating from bats and is currently spreading in India, Bangladesh and some countries in Southeast Asia.
We advise virologists not to travel to countries where infections with this virus have been reported, as the virus is not widespread and infections are few and far between in India and Southeast Asia.
Virologists advised to wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly, wash hands and wear masks, because there is currently no vaccine against this virus, and there are no drugs against it.
The disease is spread from animals to humans, from an infected person to others, through contaminated food and respiratory droplets.
The disease may show no symptoms, or may be accompanied by mild or severe respiratory infection or encephalitis, in the latter case it can lead to coma and death.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the outbreak has so far occurred in the city of Kozhikode in the Indian state of Kerala.
According to the Associated Press, many Americans joke about how bad they are at math, and their already poor scores on standardized math tests continue to decline.
Employers say America needs math geniuses like animated movies need superheroes. They believe America’s poor performance in math is no laughing matter, but a threat to national security and global economic competitiveness.
Jim Stigler, a professor of psychology at the University of California who studies the teaching and learning process in subjects including mathematics, believes that the technological advances that will lead the world in the next fifty years will come from other countries. Capital that America does not have.
The U.S. Department of Defense has called for a major effort to support education in science, technology, education and math, or “STEM” for short. The number of graduates in these categories in China is eight times that of their counterparts in the United States, and the number of engineers in Russia is four times that of those in the United States, he said.
For his part, Aspen Research Institute Vice President Josh Weiner says the matter is not just an academic issue. Last July, he warned that other countries, particularly China, were challenging America’s technological dominance. He explained that mathematics is needed to solve the fundamental challenges faced in the present era.
On the other hand, the number of jobs in mathematical occupations, i.e. jobs that use the dream of arithmetic and use advanced methods to perform calculations, analyze data, and solve problems, will increase by more than 30,000 per year. In the current decade, that’s the fastest rate compared to any other type of job, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
