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“There is no higher accolade than to call a man a gentleman.”
The list covers a range of topics, including male grooming, use of technology, and competency in the great outdoors. While points such as being able to sail a boat and ride a horse would seem to fit within long-established gentlemanly conventions, a number of suggestions belong firmly in the 21st century.
- Negotiates airports with ease
- Never lets a door slam in someone’s face
- Can train a dog and a rose
- Is aware that facial hair is temporary, but a tattoo is permanent
- Knows when not to say anything
- Wears his learning lightly
- Possesses at least one well-made dark suit, one tweed suit, and a dinner jacket
- Avoids lilac socks and polishes his shoes
- Turns his mobile phone to silent at dinner
- Carries house guests’ luggage to their rooms
- Tips staff in a private house and a gamekeeper
- Says his name when being introduced
- Breaks a relationship face to face
- Is unafraid to speak the truth
- Knows when to clap
- Arrives at a meeting five minutes before the agreed time
- Is good with waiters
- Has two tricks to entertain children
- Can undo a bra with one hand
- Sings lustily in church
- Is not vegetarian
- Can sail a boat and ride a horse
- Knows the difference between Glenfiddich and Glenda Jackson
- Never kisses and tells
- Cooks an omelette to die for
- Can prepare a one-match bonfire
- Seeks out his hostess at a party
- Knows when to use an emoji
- Would never own a Chihuahua
- Has read Pride and Prejudice
- Can tie his own bow tie
- Would not go to Puerto Rico
- Knows the difference between a rook and a crow
- Sandals? No. Never
- Wears a rose, not a carnation
- Swats flies and rescues spiders
- Demonstrates that making love is neither a race nor a competition
- Never blow dries his hair
- Knows that there is always an exception to a rule
