https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 15 May 2026 15:55:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy/page/2#post-695481 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:16:31 +0000 Bao 695481@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>haha no, not as much as some people. I consider myself "normal" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy/page/2#post-695415 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:32:24 +0000 Pepper 695415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ok, so I'm at a formal dinner tonight, and I was able to share the "b" and "d" trick that @dagret brought up thanks to this thread! Haha! Everyone wanted to know where I learned that at! Hellobee is classing me up ;) </p> [attach=830/13/mkt8a1.600x450.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy/page/2#post-693195 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:43:23 +0000 tequiero21 693195@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>eh~ could be classier. i'm still learning! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy/page/2#post-693183 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:37:09 +0000 CupQuakeWalk 693183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes- I know how to behave in public and around many types of people. I can put on a real show:) I grew up with money and was always used to meeting big timers and I was always like, (eye roll), really charismatic and basically I can be a chameleon around whoever I'm with.<br /> But naturally? no? I mean I act like I'm from the hood half the time;) &amp; I'm from the 'burbs. Oh well </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy/page/2#post-693154 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:24:43 +0000 avivoca 693154@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can when I need to be. I work with a lot of classy people. In general, DH and I are not fancy people. I still get flustered at fancy dinners/lunches though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy/page/2#post-693151 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:23:38 +0000 PrincessBaby 693151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm definitely Klassy with a K:). The not totally-right but doing a good job of faking it from afar classy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy/page/2#post-693133 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:18:53 +0000 matador84 693133@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Um no I grew up in the ghetto. But, going to college and marrying my husband--who went to cotillion and did etiquette classes--has taught me to have much more grace and class. probably a good thing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy/page/2#post-693048 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 20:41:08 +0000 Meridian 693048@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can be fairly classy when I need to be... As a wedding planner, it's kind of a necessity! I have been described by my friends as very "poised" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy/page/2#post-692501 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:06:04 +0000 MamaMoose 692501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: yup... My mom was hosting my shower. She discussed it with her two sisters and they decided it was totally fine! Sadly we ended up having to cancel it after the invites went out because I had preterm labor and my doc preferred I didn't fly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy/page/2#post-692310 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:53:12 +0000 rachiecakes 692310@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hergreenapples: DH talks with his mouth open, uses his cellphone at the table, it drives me absolutely bonkers! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy/page/2#post-692305 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:52:19 +0000 daniellemybelle 692305@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>And to answer the question, I think I can handle myself fairly well in situations that require class, but overall I am a pretty laid-back person. DH is classier than me though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy/page/2#post-692304 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:51:38 +0000 daniellemybelle 692304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: Slightly off-topic, but on the subject of etiquette: Did your mom throw your baby shower? My mom adheres to this etiquette rule that family members cannot give showers because it looks greedy. I know my mom would give me the BEST shower, so I really hope she gets over it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy/page/2#post-691336 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:07:28 +0000 Weagle 691336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@LMOG47: I worked in the Senate before LO, and I always had scenarios running in my head of how to liven things up a bit :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy/page/2#post-691272 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:57:01 +0000 heartonastring 691272@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents were BIG on etiquette and wanted me to be comfortable (i.e. not intimidated) in any situation in which I might find myself. I'm afraid I'm the same way now and will try to drill the same stuff into my children's brains! </p> <p>DH's family is more laid back and DH's occasional lack of table manners (slurping, licking fingers etc.) drives me INSANE! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy#post-691175 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:40:45 +0000 LittleFox 691175@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No! DH had to teach me about which fork to use, how to properly set a table, etc. My parents didn't even own a set of fine china. Holiday meals were eaten off of paper plates (there were a ton of people, so you'd have needed like 20 place settings, anyway). We're just not fancy people, I guess. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy#post-691094 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:25:44 +0000 Amelieisme 691094@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dagret: Haha! Me too on the "b" and the "d"!</p> <p>I didn't even know I was supposed to cut meat with my right hand until a couple of years ago and I still look awkward when I do it. My parents never emphasized etiquette type stuff. I've had to learn as an adult to I fit in at dinner parties. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy#post-690892 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:55:18 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 690892@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MsLipGloss: I'm learning so much! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy#post-690883 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:53:23 +0000 MsLipGloss 690883@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TheSwissWifeStyle: You can also remember BMW . . . bread, meal (plate), water. :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy#post-690849 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:46:01 +0000 JennyLayneAZ 690849@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Uh, not so much. I mean I know how to act appropriately and all, but if I had to go to a fancy dinner and there were 5 forks to choose from, I'd be like Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman and not have a clue where to start! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy#post-690816 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:39:52 +0000 chopsuey 690816@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>In public, usually. In private, not so much. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy#post-690791 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:35:32 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 690791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dagret: @MsLipGloss: Ah! Makes sense! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy#post-690786 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:33:56 +0000 pui 690786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm pretty "classy" I guess, except when it comes to buying overpriced products (I think I look just as stylish in less expensive garb). I know my dinner/tea/fancy party manners and etiquette very well though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy#post-690783 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:33:21 +0000 dagret 690783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TheSwissWifeStyle: make a b with your left hand - and d with your right - bread plate is on your left and your drink is on your right! I was always using the wrong bread plate before. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy#post-690776 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:32:31 +0000 MsLipGloss 690776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@TheSwissWifeStyle: On each hand, make a circle by touching the tip of your thumb to the tip of your forefinger. As you look down at your hands, your left hand will look like a small letter “b” and your right hand will look like a small letter “d.” The “b”—that’s your left hand—stands for bread, meaning your bread plate is on the left side of the place setting. The “d”—that’s your right hand—stands for drinks, which means your drinks (wine, water, or any other beverage) are on the right side of your place setting. (from a Peter Post article) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy#post-690768 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:30:25 +0000 looch 690768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think so, working in the industry I do has exposed me to many different people and social situations.</p> <p>I like to say that I am as comfortable in a gown drinking champagne as I am eating a hot dog at a ball game. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy#post-690763 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:29:28 +0000 TheSwissWifeStyle 690763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@dagret: hahah! Wait...what's the b and d trick?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy#post-690719 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:22:31 +0000 MsLipGloss 690719@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: You are so pretty(!) and your DH is totally cute! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy#post-690472 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:33:43 +0000 MrsH 690472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Pretty classy, I agree that a portion of it is etiquette and the other portion is making people feel comfortable no matter the situation like @sloaneandpuffy said. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy#post-690458 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:29:46 +0000 Caly 690458@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My parents drilled into us at a young age manners &amp; etiquette. I'm honestly quite tacky in private &amp; w/good friends. I can switch the class on, however. DH works for Congress so thankfully I feel comfortable eating/making conversation at dinners, parties, events, etc, with people way above my station. Doesn't mean there isn't a constant dialogue going on in my head of very inappropriate things I wish I could say. DH says I'm good at making people feel comfortable/welcome in any situation which to me makes me happier than mastering any technical etiquette rule. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/are-you-klassy#post-690389 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:15:20 +0000 rachiecakes 690389@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaMoose: when it came to my wedding my mom was HORRIFIED. we got married at a hockey game, haha</p> <p><a href="http://www.necn.com/01/21/11/Couple-to-get-married-at-Worcester-Shark/landing_world.html?blockID=395762" rel="nofollow">http://www.necn.com/01/21/11/Couple-to-get-married-at-Worcester-Shark/landing_world.html?blockID=395762</a></p> <p>I think this is the link that has my mom, haha (I can't watch it at work) </p>