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[quote=Anonymous]Miss Manners/Judith Martin is a wonderful writer, and her etiquette guides feature just the sort of behind-the-scenes explanations you might appreciate.

Table manners, as the Butter People have pointed out, are definitely a way to signal that you belong. Also make sure you're a member of the Napkin People (dirty ones go on your chair, not the table) and the Plate Posse (no, wait staff, you can't have my plate until everyone else has finished eating too.)

Another dog whistle is behavior at live performances. Anyone with enough cash can get tickets to a concert, play, etc. But knowing what to do when you're there is what sets some folks apart. Don't unwrap crinkly candies. Don't clap until the conductor turns around (sometimes the silence is part of the piece). And for the sweet love of everything holy, know that any New Year's concert worth its salt is going to have two encore pieces not on the program. Only rubes leave before the "Beautiful Blue Danube" and the "Radetzky March."[/quote]

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