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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m the opposite, my mom taught me all these stupid little civilizing details such as “never pull up vertical blinds” and “no overhead lights” and how to fold towels on the hanging towel rack and use a nice pewter dish or towel-lined basket to set out things like bread at dinner , all while modeling horrific money habits and financial strain and moving us to a new apartment every 10-12 months and marrying and divorcing 3 times and not caring for the animals we adopted and on and on. All about silly stupid appearances and minor details while being an absolute mess. [/quote]

My mom is a non-hand washer but ingrained all of the above in me. Add never, ever put a container on the dining table even if it’s just a family lunch. Also, pull the shades up as soon as you wake up or else people will think you are rude or lazy.

Once in a while DH turns on an overhead light in his office and I have to restrain myself from yelling at him. Our hands might be covered in germs but we can’t have people seeing that from the street and and thinking we are poor heathens![/quote]

I'm so confused. What is wrong with overhead lights? I thought I was raised with all the etiquette, but my parents missed this one.[/quote]

Yikes, I use overhead lights (at times - I do prefer a softer light) and don’t always raise the blinds. I also will keep good in their containers if it’s just us. I guess I’m base and crude and never knew it![/quote]

This is the second time someone has mentioned overhead lights. Will someone explain this to me?   What is the issue with using overhead lights? [/quote]

It's not directly a manners / class thing, it's a style thing. Some people like overhead lights and some don't. Most designers don't (softer light is flattering, lamps are "decor") so there is a link to money/class in the sense that designers agree with you if you are in the lamps category. 
Personally, I like to see what I'm doing. [/quote]

The house we moved into has recessed lighting in most rooms, not many, just usually in the corners.  We upgraded those when we moved in and added dimmers for all of them.  I prefer the soft lighting from lamps but those overhead recessed truly come in handy at times, ie the HOA meeting with hosted with many older neighbors attending who needed the brighter room to go over the notes and such.  But, thank god for dimmers!  lol. [/quote]

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