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Re: What is a 'gentleman'?
« Reply #9 on: Saturday 23 April 05 05:44 BST (UK) »

Hi Ros :)

maybe heard my mother's advice, which I believe speaks volumes -

To be born a gentleman is a coincidence
To die a gentleman is an achievement.

Darcy ;)
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Re: What is a 'gentleman'?
« Reply #10 on: Saturday 23 April 05 05:57 BST (UK) »
... or bare-faced effrontery! Think if I'd been so slotted into place by time and circumstance I would have been tempted to cock a snook. Maybe that's why they all came to NZ?

Ros :-X
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Re: What is a 'gentleman'?
« Reply #11 on: Friday 29 April 05 11:16 BST (UK) »
Well,well,well!
thought it was common knowledge that a Gentleman always treated the female of the species as a Lady until she herself proved otherwise? ::)
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Re: What is a 'gentleman'?
« Reply #12 on: Friday 29 April 05 11:23 BST (UK) »
Is this what you mean, Goggy ??:


A gentleman "of the the old school" entered a lift.

A woman entered after him.

The gentleman removed his hat as a sign of respect for a lady.

The lift started, but was somewhat slow, which caused the woman to exclaim,
"I wish this d*mned lift would get a move on !"

The gentleman said nothing but quietly replaced his hat on his head.
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Re: What is a 'gentleman'?
« Reply #13 on: Friday 29 April 05 12:02 BST (UK) »
Some one who:-

holds the door open...
offers you their seat...
walks on the outside of the pavement...
stands up when you come to the table....
pays!!!


can you tell I'm a lady and was 'brought up proper'!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Re: What is a 'gentleman'?
« Reply #14 on: Friday 29 April 05 13:02 BST (UK) »
I found the same listing on a marriage certificate - the bride's father is listed as a 'gentleman' and in the 1881 census he has listed his occupation as a gentleman - I quess it was considered a legitimate full time occupation  :) to be opening doors, etc etc etc

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Re: What is a 'gentleman'?
« Reply #15 on: Friday 29 April 05 14:13 BST (UK) »
Quote from: LibbyW on Friday 29 April 05 12:02 BST (UK)
Some one who:-

holds the door open...
offers you their seat...
walks on the outside of the pavement...
stands up when you come to the table....

Sounds like a General Servant to me.  ;D
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Re: What is a 'gentleman'?
« Reply #16 on: Saturday 30 April 05 07:28 BST (UK) »
Yes Bob, style, says it all!!

Now that we have a selection of opinions,we could just carry on as before and suffer the slings and arrows of our own miss interpretations?
Know what I mean like????
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Re: What is a 'gentleman'?
« Reply #17 on: Wednesday 04 May 05 13:06 BST (UK) »
Quote
Some one who:-

holds the door open...
offers you their seat...
walks on the outside of the pavement...
stands up when you come to the table....
pays!!!
......takes their socks off before sex  ::)
Barnett Altrincham/Manchester
Bates Hindley Lancs
Bowyer Altrincham Cheshire
Cunliffe Hindley
Hollingworth Hale Barnes/Mobberley Ches
Jones Salford/Altrincham
Ramsdale Hindley Lancs
Timperley Warburton/Dunham Massey
Yarwood Great Budworth,Lymm,Dumham Massey

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