So you can make a bomb out of chewing gum and a matchstick and you know how to swing Swedish porn as a tax deduction. You're a little iffy on Gucci vs Prada, but you can certainly tell Tiffany bling from a Bangkok Fugazi. You are familiar with the maze of modern living and the import of the question, 'What's in it for me?'
But do you know the courteous formula for declining casual sex? Or the exact stage of a party at which nudity becomes a social obligation? Can you construct a gracious evasion when the government wants to know how much your estranged father earns?
Would It Kill You to Say Please? is more than just a manners guide, it's a lifesaver-an antidote to the failure of conventional etiquette to equip us for the anxieties of modern life. A book for people who need advice more relevant than how to reply to a birth announcement and more in-depth than 'He's just not that into you'. Alice Williams is set to become the manners guru of the new millennium.
