Good manners: because it’s trendy on social media

There good manners is trending on social media and it’s not about the netiquette. Putting aside for a moment the neologism that indicates the rules to follow in order to be an exemplary user on the web, on social networks I am good manners and bon ton in real life are back in fashion. From dinner table behaviors to first date behaviors, experts in social customs are finding unexpected success online. An Italian expert of good manners has revealed the reasons for the renewed interest, also revealing what are the doubts that still grip the Italians.

The bon ton on social media

Videos and photo galleries are well suited to show the right behaviors to be kept in the various phases of a day. For this reason, short clips from social networks such as i reels and Instagram stories can represent mini-lessons of good manners from which to learn the correct ways of doing things. Elisa Motterle, only Italian specialist to have obtained the certification of Etiquette Trainer at the prestigious International Protocol and Etiquette Academy of London, it is specializes in etiquette international and is a member of ANCEP, the National Association of Ceremonialists of Public Bodies. With over 79 thousand followers on Instagram and an equally followed Telegram group, made herself known as the teacher of etiquette on social media in Italy. “I think in today’s world, we all suffer from the rudeness of others. And perhaps we begin to slowly realize that, as an old song said, we are the others. I also hope it’s a little thanks to me”says the expert. After the rules on netiquettewe return to interest in the bon ton for everyday life. Are followers now more interested in how they behave live rather than online? “I think they always have been. Of course, during the various lockdowns, the topic of technology took up a lot of space, because an etiquette also quickly emerged for smart working and zoom calls. But even in the most restrictive times of the pandemic, most of the questions I get have always been about life offline”.