The Russian Scene
Manners, Komrade!

(Quotes and comments about the U.S.S.R.)

Should your head begin to itch, or your nose run, use something other than your fingers.

Don't drink your tea from a saucer, even if it's hot.

Don't bite off bread from the loaf by the hunks.

It isn't enough if you just polish your shoes before leaving the house. Occasionally you have to change your stockings, too.

Not only your suit has to be clean. The condition of your underclothes also deserves some attention

When in the theatre eat in the lobby or in your box. Otherwise you might soil the clothes of the person sitting next to you.

Pyjamas are only considered proper apparel if the shirt is worn too.

When walking with a woman she should be kept on the right, only in the case of military personnel may she walk on the left out of respect for the uniform.

Should a woman ask you to sit next to her on a sofa, don't accept the invitation—sit on a chair.

—Taken from "Towards Healthy Living" by N. S. Gordienko, Moscow, 1956.

—A publication of the Moscow Slate Publishing House.'