2007-06-22 00:01:20 · 7 answers · asked by Daniel_Walton 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Tricky question - most people regard Class as being the same as snobbery, but putting on airs, displaying aristocratic etiquette and dressing fashionably is not having class.
True class is shown in your concern for putting others at their ease. There is a story that an African Chief was entertained by the Queen of England and he shocked courtiers by picking up food with his fingers and eating without the use of knife and fork. The Queen, rather than showing off her impeccable manners, immediately picked up a piece of chicken and ate it the same way, so her guest would not be embarrassed. That is having class.
2007-06-22 00:13:24 · answer #1 · answered by All Black 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To me it is showing respect for others while showing respect for yourself; it is rising above situations and not being petty. Class has nothing to do with how much money you have, but how much respect you show to others.
2007-06-22 07:10:35 · answer #2 · answered by auntcookie84 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not using the word 'class'.
Elegance, decorum, manners.
2007-06-22 11:56:32 · answer #3 · answered by Pacifica 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Being cool, rising above.
Recognizing that you become the same size as the problem that you deal with.
2007-06-22 07:07:07 · answer #4 · answered by Kelly 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Having class is not hitting the father of your husband's murder victim.
2007-06-22 07:04:23 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
"having class" = hello i am not second-rate...therefore i have class...
2007-06-22 07:12:24 · answer #6 · answered by EskiMO 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Decorum, manners and refinement.
2007-06-22 07:09:15 · answer #7 · answered by Say It Like You Mean It 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋