Post can’t say for sure whether our current culture is more impolite than generations’ past, but she does believe we’re ...

Be wary of airport gates, security lines, and taxi queues, because it seems that, like a cold, rude behavior can be contagious. Research has shown that when managers feel they are being treated ...

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This does not, however, entitle you to borrow your companion’s cigarette so that you can return to the dinner table and put ...

What you can do Chances are you’ve dealt with this issue: a whopping 98 percent of workers have experienced workplace rudeness, with 50 percent of people experiencing these behaviors at least ...

Rudeness is so contagious because there’s a mechanism in our brains that’s switched on when we experience or even witness it. “That part of your brain wakes up and is now scanning your ...

The contagion of rudeness Rudeness can be contagious. When we have a rude encounter with someone, our brains can become so focused on the insult or slight that it actually changes the way we see ...

Office rudeness is contagious, just like the common cold To explore this phenomenon, my colleagues and I at the University of Florida (Andrew Woolum and Amir Erez) conducted a study to find out if ...

Rudeness has also been shown to draw cognitive resources away from individuals, causing them to perform worse and make more mistakes: for example, not remembering details of a conversation.

Is there anything more typical Parisian than sitting in a roadside café, watching the world pass by, and occasionally ...