This is so freaky! I remember watching this film in school back in the '60s. The only reason I remember it is because I fell asleep when it was being shown, and the teacher made me stay after school and not only watch it again, I had to do an essay on the darn thing! I've got it memorized, even all these years later!
These are films of the America that never existed, the world of Ozzy and Harriet, Father Knows Best and My Three Sons. Where women cooked in heels and pearls and men were the only ones who pumped gas, paid bills or drove cars.
@@eminem13001 The ideal was real. They weren't hard and fast rules that everyone followed to a T, as a lot of people weren't familiar with place settings, but the etiquette and manners were pretty solid, especially for those concerned with making good impressions.
@@annainspain5176 Yeah, how awful. Today we have blue haired or bald land whales screeching about being victims and soy boys who can't figure out what gender they are.
@@annainspain5176 , you are so mistaken. This was life for many American's and there was nothing in this film which was not easy to do. I suppose if YOU are intimidated by the film; the etiquette, the manners, the courtesies and respect which society considered a standard, then I understand why you might criticize the contents. Too sad ..., perhaps when this was lost in America it opened the door to the standards we have today (none).
+Khalid Aun Me too. She falls in love with Jerry, and Eddie has his heart broken, turns to alcohol and drugs, and stars as the "cautionary tale" in an after-school special.
When I was in elementary school in the 60s, Friday was film day. We would go to the film room after lunch and watch films like this. I think it gave the teachers an excuse to go home early.
I don’t. Most of these manners a waste of effort and time. And I can only imagine what it was like to be a girl and not even acceptable that you converse directly with the wait staff.... and make sure your makeup doesn’t smear. Jesus, no wonder people went to Haight Ashbury and partook In acid tests and wear what you want and listen to good music. This video exemplifies a stifling and socially confining time in our culture. People in the 30 and 40s did not even act like this.
@@MrMarckeedeethe part about conversing with the lady, I can sort of understand. They were trying to be polite. It’s sort of like how, if as a man, I’m Having dinner with another couple, I rarely ask her questions directly, if I don’t know her that well. It’s like I ask questions THROUGH the guy. I don’t want there to be even a hint from the other guy that I’m being forward with his woman or anything of the sort. No one taught me this, it just became something I knew to do. Other guys I’ve talked to have mentioned similar things. It’s just not something we do towards a woman we hardly know.
No, back then wages were not only reasonable but young ppl were taught how to save money. They were also set up for success by not making them pay a bunch of unnecessary expenses like young people have to now. Simpler times. I wish it was still like this.
@dylanakent You can thank the feminist movement for ending that ability. They told women that being a wage slave was the best thing for them. Women entered the workforce in mass in the 1980s. That resulted in major inflation, real-estate went up 300% in value, and food prices nearly doubled. Thus creating a situation where it forced women to work instead of being an option for them.
Yeah unless you’re a 17 year old female that depends on your host and make sure to not break any etiquette and not sneer your makeup and always be polite to your host...etc. sounds stressful, confining and boring. And I’m a 50 year old male. Grew up I. The 80s. . My parents lived like this and they tell me it sucked. So my view maybe is skewed a bit. Sorry.
95 cents for shrimp cocktail, $2.35 for roast beef, baked Alaskan king crab is only $2.50, and a big sirloin steak is $4.95. I wish I could go back in time to enjoy those prices.
I was 7 years old in 1960. I can remember when I got older, mama teaching me about restaurant ordering. I remember learning that Salisbury Steak wasn’t a true steak but ground beef 🤷🏼♀️
@@americancitizen748 Used in Europe the whole time when I was growing up. When we went out for Sunday lunch it A la Carte and Table D'hote. The Table D'hote was the fixed price. Usually as kids we had to take the Table D'hote. A la Carte was for special occasions. Today it is more an Early Bird Menu!!!
The man was supposed to order your dinner. I broke my husband of that real quick. The last few years l had to tell the Waitress what he wanted because he couldn’t remember. We went trough all the stages together. It’s worth growing old together.
It’s not because they thought a woman didn’t matter back then, it was actually quite the opposite. The man was supposed to take care of the woman’s order, her coat, her chair, etc because she was the more important one. She even got the better view. A lot of the chivalry of yesterday has gone. I don’t know why. They love blaming feminists and claiming women get angry at it. I am a feminist myself but still appreciate a man holding the door or being polite, or helping me with something, and will say Thank You. Not get all offended
I guess this is when going out to dinner was a real event. Nowadays no one really gives it a second thought. Wow! The prices on the menu are super cheap. You can't even get a slice of bread for those prices now. Things were so different then. I wish I had a time machine to take a trip back in time.
No one is stopping you from wearing dresses like that or dating a guy who will do that for you. The only difference between then and now is there is slightly less racism and you have the option to wear dresses instead of it being expected. No need to romanticize the past, it's not nearly as golden as it looks in educational films.
@@shaysimmons4958Of course-it was white society you jealous one. You know-the ones who built America? Forced integration brought blacks and with them came violence, rioting, looting, gangs, shootings.
Adam Goodword No, I mean $2.50 back then was about the same as $25 today adjusting for inflation. It would literally be $25, today if it was $2.50 back then.
It's been a while since you've been in a top restaurant then? Took my parents to a four star for lunch and dropped $200. Thought the spousal unit was going to faint.
And even there, people could still be as pleasant as they are here but they do not act that way. For example, Golden Corral is fine. What I don’t like about it is the people! They do some seriously nasty things! 🤢 Like why would you let your child stick their hands in the chocolate fountain?! I don’t know what’s wrong with some people. 🤦♂️
A couple of other things shown but not mentioned: when eating soup, you dip the spoon away from you and eat from the side. And when you lay down your knife after cutting a piece of meat, you rest it on the edge of the plate so that it's not touching the table... no "oars."
Linda spends all this time learning the complexity of a dinner date, not realizing that Eddie's plans included McDonald's and a make-out session behind the old Sunoco.
I think this comment is why the phrase "okay boomer" was invented (yes I'm aware these kids are probably a little too old for that but "okay silent" doesn't really work).
12:06 - Linda: "wherever you want to go is alright with me". Eddie: "well how about Burger King?" Linda: "oh gosh darn! I just spent 12 damn minutes making a stupid video about restaurant etiquette and you wanna take me to Burger King?". :P
Nobody spoke like that in the 1950's unless they were very crude (using the filthy words you used). It was considered to be utterly crass and low class, and that person would have been pointedly ignored from that time on.
Gordon Ramsay would have a cow over the menu, it's all over the place with too many choices. How does Aunt Linda carry that much inventory without food waste? 🤔😁
I am eighty two. Pretty accurate except for the word "swell" which I never heard. It wasn"t that a girl was too stupid to order her own food. It was that it was considered a sign of respect to order for her In the beginning of the movie, the girl's socks are higher which is accurate as opposed to the fifties short six which was definitely out of style. The style late fifties was high thick socks and long g skirts with no leg showing.the thicker the sock. The better Short socks waaaaay out of style
"Kimberly-Clark invites you to see 'WANTED- DEAD OR ALIVE', starring Steve McQueen.....Saturday night, over most of these stations." -1960 sponsor tag seen at the end of "THE TWILIGHT ZONE"
That is really formal dining. There's a few things I didn't know and will remember. Everyone's so polite and respectful. Whatever happened to that? Kids to day should watch this and learn from it.
inkey2 Really? We had a small TV in the kitchen in 1960 so Mom could watch her soaps while cooking, ironing, washing dishes, polishing silver, and using using the washing machine.
I lived in one of the most expensive suburbs around boston and nobody I knew had a TV in the kitchen in 1960. Yeah....maybe by like 1966 when they became cheaper .....are you sure it was literally the year 1960?
I don't think it was that unusual. My father said he walked home for lunch everyday and watched The Doctors while eating in the kitchen with my grandmother and his brother.
@@alienvomitsex What are you talking about? Were you a felon? What on earth kept this kind of thing from happening? I had a bank account in 1965. I was just a child but my parents made sure I knew the importance of money as it pertained to the future. What exactly are you talking about?
What is with the salad at 7:57 ???!!! It looks like someone punched a head of lettuce, put two halves of a tomato on it, and topped it all off with soy sauce. WHAT. THE. HECK.
I’m sooo glad that women are not treated like children anymore. Good manners is one thing, but women were suppressed in so many ways back then. Now, if they want, they can go to law school or medical school and be CEO’s. If they choose to be a full time homemaker, like I did,that’s fine too; but at least I had a choice. 😊
@Richard Head I'm sorry to hear that. I think it's more difficult for men when you first get on your on again, after being married. I also think it's easier for women to live alone than men. Generally, we women do all of the shopping, or it was that way for me, so we know what things cost, but $72 IS a lot for 2 days! LOL. However, things have gone up a LOT since the virus. I need to start being more frugal too. You could look at the sales papers or check online at the store you're going to. I'm sure you'll get it figured out. Do you live in a big city or a small town?
@Richard Head Well, I've lost two husbands and know what you mean, and I don't want to ever experience that pain again so no more men for me. LOL. It's great that you have a female friend to help you out. You take care!
@Richard Head By the way, I fulfilled a wish on my bucket list, twice, when my late hubby and I got to visit your magical city...once in the Spring and once in the Fall! There was electricity in the air! I'm glad I got to go before all of the chaos. I hope things are getting better for y'all.
+Julietta Alice it is the proper way...my mom is always telling me that I am holding the knife in the wrong hand, instead of the left hand it should be the right....the girl did it the same way you said it. she cut her meat with the right hand then place the knife down, then grab the fork to eat with the right hand again.
As a left-handed person I have always and always will hold the knife in my left hand and the fork in my right hand. I will not make the act of eating harder for myself just because right-handed people came up with this silly rule...
