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	The Urban Etiquette handbook

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/2226261f-77c8-4561-87f4-ac4b7361960d/98A2020F-9437-4080-BF34-1B3EFDDF1E0D/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://nymag.com/guides/etiquette/17332/index6.html" href="http://nymag.com/guides/etiquette/17332/index6.html" style="font-size: 11px;">nymag.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://nymag.com/guides/etiquette/17332/index6.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/nymag.com/img/063CD160-CF25-428B-8622-6B24A79AEEAA" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://nymag.com/guides/etiquette/17332/index6.html"><DIV left;="" float:="" black;="" color:="" serif;="" ,="" roman="" new="" times=""><B>Rules of the underground:</B> (1) Knees may be no more than six inches apart. (2) If you can't control your offspring, watch as a stranger does it for you. (3) What did we say about checking out the girls? (4) The <I>Post</I> is only 25 cents—buy your own.
(5) Holding the subway door makes everyone on the train love you.
(6) As does loud music. (7) Lie down on subway only if dead.  <DIV left;="" float:="" black;="" color:="" serif;="" ,="" roman="" new="" times="">(Photo: Photomontage by Peter Rad)</DIV>
</DIV></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://nymag.com/guides/etiquette/17332/index6.html"><P><B>{mass transit} </B>
<SPAN class="text4">Breaching Subway Decorum</SPAN>
<B><I>When it’s okay to annoy strangers on a train.</I> </B>
By Adam Sternbergh</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://nymag.com/guides/etiquette/17332/index6.html"><P><B>THE GAWKER</B>
<B>Crime: </B>Staring. 
<B>Rudeness Factor: </B>7
<B>Why It’s Inappropriate: </B> It’s a subway, not a bar. 
<B>When It’s Appropriate: </B>Let’s face it—this is a city full of beautiful people who sometimes wear noticeably revealing clothing. But always observe the two-second rule: Never let your eyes linger longer than a two-count. It’s a fine line between flirt and perv.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://nymag.com/guides/etiquette/17332/index6.html"><B>THE DOORMAN</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://nymag.com/guides/etiquette/17332/index6.html"><B>THE GROOMER</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://nymag.com/guides/etiquette/17332/index6.html"><B>THE SHERPA</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://nymag.com/guides/etiquette/17332/index6.html"><SPAN class="text4">Stealing a Cab, Politely</SPAN></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://nymag.com/guides/etiquette/17332/index6.html"><div align="center"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/nymag.com/img/0694B8BF-1B0C-4163-BB02-B799CE07FCCB" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://nymag.com/guides/etiquette/17332/index6.html"><UL>
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