Hard to disagree with these.

Excellent! I would add the following tenets:

A gentleman:

Refrains from throwing cigarette butts, fast food containers and contents, or other litter on our roads, highways, streets, and sidewalks;

Removes his hat or cap when dining at any restaurant;

Refrains from expectorating on the sidewalk or in the street;

Carries a handkerchief or tissue with him rather than snorting mucous into his nose;

Refrains from wearing a white undershirt in public as outerwear;

Refrains from wearing blue jeans with so many holes in them as to render the pants shredded;

Refrains from wearing pajamas to go shopping or out to dine;

Does not engage in extensive texting or cell phone conversation while in the company of others, such as for a meal at a restaurant;

Does not ever use his telephone to curse, denigrate, humiliate, or provide intimate details to the individual with whom he is having a conversation within earshot of others;

Refrains from blaring his vehicle’s stereo system loud enough to shake the windows of buildings;

Takes the high road by declining to make obscene gestures to motorists with whom he becomes involved in petty conflicts.

Another forgotten one. Does not hit his wife.

Thank you for your comments! The list of what makes a True Gentleman could undoubtedly go on and on. May we each be instilling positive, respectful attitudes and encouraging character development in the lives of the young men we infuence!

Perhaps one of my favorite scenes from a movie, "Lonesome Dove", when the character of Newt is being beaten by a crusty old cavalry Scout (Dixon), and Woodrow, his father, protector, and advisor (albeit Newt does not carry the father's name) gallops into the fray, and nearly beats the man accosting his son to a pulp. Augustus McCrae finally pulls Woodrow from the beaten man. He, Woodrow, turns to the crowd and apologizes for his actions and says "I hate rude behavior in a man; I won't tolerate it." http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snxME3CDtvI Perhaps the Wild West wasn't quite so wild after all. I'm not suggesting beating the life out of every ignorant and rude person, but speaking out against it firmly is the mark of a true gentleman.

Recent experiences have caused me to suggest the following additional tenets of gentlemanly behavior:

A gentleman:

- flushes the commode when he is finished using it, even at a sporting event;

- does not attend a sporting event if he is unwilling to adhere to the provision that there is no smoking permitted anywhere inside the facility;

- does not make or receive cell phone calls when sitting within inches of others at a public library;

- does not leave his restaurant party and move to an empty table closer to others in order to engage in multiple personal, profane, and threatening cell phone conversations with his significant other.

Gentlemen! Pull up your PANTS!!!

Just have a drink and forget about it

Treats his wife/girlfriend in the manner in which he expects a young man to treat his daughter.