Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I figured I would check this book out for entertainment purposes, because watching the real housewives of NYC is a total guilty pleasure of mine. Sadly, the entire time I was reading it, I could not get over the fact that this woman seems to have NO manners in her everyday life. It made the book comical at best. The majority was just stories of her life, as she tried to relate them to certain manners and etiquette. The most embarrassing section of course was "how to make a man fall in love with you and keep him in love with you" or some such nonsense. Clearly, she's not really the best one to be giving advice in THAT situation, being it seemed even before they separated, she and her husband lived separately, in different countries. I find nothing wrong with people not knowing the complete catalog of manners. Some of them have gone in and out of fashion, or are no longer relevant. When manners are used, I appreciate them instead of expecting it all the time. If you don't know or were never taught that particular etiquette, how are you suppose to use said manners. No big deal. I like to think that pointing out someone's bad manners IS having bad manners. It's rude. BUT! If you promise that you are of the utmost class and manners, you best use it in your everyday life and be a good example. The "Countess" does not do that. She's a fashion model/nurse who married into title and money. Every time she introduces herself as the Countess or reminds someone to call her Countess on the show, I feel embarrassed for her, because it's of poor class to always be pointing that out to people. She's clearly insecure and thinks telling people her title will make her more important. One particular incident on "The Real Housewives of NYC" still bothers me to this day, though some found nothing wrong with it. One of the other ladies, Bethenny was picking her up in a chauffeured towncar. The chauffeur got out to open the door, Bethenny introduces her as "LuAnn". The woman throws a total fit because she was not introduced as the Countess de Lesseps. I can understand if you want to be called mrs. or whatever, but she went about it the wrong way. Seriously?! The chauffeur couldn't give a flying crap who he's driving around, he's just doing his job. But to keep pointing it out and making Bethenny feel bad/embarrassed for not introducing her with her title??? That shows very poor manners indeed. A real woman of class would ignore it and be easy going and secure enough with herself to not care, and maybe mention it later to her friend in private if it really bothered her. A 'classy' woman has flair, good manners, and ease. She does not have to struggle as LuAnn does to point out her so called 'manners', or write a book on her so called etiquette. wow. say hello to the bargain bin lady.