Non-Material Culture
- No drinking at lunch
- Call Grandmother once a week
- Always have nice shoes
- Sign up for tennis team at the club
- Actually go to team practices
- All items need to be in top condition
- Send in donation for class gift this year
- Drive mother to cemetery at least once this year
- Order new stationery before supply runs out
- Luggage tags are a must!
- Do not use the same Facebook picture for other a month
- Work on goals
- Work on topspin
- Get family to do community service somehow
- Clean gutters or get someone to do them
- Repair minor home issues
- Hire portrait artist for the family
- Wear sportswear
- Your underwear must not show
- Own a blue blazer. Period
- Take care of your clothes
- Wear a lot of white in the summer, but it must be spotless
- Don't knock seersucker till you've tried it
- Bags and shoes need not match
- Jewelry should not match, though metals should
- Your watch doesn't have to be the same metal as your jewelry
- You can wear gold with a platinum wedding band and/or engagement ring
- Men's jewelry should be restricted to a handsome watch, a wedding band if he is American and married, and nothing else
- Nose rings are never preppy
- Neither are belly-button piercings
- Nor are tongue studs
- And same goes for ankle bracelets
- Tattoos are for men who have been in a war Anyone else looks like they are trying hard to be cool
- Sneakers (a.k.a. tennis shoes, running shoes, trainers) are not worn with skirts
- Men may wear sneakers with linen or cotton trousers to casual summer parties
- Women over the age of 15 may wear a simple black dress. Women over the age of 21 must have several in rotation.
- High-heel rule: You must be able to run in them—on cobblestones, on a dock
- Clothes can cost any amount, but they must fit
- Do not wear your cell phone suspended from your belt
- Real suspenders are attached with buttons
- Learn how to tie your bow tie
- Dress your age
- You may wear flip-flops to the beach if your toes are presentable
- Riding boots may be worn by non-riders; cowboy boots may be worn by those who have never been on a horse. However, cowboy hats may not be worn by anyone who isn't technically a cowboy or a cowgirl.
- You may wear a Harvard sweatshirt if: you attended Harvard, your spouse attended Harvard, or your children attend Harvard. Otherwise, you are inviting an uncomfortable question.
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