How often have you thought, “how tacky,: when seeing or hearing something that was, well, tacky? Here, another installment of what’s tacky – in the opinion of Harriet Posnak Lesser, of course. And, she is almost always right but, perhaps not surprisingly, I have been known to dash around town in stilettos. – Melody Lesser, editor & publisher, EverBeautiful.com
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Wearing age inappropriate clothing borrowed from your daughter (but it’s totally fine the other way around – ed.)
Coloring your lips deep purple. (Blusher to match compounds the offense.)
Wearing a sweater but no bra.
Not returning telephone calls. (Tacky and rude.)
Sending out thank you notes late. Ditto birthday greetings and Christmas cards.
Getting around town in stiletto heels.
Ignoring serving utensils – and using your own fork or spoon to help yourself. Instant gross out.
Monopolizing the conversation with stories about your blood pressure, cholesterol and prescription meds. (Stories about kids and grandkids can be just as boring.)
Setting your formal party table with plastic cloths, paper napkins and fake flowers.
Letting your bra straps show if you’re over 30. (Wearing a bra strap as a headband is a mega no-no for anyone older than 16 and soooo very 1990s )
Cutesy home decorations like crocheted top hats on toilet tissue rolls.
Tying a fake sweater around your shoulders. (Cardigans should be real and preferably cashmere.)
Ordering a Tom Collins after Labor Day. Ditto rum and coke, gin and tonic and (shudder) wine coolers.
Paintings on black velvet. Gypsy women and bullfighters are the worst.
White sideburns on men with dyed black hair.
Reading the National Enquirer, Star, etc. in public. (The Supreme Court is right. Some things belong behind closed doors.)
Hanging an animal head on the wall. Not only tacky, but a total barf out. (They’re much prettier on the animal – ed.)
Lists of any kind — and writers who put themselves forward as arbiters of good taste.
Copyright 2016 Harriet Posnak Lesser
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Harriet Posnak Lesser is an award-winning journalist and social satirist whose articles have appeared in Long Island’s The South Shore Record and Nassau Herald, The New York Times, Cracked Magazine and others.