SATURDAY, 19 AUGUST 2017 STYLE GEAR PEOPLE ETIQUETTE BUSINESS LIFESTYLE VIDEO MY FIRST SUPERYACHT SUBSCRIBE  Search... CLOSE Gentleman's Journal / Etiquette / Etiquette Advice Women reveal more traits that they find attractive in a man How much class do you have?   BY THE GENTLEMAN 6TH JUNE 2017    A recent study conducted by fashion label Peter Hahn has revealed the top most attractive traits that a woman looks for in a man – age-old questions such as whether it’s still expected of you to pay up on a date or not are answered. So, if you’re looking to carry on impressing the woman in your life, read on. Basic manners Funnily enough, manners are the top most essential trait a gentleman needs to have in order to be attractive to the opposite sex. It’s a simple case of please and thank you, of holding the door open, giving up your seat for someone more in need than you. Miss these, and your luck will soon run out. Being well-read  Again, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out that one of the most attractive traits a man can have is being interesting and interested, a skill learnt by being well-read. Whether that means having your finger on the pulse of current affairs, or taking the time to read one of the world’s best novels, make sure you’re staying in the know. Is discreet about money  Being discreet about money is imperative. No one in this world likes a bragger, no matter how successful or rich they are. You just got a huge pay rise? Great, good for you. Keep it close to you and discreetly pay for everyone’s drinks for a night, not mentioning it to anyone. That, my friend, is a lot more attractive than bragging to the whole bar about how big, clever or rich you are. Dressing appropriately for the occasion  Going to a football match? Great, wear your football shirt. Going out to dinner? Absolutely do not wear your football shirt. The same goes for wearing a suit, a shirt, a tie when (and only when) the occasion is appropriate. Get it right. Decent basic personal hygiene This should not come as a surprise, but smelling nice, showering, washing your hair and keeping your beard in check are all essential components to basic personal hygiene. No woman is going to find you attractive if you smell terrible, you have greasy locks or an out of control beard. Lock it up, gentlemen. SHARE THIS ARTICLE    RELATED ETIQUETTE ADVICE STORIES  Why every self-discerning cigar smoker should own a smoking jacket 25/05/2017  5 surprising things women find attractive 23/05/2017  These are the top 10 most attractive jobs, according to science 28/04/2017  7 body language secrets all men should know 27/04/2017  SUBSCRIBE Gentleman's Journal / Lifestyle / Travel How to fly like a gentleman From checking in to disembarking, this is how to navigate air travel properly   BY JONATHAN WELLS 14TH AUGUST 2017    Today, a BBC investigation revealed that arrests of passengers suspected of being drunk at UK airports and on flights has risen by 50 per cent in the last year. Flying, it would appear, is becoming more and more boisterous by the day. But the problems don’t just lay in the bottom of a bottle. Airplanes, check-in queues and departure lounges are all fraught with the rude and the noisy – so it’s about time to return a little decorum to the skies, and learn how to fly like a gentleman.  Give people their space The cardinal sin of air travel is getting in people’s way. From brushing past passengers when boarding to falling asleep on them mid-flight, there are few things so irksome as the person in the seat next to you invading your space. So watch out, think before you stretch out your legs and be sure to keep within the confines of your own area at all times. Don’t recline your seat without checking behind you first, don’t overfill your designated area in the overheard stowage – learn to travel light, gents – and don’t manspread yourself across all three seats. Also, just to settle the armrest argument once and for all – if you’re unlucky enough to land the middle seat, the armrests on each side are rightfully yours. Respect the rules.  Give people their personal space, too Giving people space on flights – especially those long haul drags – extends past the physical space and into the personal. If someone’s trying to sleep next to you, or seems engrossed in a holiday read, then do not take this as a sign that you should incessantly try to engage them in conversation for the whole flight. Personal space can be just as important as physical to some people, so keep shtum, read the situation and don’t interfere. Although, as a gentleman, it’s important to see if anyone is in need of a chat. Some people are deathly afraid of flying, so if someone looks as if they’re struggling on their own, be the first to offer them some gentle conversation and a helping hand.  Get off in an orderly manner There are certain unspoken rules about disembarking an airplane – the first of which being take your time. Unless you have a connection that you’re chronically late for, or a bathroom emergency – God help you – then you can wait the ten minutes it takes for everyone in front of you to get off the plane first. Your bags will still be on the carousel when you make it off the plane. Don’t push, offer to help people get their bags out of the overhead storage and ensure that groups aren’t split up by you pushing in mid-line. Stay sat down until you can actually move, swiftly pull your bag down and get off quickly and without fuss – whilst always pausing to thank the cabin crew.  Spend as little time as possible in the toilet Speaking of getting off, the toilet is just that; a toilet. Any ambitions you have of joining the Mile High Club should be filed firmly alongside flying in flip-flops and inflatable neck pillows in airplane no-nos. Because, not only is getting it on on-board only remotely acceptable if you’ve got a private jet and no queues outside the toilet door, but airplane bathrooms are notoriously filthy. As such, get in and get out, making sure that the toilet is in as ‘good’ a state when you leave as it was when you enter. Even if you’re flying first class, we’d leave the complimentary products – from toothbrushes to flannels – in the toilets where they are, and remember – as comfortable as you are in your seat, shoes on when you visit the toilet.  Don’t drink too much during a flight Which brings us back to where we began. Drinking on flights is nothing new, but it seems to be spiralling out of control – with more clear spirits and cans of cheap lager being consumed in mid-air than they are in the kitsch airport pub before you take off. Heed this advice; one drink every two hours is acceptable, but start quaffing quicker than that and you’ll be in trouble. If it’s brandy to soothe the nerves, that’s permissible? A small glass of red wine with your in-flight meal? Go right ahead. But the moment you start clicking at the air hostess to bring you more beer, or your fifth gin and tonic in as many hours, you’ve gone too far. 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