‘How Rude!’: New Book Looks At Cures For Our Coarsening Culture

Disgust
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Disgust
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‘How Rude!’: New Book Looks At Cures For Our Coarsening Culture

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Author Danny Wallace says that rudeness is like a virus — once you’re exposed, you’re more likely to pass it on. In his new book, F You Very Much: Understanding the Culture of Rudeness — and What We Can Do About It, Wallace identifies the virus, brings it into the sunlight, then helps us seek solutions to curb the surrounding rudeness.