Can you survive the Victorian Era?

You are an upper class woman in Victorian England, traveling on a train to visit your friend. A man sits down next to you and asks you what time it is. How do you respond?

Tell him the time but don't socialize any further

Pretend you didn't hear him and start reading a book.

Summon the instructor and tell him to remove the man from his seat because he is harassing you.

Tell him the time and then continue conversing with him until you reach your destination

You are an upper class woman in Victorian England, hosting a small dinner party at your house. A man who you know has an affinity for drink (probably a little too much) requests a whisky. If he drinks too much you risk him getting drunk and ruining your party. What do you do?

Tell him politely no, and offer him water instead.

Refuse and reprimand him for not being responsible, it's better that he learns his lesson.

Give him the keys to the wine cellar and tell him to help himself.

Give him a small amount and keep a watchful eye on him the whole night.

You are 45 minutes late to a dinner party that your aunt is hosting. When you arrive the party is already in full swing. What do you do?

Find the hostess and apologize profusely for your tardiness.

Go home, the embarrassment is too much to handle.

Walk in and announce yourself, the party can start because you're here!

Slip in and join the party as quietly as possible without making yourself known.

You are an upper class man in Victorian England. You are walking by yourself on the street. You see a women you know really well across the street and you want to talk to her. Do you…

Walk up to her and start a conversation.

Wait for her to acknowledge you, then walk over and start a conversation.

Keep walking.

Yell her name across the street and call her over.

You are an upper class women in Victorian England and you want to improve your complexion, and make your eyes sparkle. What do you do?

Take better care of your skin by washing your face more.

Use makeup.

Use dangerous chemicals. YAY DANGEROUS CHEMICALS!

Don’t do anything. Natural beauty is the prettiest.

A man asks to court you. You don’t really like him, but your family does and he’s very wealthy. You are also secretly crushing on another guy, and there are whispers that he is going to ask your family to court you (but they’ll probably say no.) What do you do?

Flirt with your crush and risk ruining your reputation.

Forget about him and go with your family’s choice.

Tell the first man no, and wait for the man you like

Run away with the man you like.

Your friend is deep in conversation with another person and you have just been told some urgent news! Her mother is in the hospital and she needs to go there right away. What do you do?

Interrupt her conversation, nothing is more important that this!

Decide that it’s not important enough to interrupt her conversation.

Wait until she’s done with her conversation.

None of the above.

You are having a friend stay with you for the weekend. How shall she get to your house?

She can Uber she’ll be fine.

Ask her how she is getting home so you know if you should send a carriage or not.

Send her a carriage right away!

Let her figure it out...

What do you think were some common themes of Etiquette during the Victorian Era? What were some patterns of expected behavior?

Can you survive the Victorian Era?

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