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An etiquette expert is taking Netflix by storm with the new hit TV show Mind Your Manners.
Harvard Business School graduate Sara Jane Ho, who grew up in Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, Britain and the United States, founded her Institute Sarita charm school in 2012.
With courses ranging from Introduction to Expensive Sports to British Afternoon Tea, his lessons quickly became popular, garnering the attention of Netflix executives.
Mind Your Manners launched on the streaming platform late last year, and now Sara has opened up about how she sees etiquette as a way of socializing.
Sara Jane Ho, a Harvard Business School graduate, is taking Netflix by storm after appearing on her own television show Mind Your Manners.
she told the New York Times: ”Wherever I go, I see myself as in the field. I look, “What are the codes of conduct here? How are people behaving?”
Sara, who speaks four languages, was born in Hong Kong before moving to the other side of the world due to her father’s job exploring for oil.
She recalled how her parents took her on business trips where they expected her to socialize with the adults they met.
In the United States, he attended boarding school before graduating from Georgetown University in 2007 at age 21.
It was that same year that his mother, who worked in the music industry as an entertainment executive, died of cancer.
Sara Jane Ho, a Harvard Business School graduate who grew up in Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, Great Britain and the United States, founded her Institute Sarita charm school in 2012.
He was working on Wall Street when the stock market crashed and later attended Harvard Business School.
Inspired by her mother’s interest in etiquette, she attended the Institut Villa Pierrefeu in Switzerland.
She said Tatler Asia: ‘I remember my friends in Beijing asking me for advice on hosting a working breakfast and other similar questions, so I thought this might be a good way to combine what I love to do with my mother’s legacy, while serving a need. from the market in Porcelain.’
His school described itself as “China’s leading high school, providing you with first-hand experience to help you become more balanced and polished, taking your social and professional success to the next level.”
Inspired by her mother’s interest in etiquette, she attended the Institut Villa Pierrefeu in Switzerland before founding her own charm school.
Aspiring social climbers could choose between two main types of courses: Debutante, for single women aged 16 and over, or the Hostessing course for married women.
The courses were incredibly detailed on every possible scenario a woman can encounter in social situations, from peeling an orange to eating an oyster. The lessons even covered how to pronounce the names of luxury designer houses.
The Debutante course lasted 10 days and promised to teach single women ‘high-level social etiquette and etiquette’, including history, social and business customs of different cultures and countries around the world, greetings and introductions, exchanging business cards, dress code. , table manners, dining and entertainment, conversational pros and cons, and gift-giving.
Other topics included flower art and table setting, public relations, psychology, and personal presentation.
His courses include lessons on British Afternoon Tea, the pronunciation of British trademarks and explanations of different sports.
The hostess course, which ran for 14 full days, beginning at 9am and ending at 6pm each day, covered the ‘art of being a hostess’, which includes high-level social etiquette, including understanding of the behavior and customs of high society and restaurants. worldwide.
He also taught the history, tasting and serving of tea and coffee, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages, definitions of dress, personal stationery and invitation cards, body language, rules of official and diplomatic protocol, and hotel and restaurant manners.
The Institute stated that: ‘Our courses are designed to give you the opportunity to achieve a greater understanding of other cultures and better interpersonal communication.
“Each principle discussed is well backed by practice, so being an elegant lady or confident business executive becomes second nature to you.”
After a Singapore-based production company read about Sara’s work, they pitched her story to Netflix.
A two-week course at the Sarita Institute in Beijing costs 100,000 yuan, or around £10,411, and while some may question the expense of such a large sum, the courses proved very popular.
After a Singapore-based production company read about Sara’s work, it pitched her story to Netflix.
She explained: ‘They seemed to believe in my vision. And they agreed to let me share my method with the rest of the world.
However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, her school in China closed and the series, Mind Your Manners, was filmed in Australia instead.
It follows a format similar to makeover shows like Queer Eye, which follows a person looking to improve an element of their life with the guidance of an expert.
On the show, he offers guidance on how to peel a banana with a knife and fork, as well as attending an archery lesson.
And on the show, he offers guidance on how to peel a banana with a knife and fork, as well as attending an archery lesson.
His main piece of advice about the show is, “Come with me and you’ll know what to do anywhere, with anyone, in any situation.”
Meanwhile, he also cautions that the answers are ‘contextual’ and that the main importance of etiquette is being ‘considerate of others’.
However, his advice can sometimes be a bit unusual.
On Instagram, he revealed that he was spitting phlegm on the street, although only in a discreet place with a drain to deposit the saliva.
The ultra-glam maven often shares snaps of her adventures around the world with her Instagram fans.
During an episode of Mind Your Manners, she tells her students, “There are no ugly women in the world, only lazy ones.”
Meanwhile, while drinking tea, he advised: ‘Some people stick out their little finger for balance, but it looks really pretentious. Definitely pinkies in.
And in another episode, he told a Chinese-American woman who felt disconnected from her roots to break up with her Caucasian boyfriend and try to meet someone Chinese.
She said, ‘Your boyfriend is Caucasian, he won’t understand what I said.’
However, her love life is much more resolved: she met a businessman 14 years her senior after filming the series and married him eight months later.
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