Awesome Etiquette

On today’s show, we take your questions on who should pay when you organize a birthday celebration at an expensive afternoon tea, what to do when you accidentally reveal that someone wasn’t invited to a party, and how often is too often to ask friends and businesses for charitable donations. For Community Members, we have a question about how a public official should respond to rude comments on social media. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript honoring the life and work of Laura Claridge, Emily Post’s biographer.

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On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you really need to peel fruit before eating it at a formal table, whether you should attend a wedding when the person who invited you can no longer make it, and tipping when you’re in a place where servers and other workers earn the same minimum wage. For Community Members, we have a question about hosting your own shower, from sprinkles to diaper kegs. Plus your weekly challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript reading from Emily Post’s Business Etiquette, in honor of the start of our annual business etiquette trainer training.

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On today’s show, we take your questions on how to blend different cultural traditions around wedding gifts and money, how to prepare for a wedding when the invitation gives you very little information, and how to politely ask your tutor to stop loudly chewing gum. For Community Members, we have a question about whether to post a negative review of a book that was given to you as a gift. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript feedback segment.

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On today’s show, we take your questions on how to tell a friend you don’t want to become their designated delivery address, what to do when someone gives you a generous gift card you can’t actually use, and how to tell a longtime dog groomer that her new prices are out of your budget. For Community Members, we have a question about hosting a celebration before a destination wedding when many guests won’t be invited to the wedding itself. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript segment where Dan reads from our parenting book the Gift of Good Manners.

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On today’s show, we take your questions on how to be assertive without coming across as rude or aggressive, whether you need to make it clear you really wanted to stay when leaving a party early, and whether it’s ever too late to send a birthday, thank-you, or sympathy card. For Community Members, we have a question about how to set boundaries with someone who really wants to be your friend when you don’t feel the same way. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, an etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on Airline Etiquette.

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