Awesome Etiquette

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Episode 522 - Calling Out Bad Behavior Sep 09, 2024

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On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you can ever call out bad behavior, sitting next to someone with a bad cough, and titles on wedding programs when your parents are divorced. For community members, your question of the week is whether sitting crisscross apple sauce is unprofessional. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment from Letitia Baldrige.

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Episode 521 - Cutting Salad Sep 02, 2024

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On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you can cut up a salad, what a haggard Hawaiin host can do, and visiting a friend in a neighborhood that makes you nervous. For community members, your question of the week is about writing thank-you notes after interviews. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a feedback postscript segment.

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Episode 520 - RSVP Follow-Up Aug 26, 2024

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On today’s show, we take your questions on whether college students should give a wedding gift, proper RSVP follow-up, and complaints over the office air fryer. For community members, your question of the week is about how to respond to a work email when the intended receiver no longer works at your company. Plus, your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment with our featured trainer, Carissa Uhrmacher.

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Episode 519 - The Suit Aug 19, 2024

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On today’s show, we take your questions on checking if a bathroom stall is occupied, when the bridesmaids are dressed in black, and hosting part of your own birthday dinner party. For community members, your question of the week is about using utensils when dining with people who usually eat with their hands. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on The Suit.

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Episode 518 - and Dr. Aug 12, 2024

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On today’s show, we take your questions on how to address a doctor on a wedding invitation, inviting widows to an anniversary party, and Refusing a host’s offer of food and drink. For community members, your question of the week is about what to do when you can’t understand someone through their accent. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on new Wedding and Baby Shower Etiquette.

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Episode 517 - Division of Expenses Aug 05, 2024

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On today’s show, we take your questions on whether you can disregard a request for charitable donations as gifts, if it’s ever too late to give a graduation present, and how to handle the division of expenses when a friend is in town. For community members, your question of the week is about thank-you notes and weddings. Plus, your etiquette salute and a postscript segment from Emily’s novel How to Behave Though a Debutante.

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Episode 516 - Cupcake Sandwiches Jul 29, 2024

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On today’s show, we take your questions on when someone shows up with lots of extra food for a party, a refresher on holding-the-door etiquette, and the proper way to eat a cupcake. For community members, your question of the week is about what to do when someone wears white to a wedding. Plus your etiquette salute and a postscript segment from Emily’s tongue-in-cheek novel How to Behave Though a Debutante.

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Episode 515 - Vacation House Dibs Jul 22, 2024

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On today’s show, we take your questions on who gets first dibs on a room at a vacation house, what to do with a friend who orders a lot at a restaurant and then asks to split the bill, and a fun question on how to get RSVPs to something called a Pig Pickin’! For community members, your question of the week is about speech-to-text etiquette. Plus, your etiquette salute and a postscript segment on Disability and Etiquette with an interview with Emily Vordee.

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Episode 514 - Napkin Roll Jul 15, 2024

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On today’s show, we take your questions on really uneven graduation gifts, when to put a rolled napkin on your lap, and how to respond when people always ask if you want kids. For community members, your question of the week is about what to do with a friend who won’t take no for an answer about sleeping at your house. Plus, your etiquette salute, weekly challenge, and a listener feedback postscript segment.

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Episode 513 - On Long Letters Jul 08, 2024

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On today’s show, we take your questions on graduation gifts for a son’s girlfriend, how long or short to make a letter or card, and attending BIPOC and LGBTQ events as a straight white person. For community members, your question of the week is about rescheduling a baby shower. Plus your etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on funerals and bereavement from Emily’s biography by Laura Claridge.

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