Awesome Etiquette

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Episode 392 - You Look Different Mar 14, 2022

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Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on tipping the dog park staff, addressing noisy neighbors, a followup question to our plant-based dinner discussion, and addressing a sudden change in someone’s appearance. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members our question is about making etiquette around attire more gender inclusive. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript.

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Episode 391 - Retirement Party Mar 07, 2022

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Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on tipping the dog park staff, addressing noisy neighbors, a follow-up question to our plant-based dinner discussion, and addressing a sudden change in someone’s appearance. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question is about making etiquette around attire more gender inclusive. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on retirement parties.

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Episode 390 - Do You Stack Feb 28, 2022

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*Aired one week early.

Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on stacking plates at restaurants, writing thank you notes for gifts given to your small child, responding to suggestions from others about your career choices and addressing a repeat mistake by a business. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members our question is about expressing sympathy for someone with a chronic illness. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript where we go meta and look at the power of your etiquette questions and salutes.

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Episode 389 - Mistakes Were Made Feb 21, 2022

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Guest co-host Kelly Williams Brown, joins Lizzie post for a special edition of Awesome Etiquette celebrating the launch of their joint project Mistakes Were Made.

Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on etiquette for save the date responses, consumable gifts arriving in non consumable fashion, signing thank you cards for you AND your partner, and a complicated tipping scenario. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members our question is about sending thank yous for gifts that were never received. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on the launch of our fun book Mistakes Were Made which is coauthored by Kelly Williams Brown who is also co hosting today’s show.

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Episode 388 - Second Wedding Gift Feb 14, 2022

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Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on not wanting to pay for a second group wedding gift, not wanting to discuss your health with a family member, giving Emily Post books as gifts and not wanting to eat around others. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question is about keeping coffee around for guests when you don’t drink it. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on Dining etiquette through the years from Margaret Visser’s, The Rituals of Dinner.

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Episode 387 - Invitation Expenses Feb 07, 2022

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Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on asking people to adjust their face masks, asking someone to pay you back for a ticket to an event you invited them to, whom to address gifts to at a baby shower and how to handle a meat conversation as a vegetarian. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members our question is about responding to others’ well-meaning comments about a child’s diagnosis. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on etiquette in regards to, diversity, equity and inclusion.

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Episode 386 - Are We Eloping Jan 31, 2022

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Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on responding to religious comments respectfully, whether or not it’s okay to serve a plant based menu at your wedding, a question about a brother’s problematic body odor and habits, and marriage without a traditional engagement. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question is about choosing to take one friend’s offer over another. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript reading from the Laura Claridge Emily biography on debutante balls, 1920's style.

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Episode 385 - No Problem Jan 24, 2022

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Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on using the phrase ‘no problem’ instead of ‘you’re welcome', inviting the wedding photographer to a post-celebration dinner, people who ask for favors when you’re not that close, and addressing someone who has multiple distinguished titles. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members our question is about going back on an offer to host due to COVID-19 changes. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on happieness.

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Episode 384 - Introduction Reprise Jan 17, 2022

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Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on having two baby showers, officially introducing yourself to someone you’ve already seen a few times, making professional phone calls, and announcing a change of address following your divorce. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question is about thanking a work mentor as you transition to a new job. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript on holding utensils.

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Episode 383 - Wedding Wording Wondering Jan 10, 2022

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Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect and honesty. On today’s show we take your questions on housewarmings when you downsize, belated wedding reception wording, how to handle a business lunch during COVID, and wedding invitation wording for hosts. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members our question is about using the Dr. title socially. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript where we connect to past generations of posts and start celebrating our 100 year anniversary.

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