Awesome Etiquette

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on funeral crashing, whether to get a boss a birthday gift, reading cards out loud in a group and whether or not it’s okay to leave a health class early. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment wrapping up our series on tricky foods. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question of the week is ab...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on neighbor fences and finances, awkward ex introductions, tipping with peer pressure and how to deliver thank you notes. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on tricky foods, the S section. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question of the week is about a dinner party that’s really an enga...

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on passing earbuds out like candy, fussing with flowers as a host, electric bill etiquette, housewarming - do we register? Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on tricky foods H-O. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members Your extra question of the week is about bachelor and bachelorette party planning. See...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on saying yes to being a plus-one, how to dress “to the eights”, door buzzer etiquette and wondering if you were thanked for a wedding gift or not. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on tricky foods C through H. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question of the week is about commenting on...

We take your questions on wedding invitation wording, including info cards with gifts, when to start eating buffet style and changing shower plans because of changed wedding plans. Plus your feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on tricky foods A - C. For sustaining members your extra question of the week is about RSVPs when you are the host and guest of honor. See omnystudio.com/lis...

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on generous family wanting to celebrate your very private wedding, repeated dealing with gluten free issues among friends, presents and parties for twins and a mother-in law who wants to rename her daughter in law on a baby shower invitation. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on men and women stepping out...

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on wearing hats when getting treatment, a fork or spoon with scrambled eggs, the case of the missing gift, and how long to wear black when you’re in mourning. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on our newest book! For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question of the week is about diaper disa...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on online photo faux pas, addressing letters to beneficiaries, email signature etiquette, and politely deferring tender topics. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on Consideration Respect and Honesty through the eyes of Kindness Gentleness and Safety. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra que...

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on a slacking maid of honor, how to reach out to a neighbor’s landlord, a debate about follow up after RSVP and inviting your ex to your wedding. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on six common introduction mistakes. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question of the week considers stoppi...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on eating freely at parties, major shoes off disrespect, whether or not to turn a family gathering into a baby shower, and a coworker who is desperately seeking spoons. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment from Emily’s delightful book How to Behave Though a Debutante. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members...

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on embracing elopements, listing ex's in an obituary, pouncing on mispronunciation and what to do when all the birthdays in your family happen close together. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on preparing kids for being houseguests. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question of the week...

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on word vomit, asking a future son-in-law to call you mom, one guest defining an event, and thanking coach after each practice. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on nursing home etiquette. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members your extra question of the week is about managers who don’t cover their coug...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on when to be honest about personal issues, expectations of grandmothers at sip-n-see parties, parking lot etiquette and a question of carrot snatching at the grocery store. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on social media’s changing landscape. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on fixing things in front of guests, an etiquette spy who sent us a shocking place setting to decode, changing others, lunchroom conversation let down, and one dress to impress. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on baby showers. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question of the week is a...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on calling out adult children, phone call faux pas, dining out with toddlers, engagement gifts for old friends, and tipping for non-taxi car services. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment inspired by our assistant producer Bridget on week one of a new job. The Awesome Etiquette sustaining members extra quest...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on delicate dress details, an address conundrum, who gets the armrests, saying something when your host doesn’t serve dinner, and a formal luncheon flop. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment inspired by Dan’s cold. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question of the week considers whether ask...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on gifts that aren’t great for kids, being called out on body language at the table, thank yous for recommendations, condolence cards between family members and how to handle brunch after a wedding when no one’s hosting. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment from the 1922 edition of Etiquette on announcing en...

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on ladies being left off invitations, trouble with visitors, thank you notes as gifts, and a proper thank you for a generous favor. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on travel etiquette. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question of the week is about interviewing via Skype. See omnystudi...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on buying wine for the booze-bus, gift card quandaries, fold over cards, unexpected visitors during naps, and a question about saying thank you instead of I’m sorry. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and postscript segment on thank-you notes. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question of the week is about what y...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on restructuring the family gift exchange, long lost thank-you notes, not wanting people to text "no" to large casual parties, ring around the baggage carousel, and wearing earbuds at home around your partner. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and postscript segment on gifting. The Awesome Etiquette sustaining members extra quest...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on alerting others to your new address, sick kiddos coming to parties, noise and neighbors, saying no to parties, and handling rude comments made by family. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and postscript segment on setting up your guest room. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question of the week is about gues...

On today’s show we take your questions on cracking joints in public, saying no problem for I'm sorry, plus one problems, eye contact at dinner, and friends who text favor requests. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on Holiday Cards. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members the extra question of the week is about hosts who can’t guests to stop bringing foo...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on who should you gift to, what family name to use, greeting guests at the door, not wanting people to accommodate your food restriction and how long you should talk with other guests at a party. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and postscript segment about Holiday Parties. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra que...

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on sipping from soupspoons, getting a gift for a friend’s generosity, a reflection about being asked to host a baby shower last minute and how to handle receiving holiday cards for a deceased parent. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and postscript segment on holiday invitation etiquette. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members...

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on casual Thanksgiving dinner invitations, saucy knives, who pays for broken gifts, requesting gift cards as payment and hand delivering mail. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment from Emily Post on "turning the table". The Awesome Etiquette sustaining members question of the week is about turning down a hol...