Awesome Etiquette

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on weird professor emails, handkerchiefs, vaccine question etiquette, and declining invitations. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members we talk about checking blood sugar in public. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on the cocktail hour. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more ab...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on nobody showing up to your party, getting married before the ceremony, when a friend complains they aren’t invited, and social media tagging etiquette? For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about clapping when being applauded and the custom of shaking hands. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment...

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on late guest requests for a wedding, asking for reassurance on a generous offer, on not being the office know-it-all, a question about who to address a sympathy card to, and an urban workplace myth that is very much alive. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members we talk about whether or not to purchase flowers for all when a vendor comes to the...

On today’s show Dan and Cindy Post Senning take your questions on thanking coworkers for personal help, being addressed by your spouse’s name, Tupperware etiquette and leaving messes in your friend’s car. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about sending thank you notes after a funeral. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on teaching manners to...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on foul mouthed sports fans, not wanting your ex’s new girlfriend at the party, addressing a transgender acquaintance and splitting the bill after the fact. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we talk about sending “thank you for attending” notes after the wedding. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment o...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on messy summer potlucks, hyphenated names on address labels, shared office space scents and traveling while potty training. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members we look what to do when someone asks to attend the wedding. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on stealing the thunder at someone’s wedding....

On today’s show we have special guest host Peter Post joining Lizzie and we take your questions on baby name haters, wedding shower gifts for strained relations, expensive hairdressers and using your neighbor’s trashcan. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on a 1934 article written by Emily Post on what exactly is best society. For Awesome Etiquette sustain...

On today’s show we take your questions on table settings at war, too much to eat, peeking at photo scrolling, a houseguest’s guilt and adults at play, children be warned. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on notching it up for those closest to us. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question of the week is about a house divided, when non f...

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on I accept and I’ve got a vacation, waiting for the invitation, sharing water bottles and other things, and oops sticky bills made me over pay the sitter. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on moms and wedding planning. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question of the week is about baby...

On today’s show we take your questions on gifts for a second wedding, a worried runner, tips for a solo business owner and preparing when an interviewer is younger than you. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on smiles. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question of the week is about sending late thank you notes during a time of mourning....

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on being invited to school events for your child when the school is out of state, handling a work issue that doesn’t involve you, what should a widower call his former in-laws and where to put your clutch at a crowded table. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on three goals to improve etiquette. For Awesom...

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your questions on forgetful relatives, showing gratitude for a recommendation, keeping a party secret and asking to buy someone’s home. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment from twitter on embarrassing situations. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question of the week is about a birthday party clipboard R...

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take your questions on hosting as a non-parent during a baby boom, group text dilemmas, tipping at the salon, and an awkward guest bathtub routine. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on bridesmaid attire and its costs from the 1927 edition of Etiquette. For Awesome Etiquette sustaining members your extra question of the week...

We take your questions on wind-chime awareness, is it rude to host and gym?, keeping up with the Jones’ at work, and who introduces who to whom with elders. Plus your feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on housewarmings. For sustaining members your extra question of the week is about ordering issues at restaurants. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more abo...

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...