Awesome Etiquette

On today’s show we take your etiquette questions on prompt party pick up, balancing grieving and celebration, 'ghosting' your host, and hurricane etiquette. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and the second half of our Postscript segment on royal etiquette. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan and Lizzie take on your etiquette questions on compliments regarding appearance at work, stripping a bed, paying your way at a rehearsal dinner, not contributing to a shared ride, and how to handle a lot of parties in your honor in a short period of time. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and part one of a postscript segment on royal etiquette. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan and Lizzie take on your etiquette questions on a very specific shoes-on shoes-off household, handling ex’s in the age of Facebook, the clean plate club (...or not), boutonnière judgment - yes, and being invited to pay for a party. All that plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on VPR’s open office environment and why it rocks! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lizzie and Dan take on your etiquette questions on obligations. We’ve got questions on airplane aisle seat obligations, invitation obligations, online dating obligations, baby shower hosting obligations, and houseguest/host clean up obligations. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a Postscript segment on splitting the bill. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take on your etiquette questions about names and titles for widows and divorcees, breast pumping rooms being used by non-moms, an inclusive bachelor party request, and responding to assumptions that you’re pregnant. Plus your feedback about the importance of names, etiquette salute and a Postscript segment on hospital visits. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan tackle your etiquette questions on (thank you, thank you, thank you) what to include in a thank-you note, and sending really late thanks yous, daughter in law disputes, and how to introduce yourself to new neighbors. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a Postscript segment on “white-tie events”. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan take your etiquette questions on why it’s rude to comment on someone being single and pretty, what to do when your team isn’t including you on meetings, and how to handle a guest who won't leave. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute, and a Postscript segment from Emily Post’s Etiquette 1922 edition on Dinner Parties at Great Houses. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie take on your etiquette questions about cutting in line, being asked to sing duets, declining seconds and revealing personal changes about alcohol to friends. Plus your most excellent feedback, an etiquette salute and (spoiler alert) a postscript segment on spoiler alerts. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan and Lizzie take on your etiquette questions about sending engagement gifts after the wedding, how to handle people who talk too much about themselves, mothers-in-law not respecting names, and (it’s baaaaackk) another question about ordering pizza. Plus your most excellent feedback on divvying up the pastries at work, your etiquette salute and a Postscript segment from Dan on The Philosophy of Etiquette See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lizzie and Dan tackle your etiquette questions about bridal showers when everyone is far away, when to un-friend a friend’s ex, all the trimmings for encore weddings, and email issues with organizing a meal plan for a new mom. Plus your enthusiastic feedback - we totally get the Zipper merge - a handwritten etiquette salute and a Postscript segment celebrating national cell phone courtesy month - Thank you Jackqueline Whitmore. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lizzie and Dan tackle your etiquette questions about sharing cakes, mic lists at rehearsal dinners, how to both host and participate in a pool party, and how to announce an elopement. Plus your thoughtful feedback, a friendship focused etiquette salute for the week and a Postscript segment on wedding websites. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan tackle your etiquette questions about merging traffic lanes, sharing office space, inviting bad guests back again, and sorry but we're talking about saying sorry. Plus your most excellent feedback on sales emails, an etiquette salute for the week about moving away from friends, and a Postscript segment on setting up your home bar. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan and his mother, Cindy Post Senning, co-host this week's show while Lizzie is away on vacation. They tackle your etiquette questions about dogs on vacation, backing out of a group weekend, sharing costs on the road and plus one wedding gifts. All that plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute for the week and a Postscript segment on the beauty of truth by Emily Post. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan tackle your etiquette questions on in lieu of flowers requests, communicating about Celiac disease to new friends, how to handle food stealing spouses and inviting your hair stylist to your wedding. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on listening skills. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lizzie and Dan tackle your etiquette questions about family only vacations, the use of MBA in a title, divvying up the pastry box at work, and how to tell your sister her house smells. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a Postscript segment on exiting a party from 'The Rituals of Dinner' by Marg See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan and Lizzie answer your etiquette questions on whose name comes first when signing your wedding thank-you notes, upping the ante on cat sitter thank yous, and what to do about dinner guest no-shows. Plus your feedback, etiquette salute for the week and a Postscript segment on family gatherings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan is back! And he's jumped right back in helping Lizzie answer your questions on bike shares, skipping a wedding reception, no gifts (but college fund contributions please) for a first birthday, and doggie bag dilemmas. Plus feedback from Paris on restaurant reservation time slots, your etiquette salute for the week and a postscript segment on Children’s Visiting Cards, from the 1942 edition of Emily Post’s Etiquette. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Uncle Bill is back again, co-hosting with Lizzie while Dan is away. The two answer questions about reimbursement for season tickets, whether or not to respond to sales emails, how to balance time with the bride and friends during a wedding week trip, how to handle reactions from coworkers when you announce that you’re leaving your job, your feedback, etiquette salute and a post script segment on traveling with other people. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Post joins his daughter Lizzie to co-host this week's episode while Dan's away. The two answer questions on how to reciprocate as a guest for a special occasion, what to do when your friends invite themselves over and bring their children to adult only parties, what to offer after dinner, regular or decaf coffee, a teen asks about offering sympathy, and what to do with pits. All that plus your feedback, etiquette salute and a post script segment on the power of surprises from Peter Post's book Essential Manners for Couples. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Post returns to co-host with Lizzie while Dan is away and the two talk about behavior at little league games, rehearsal dinner invitations, wee ones wailing at weddings, being a good graduation weekend guest, and potluck problems, plus we’ve got your feedback, etiquette salute for the week and a postscript segment on planning a wedding reception seating chart! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bill Post co-hosts with Lizzie while Dan is away. Bill and Lizzie cover questions on Community Dinner Contributions, Group Houseguest Gifts, Email Introductions and Retirement Party Gifts. Plus your feedback, two etiquette salutes and a postscript segment on Being a Good Guest straight from Emily Post's 1922 edition. Spoiler Alert: Mosquitos are invovled. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan and Lizzie take your questions on contractors and quotes, putting registry info on an evite to a second reception, sending gifts late, and a primer on roommates plus your feedback on wedding showers, your etiquette salute for the week and a postscript segment where we meet Puja Senning and talk with Puj and Dan about managing expectations and what works around the birth of a baby! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fore! Dan and Lizzie get ready to hit the links in this week's postscript, but first they take on your etiquette questions regarding doodling at work, the annual "wearing white" to weddings question, how to greet clients in groups, and how do you know when a dinner party is done? All that plus your feedback including a follow up from Jimmy on the coughing storm at work, etiquette salute and a golf etiquette postscript inspired by the book: The Unwritten Rules of Golf. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan and Lizzie take on your etiquette questions on Caller ID call-outs, re-allocating the kindness of strangers, when your cat is cheating on you, and how to sop up all the amazingly tasty sauce at a formal dinner. All that plus your feedback on iced-tea spoons and shoes off policies, your etiquette salute for the week and a postscript segment on stationery that goes all-out! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan and Lizzie take on your etiquette questions on the device excuse for missing a party, cc email etiquette, just who is included in an invitation to the whole family, and how long is too long for sending condolences. All that plus your feedback, etiquette salute and a surprise postscript pop-quiz for Dan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lizzie and Dan take your etiquette questions on awkward gift give-backs, how to RSVP when a written reply is requested, whether or not you can charge for your dinner party, and a couple who might be putting practicality above consideration when it comes to shower gifts. All that plus your feedback, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment from Laura Claridge’s biography on Emily Post. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lizzie and Dan take on your etiquette questions on whether or not to post guest lists publicaly, how to ascertain if you’re being asked on a date or to go out as friends, asking for silence at the salon and a great question about greeting guests in your home. All that plus your feedback, etiquette salute and a post script segment on international courtesies. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan and Lizzie get a question that's a blast from the past about what side of a lady a gentleman should walk on - take note swords are involved! Also mentioned: - The infamous Iced Tea Spoon - where do you put it when driniking your iced tea? - Bowing out of the meal portion of a weekly group while still attending the event - What to do when a guest takes and posts too many pictures of your home online. - Stellar feedback from our friend Werner in Germany on German wedding customs that actually connect to some helpful feedback from another listener. - A postscript segemnt on the art of the handshake and a salute on behalf of all those snowed in last week! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan and Lizzie tackle your questions on coughing fits (appropriately so, as Lizzie has been down and out with a cold) and how to handle them in the office...when everyone is coughing...a lot...and it's gross, but you feel badly, but it's still gross...Cough drop, anyone? Also Mentioned: - whether or not to go in on a group family gift - changing accountants when friendships are involved - how to thank seasonal staff you work with - plus your feedback, etiquette slaute and a post script segment on tipping pools. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s show Lizzie and Dan address how to properly thank a stranger who has gone out of their way to help you out. Also covered: - Your etiquette questions on sending cards to your S.O’s family. - Thoughts on a social media thank-you for donations and support at the time of someone's passing. - Maintaining the rhythm of entertaining when lives are changing. - Navigating the sometimes tricky territory of families relationships with ex's. - Plus your feedback, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on the basics for planning a wedding. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On today’s show Dan and Lizzie dive into save the date cards and what location to list when the ceremony, reception, and lodging are all in different towns. Also covered: - multiple thank you notes - somehow we find more to talk about on this subject. - Following up on past due invoices. - BYO-Slippers. - How to appropriately use a Honeymoon Fund website. - Plus your feedback, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on the history of classic manners like saying "Bless you" and toasting. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of Awesome Etiquette, we take a look at various situations when toasting is in order, who gets to make the toast, and how many times can you toast on the same round. Also mentioned: - Whether or not it’s polite to be the social media grammar police - How to test the waters with friendships that start as business relationships - How to be considerate when letting a friend know sales parties aren't your thing. - Plus your feedback, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment for job seekers. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan Post Senning returns to Awesome Etiquette with quite the glow to his voice - is that possible? - and we hear all about baby Anisha and life as a new dad. In an effort to clean house and tackle some serious etiquette Lizzie and Dan tackle a number of your quick etiquette questions from when to begin eating to how to use commas with suffixes these are the answers that leave little room for debate - though Dan and Lizzie still manage to find exceptions. Also mentioned: - Your feedback on Margaret Visser, managing family during labor and delivery, and the trend of not texting as much - Cindy Post Senning returns to discuss the final three Developmental Stages of Childhood and what etiquette can be taught to kids during them - Plus a great salute to a couple of first daughters See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan's mother Cindy Post Senning joins Lizzie to co-host the podcast while Dan is away on paternity leave, and she's has all the details to share about Dan and Puja's little baby girl. Cindy helps Lizzie answer your questions including one about monogramming when you have four names. Also mentioned: - A teen is invited to two sweet sixteen parties on the same night and isn't sure which she should go to. - A couple is having wedding gift trouble when a buddah frog lawn ornament shows up with no tag and a check goes missing. - An aunt is worried she's missing the mark on gifts for her neice. - Plus a postscript segement with Cindy Post Senning on the first three developmental stages of childhood and what you can expect in terms of teaching etiquette for each. - Your feedback and a lovely salute in honor of a wonderful husband. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lizzie's and Dan's uncle, Bill Post, guest hosts with Lizzie while Dan and Puja are literally in labor. Lizzie and Bill tackle a question from a woman whose neighbor's first baby came a month early, and now the neighbor's dog is adding more poo to everyone's lives by relieving himself on our listener's lawn. Find out how to handle this sensitive situation and more on this week's episode! Also Mentioned: - Coordinating parents and wedding budgets - What to talk about during a roommate interview when living abroad - Thank-you notes for keeping your job - Your feedback - A postscript segment that asks: Which reigns supreme? The in-person thank you or the handwritten thank-you note. (And you thought we were finished with the thank-you note debates!) - A sweet salute showing that no matter the circumstances family can always connect. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan and Lizzie take on a host who was disappointed by wishy washy guests backing out of dinner plans. Also mentioned: - Splitting the check - TSA Precheck - A sticky business question about working on teams - Plus your feed back, salute and a post script segment on Your Life’s Purpose! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dan and Lizzie take on greetings when they help a listener determine how far into the new year do you say "Happy New Year!" Also Covered: - Should ladies cross their legs at the knee or the ankle? - What is the etiquette in estate divisions? - Is a host obligated to fix every drink at a dinner party? Plus your feedback, salute, and a postscript segment out of Emily Post's book Children Are People on babies and respecting their point of view. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this show, Dan and Lizzie delve into spoons and their role in the place setting, how to handle boundaries around birth, a question of email familiarity and in person formality. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A really good friend has emotionally confided that she is in financial difficulty. You decide to lend her some money, expecting she'll use it to pay some bills. She happily lets you know she's bought holiday gifts instead. What should your reaction be? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the new home of the 'Awesome Etiquette' podcast. We are so glad you are here. Join hosts Lizzie Post and Dan Post Senning, great-great-grandchildren of manners maven Emily Post, as they begin the next phase of the Awesome Etiquette podcast, an audience driven Q&A show about modren etiquette applied with consideration, respect, and honesty. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At a recent pre-holiday weekend gathering with friends, you had too much to drink and spoke and behaved in a manner you regret. How do you own up to your mistake? Should you make a blanket apology or apologize individually? And how should you word your apology? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You and your partner have decided to tie the knot. How do you handle wedding invitations when some of your relatives have openly disapproved of your relationship? Are there points of etiquette that will allow you to be magnanimous and discerning when making the guest list? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You love to entertain family and friends and you are generous to a fault. But there's one family member in particular who always succeeds in eating and drinking you out of house and home and is offended by hints to curb his appetite. When is it time to throw politeness out the window and put a stop to this outrageous behavior? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This Christmas, you're flying halfway across the country to meet your boyfriend's family for the first time. What gift(s) can you bring to take on the plane or send beforehand that will say "thank you for having me" and make a good first impression? And should you also buy them Christmas gifts? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lizzie and Dan review the rules for re-gifting. One is to proceed with caution, and be aware of the possible repercussions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The holidays are the biggest party season of the year. You and your fiance love to throw them, but lately, there's been a problem; guests who overstay their welcome. What are some subtle and not-so-subtle hints to let your guests know the party is over? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your vocal vegan auntie’s anti-meat attitudes are disrupting your family’s Thanksgiving gathering. How do you ease tensions, respect dietary choices, and still embrace the bird? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of the most bitter, divisive elections in modern history is over. Whether your candidate won or lost, can good etiquette heal a wounded nation? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your brother-in-law is hosting a family party. His plan is for everyone to watch a movie you’ve seen, and you’re disappointed you can’t spend the time talking with relatives. You leave to do some chores, but you return. Is anyone in the wrong? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Germophobes may be anxious about shaking hands, especially during the cold and flu season. Is there ever a polite way to deny a handshake? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices