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 postscrip...
Mar 06, 2017•53 min
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 o...
Feb 27, 2017•1 hr
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 jo...
Feb 21, 2017•56 min
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 Margar...
Feb 13, 2017•57 min
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 ta...
Feb 06, 2017•1 hr 2 min
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 w...
Jan 30, 2017•55 min
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...
Jan 23, 2017•52 min
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. L...
Jan 16, 2017•38 min
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
Jan 09, 2017•56 min
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
Jan 02, 2017•1 hr 8 min
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...
Dec 30, 2016•4 min
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
Dec 26, 2016•1 hr 6 min
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...
Dec 19, 2016•1 hr 7 min
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...
Dec 12, 2016•1 hr 8 min
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...
Dec 05, 2016•1 hr 9 min
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
Nov 28, 2016•1 hr 3 min
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
Nov 21, 2016•56 min
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
Nov 14, 2016•1 hr 2 min
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
Nov 07, 2016•1 hr 5 min
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
Oct 31, 2016•1 hr 4 min
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
Oct 24, 2016•50 min
You’ve been open about your quest to find the perfect baby name. A friend hears your tentative choice and sends you another list of names to consider. Is she being helpful, or is something else at play? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 17, 2016•48 min
A mother and son with opposing political views can work it out by agreeing not to discuss them. But what happens when the mother violates that agreement by posting her strident opinions on her son’s Facebook wall? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 10, 2016•1 hr 1 min
Let’s say you’re repeatedly hit on at a club or bar. You’re not interested, but you’re also not one to humiliate the prospective suitor. Your friends want you to be more aggressive. What’s the best way to say no? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 03, 2016•1 hr 1 min
We need listener input on this one. A woman generously loans one of her parking spots to a neighbor, who then complains about the woman’s cat sitting on a car the neighbor is trying to sell. What to do? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 26, 2016•52 min
An exhausted, multi-tasking mom greets her nice, new neighbors at the door…underdressed, let’s say. Should she apologize, or just let it go? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 19, 2016•49 min
Your brother and his wife have a wonderful gift-giving tradition to celebrate your twin daughters’ birthday. But this year they forgot and didn’t even send a card. Should you respond in kind when their kids’ birthdays roll around? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 12, 2016•53 min
Handling divorce drama at your annual campout, resolution on the “too much perfume at the office” issue, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 05, 2016•52 min
You’re used to dining out with friends, but then they invite you over for a home-cooked meal. You learn pretty early into the appetizers that they aren’t the most skilled in the kitchen. In fact, it’s pretty bad. Do you say anything to them? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 29, 2016•52 min
Ever been floored by someone’s perfume/cologne/scent? What about at work, where you can’t get away? Dan and Lizzie go deep with a demonstration of their 5-step etiquette process when they help out a young woman in the above situation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 22, 2016•49 min
