Episode #178: Thanks, But No Thanks!

Awesome Etiquette

Daniel Post Senning

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Relationships, Kids & Family

4.4 • 645 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2018

⏱️ 53 minutes

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On today’s show, we take your etiquette questions about tiny tummies and hosts that notice them, condolences and contributions to funerals, a very special question from the hosts of the Home Hour Podcast and how to handle gifts when boundaries have been broken. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript segment on replying to formal invitations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	On WhatsApp, your personal messages stay private, between you and whoever you sent them to.
0:05.8	So, things like your passport number for your honeymoon stay between you and your fiancé.
0:10.3	And those hour-long calls with mum stay between the two of you.
0:13.9	Even your streaming service password stays between you and your flatmates, who still ask for it every week in your group chat.
0:24.6	Because on WhatsApp, your personal messages are yours. No one else can see or hear them.
0:26.6	Not even us.
0:27.6	WhatsApp. Message privately.
0:33.6	Maybe it's just that you don't know how to use social courtesy.
0:39.3	Oh, that's old-fashioned.
0:43.3	Watch how Lizzie Post and Dan Post Center.
0:46.3	Act as host and hostess.
0:48.3	They know that courtesy means showing respect, thinking of the other person, real friendliness.
0:55.4	Hello!
0:56.6	And welcome to awesome etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of
1:00.9	consideration, respect, and honesty.
1:03.4	On today's show, we take your etiquette questions on tiny tummies and hosts that notice them,
1:08.7	condolences and contributions to funerals, a very special
1:11.9	question from the hosts of the Home Hour podcast, and how to handle gifts when boundaries have
1:16.6	been broken.
1:17.7	Plus, an update from last week's proposal, your etiquette salute for the week and a postscript
1:24.5	segment on replying to formal invitations.
1:27.2	Coming up.
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