Maybe it's just that you don't know how to use social courtesy.

Oh, that's all-fashioned.

Watch how Lizzie Post and Dan Postsson.

Act as host and postists.

They know that courtesy means showing respect, thinking of the other person,

real friendliness. Hello, hello, hello, and welcome to another episode of Awesome Etiquette.

Our podcast comes to you from the studios of Vermont Public Radio and is a part of the Infinite

Guest Network from American Public Media. I'm Lizzie Post. And I'm Dan Post-Sening from the Emily Post Institute.

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We offer a lot of advice on this show.

I mean, it is what we do for a living.

And one of my favorite expressions, what's the worst vice?

Advice.

I hate that.

I hate that expression because we are in the business of giving advice.

You're shooting yourself in the foot, Daniel.

It's my little reminder to myself that you need to be careful.

No, it is true.

But, you know, we want to let people know that it's not actually easy always to take our advice.

One of the pieces of advice that we put out there is just talk to the person.

I mean, how many times have you heard us say, just talk to the person? Think about who's involved.

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