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

Oh, that's old-fashioned.

Watch how Lizzie Post and Dan Post Senate act as host and hostess.

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

real friendliness. Hello! And welcome to awesome etiquette, where we explore modern

etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect, and honesty. On today's show, we take your

questions on unique tipping situations, inviting

close colleagues to a wedding, addressing letters to same-sex couples, and communal laundry

room etiquette. For awesome etiquette sustaining members, our question of the week is about depositing

a wedding gift check before thanking the person who gave it to you.

Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute, and a postscript on remote work courtesy.

All that's coming up.

Awesome, etiquette comes to you from the studios of our home offices in Vermont and is proud to be produced by the Emily Post Institute.

I'm Lizzie Post.

And I'm Dan Post Sending.

Welcome back, because...

Oh, thank you. Thank you.

I was just about to say, I feel like I have to start this episode by apologizing for how I sound because I am like post-allergy hit.

I got hit really badly with allergies when I was

down on the vineyard. And it's back in Vermont, it's like slowly receding. But I feel like I lost my

voice due to that and singing very loudly in the car for about five hours straight.

Well, the second part sounds like more fun than the first part. It usually is, usually is,

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