Episode 465 - Not a Date

Awesome Etiquette

Daniel Post Senning

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

4.4 • 645 Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2023

⏱️ 68 minutes

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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 using ‘sir’ and ‘ma’am,’ requesting certain foods at other people’s houses, avoiding people you have a romantic interest in, and telling someone ‘this isn’t a date.’ For Awesome Etiquette Community members our question is about showing appreciation for your partner. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute and a postscript from The Cost of Bad Behavior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Think of a breakfast muffin with sausage and egg.
0:03.6	Yep, that's the one.
0:05.6	You can see it, can't you?
0:07.3	Deep in your mind.
0:09.1	Sausage, egg, cheese, muffin.
0:12.7	I don't even need to say its name, do I?
0:15.9	Breakfast, done properly.
0:18.6	Served until 11 a.m.
0:29.3	Maybe it's just that you don't know how to use social courtesy.
0:31.3	Oh, that's all fashion.
0:36.2	Watch how busy post and damn post center.
0:37.8	Act as host and hostess.
0:44.3	They know that courtesy means showing respect, thinking of the other person, real friendliness.
0:45.6	Hello!
0:53.3	And welcome to awesome etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect, and honesty.
1:00.1	On today's show, we take your questions on using sir and ma'am, requesting certain foods at other people's houses, avoiding people you have a romantic interest in, and telling someone this isn't a date.
1:07.5	For awesome etiquette community members, our question of the week is about showing
1:11.4	appreciation for your partner. Plus, your most excellent feedback, Etiquette Salute, and a
1:17.0	postscript from a favorite read, The Cost of Bad Behavior. All that's coming up.
1:24.9	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.
1:31.6	I'm Dan Post Senning.
1:32.7	And I'm Lizzie Post, still coming to you from Martha's Vineyard.
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