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Awesome Etiquette

Episode 542 - Mealtime Meltdowns

Awesome Etiquette

Daniel Post Senning

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

4.4645 Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

On today’s show, we take your questions on how long you can say Happy New Year for, an optional–or not optional?--wedding dress code, and how to handle mealtime meltdowns with grandchildren. For community members, we have a question about setting a table for a nonalcoholic dinner party and a desserts only party. Plus your weekly challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on our founding principle of honesty. Join the community, support the show - emilypost.substack.com 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.

0:46.9

Hello!

0:54.0

And welcome to awesome etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette through the lens of consideration, respect, and honesty.

1:06.6

On today's show, we take your questions on how long you can say happy New Year for, an optional or not optional wedding dress code, and how to handle meal time meltdowns with grandchildren. For community members, we have a question for you this week about setting a table for a non-alcoholic dinner party and a desserts-only party.

1:15.6

Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on our founding principle of honesty.

1:21.9

All that's coming up.

1:25.1

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.

1:31.9

I'm Lizzie Post.

1:32.8

And I'm Dan Post Sending.

1:34.3

Hey, Cuzz.

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