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

Oh, that's old-fashioned.

Watch how Lizzie Post and...

...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 fast food etiquette, how much cleanup is expected

and whether to tip at counter service spots, whether formal etiquette should always apply among

close family members, and how to handle receiving gifts that don't align with your personal beliefs.

For community members, your bonus question of the week is about navigating plus one requests at a small, intimate wedding.

Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, salute, and a postscript segment featuring listener feedback.

All that's coming up.

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

I'm Dan Post Sennig.

And I'm Lizzie Post.

Hey, Cousin?

Good morning, Lizzie Post.

I had a good meeting last night with our main editor on the wedding etiquette book, Kimmy.

And I wanted to share a little bit about it that's sort of behind the scenes inside baseball on publishing and the publishing process because we're at the oh so fun yet oh so difficult yet oh so important stage of picking the color and the paper for the interior of the book.

We've had the exterior cover actually designed

since we designed the business book cover. So I'm excited about how all three books will look on

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