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. Welcome to Awesome Etiquette, where we explore modern etiquette

through the lens of consideration, respect, and honesty. Today we're going to talk about all

sorts of stuff, like what to do when lunch at work may be coming mandatory

very soon, a groomsman who doesn't feel like the groom is really being a good friend anymore,

and a hostess who wants to get ahead of dinner plans with a house guest.

And I'm especially excited because we get to hear more of your feedback on the coffee question

and a postscript segment from the rituals of dinner on invitations and RSVPs.

That's all coming up.

Awesome etiquette comes to you from the studios of Vermont Public Radio and is proud to be part of the Infinite Guest Network from American Public Media.

I'm Lizzie Post.

And I'm Dan Post-Sening, and we're from the Emily Post Institute.

I've been so bad about my New Year's resolution.

I know. We hinted it this last week. Do tell.

No, there's nothing to tell. I can't tell, first of all, in the air.

But second of all, it's like, I've just been bad about it. I need tell. I can't tell, first of all, in the air. But second of all, it's like,

I've just been bad about it. I need help. I need reminders. I need rubber bands snapping on my wrist any time I let the wrong word fly. But I just haven't been good about it. And so it's,

we're coming up on May next week after an extra next week. And I feel like it's not a resolution. I want to just let go by the wayside as of, you know, March or something like that. I do want to refocus. But I'm losing it. I need more listener suggestions for alternative words to use.

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