Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness podcast.

The British just seemed like a classier bunch.

Part of it is that winning accent.

But it's also because English culture has long been steeped in the tradition of learning and practicing etiquette.

Here to share some of the essentials of modern etiquette that are important to matter which side of the pond you live on is William Hanson, a British etiquette expert and the author of Just Good

Manners. William shares the difference between manners and etiquette and why young people are

especially interested in both. He then takes us through how to introduce yourself and others,

the history behind the no elbows on the table mantra, the rules of small talk, some overlooked guidelines

for table manners, how to enter a conversational circle at a party, considerations for elevator

etiquette, and much more. Whether you're dining at a fancy restaurant or just want to navigate

social situations with more confidence, Williams' insights will help you present yourself with a nash of a proper English gentleman.

After the show's over, welcome to the show.

Thank you very much for having me.

So you are a professional etiquette teacher.

How did you become an etiquette teacher?

Well, it wasn't something I

necessarily sort of woke up one day and thought, right, that's it. I'm going to become an

etiquette teacher. It wasn't a profession I was even aware really existed. As a child growing up,

I wanted to either be the Archbishop of Canterbury, for whatever reason, or a spy or a news

reader. That's the trajectory I was heading in. I had decided, but then my grandmother gave me this

book of etiquette for Christmas when I was 12. And sort of after a few sort of, have I read any

a bit type questions, I thought, well, I

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