I'm curious, why is etiquette so important?

So it's really for people who want to be able to feel comfortable in any environment

and that's what it's about. You want to be comfortable.

It's not learning these rules to be an elitist or a snob. It has nothing to do with that. It's about being able to go into any and every setting and knowing that I know the basic rules and I'm going to be comfortable and I'm going to make people

around me feel comfortable. Hi, I'm Cody Gough.

And I'm Ashley Hamer with the award-winning Curiosity.com.

Today we're going to explore the world of etiquette.

Every week we explore what we don't know because curiosity makes you smarter.

This is the Curiosity Podcast.

It turns out that proper etiquette is not just for snobs.

Knowing what's cool and what's not cool in a social situation can make life a lot easier.

And that's according to an etiquette expert who has been explaining this stuff for more than a decade.

Even if you think you know all the rules, you might be curious to find out how exercising better etiquette

can make the world a better place.

I'm here with

Geehan Mary Smith, the owner of T and crumpets Chicago and

Geehan you're an etiquette expert. I think it was really important what you said

about understanding etiquette is about making us feel comfortable

comfortable in situations? Oh my gosh we could just watch the news now and see why

it's so important because the lack of etiquette and civility that we see daily when we leave our homes.

Well you know honestly our society has changed drastically.

Think about how busy our schedules are. I mean you and I just getting together

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