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Ah, it's the holidays. A time of year when friends and families spend lots of quality time together. A time when bad habits and annoying relatives can surface and leave a bad aftertaste. With this in…
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It’s always so exciting when you meet a new guy and exchange
numbers. He’ll usually text you the same night, just saying it was
good to have met you, and you’re in the cab, feeling quite… Read More »
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Wine tastings, whether fun and free at your local wine shop or formal and fancy at a three-Michelin-star restaurant, are situations ripe for slipping up in the etiquette department or making a scene. Read More »
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Last night, at the grocery store, I faced that conundrum that comes up every time it's time to refill the fridge nowadays: You've got your stuff on the conveyer-belt contraption, you've shelled out your cash, and you're ready to take your bags home.
But then there's…
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By Arianne Cohen Etiquette doyenne Peggy Post tells us
how a bit of manners can keep social stress to a minimum.
1. You love your guests, but they want to bring their dog, whose potential for house damage you love less.
“Speak up,” says Post. “Say, ‘We’re so…
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By Angela Ebron
Tired of rude salespeople, defective merchandise or bad service? Don’t put up with it. Complain! Just make sure to do it the right way if you want results, says Bruce Silverman, author of How to Complain for Fun and Profit: The Best Guide Ever to Writing Complaint…
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*Sigh* It's gotten so bad that I have to blog about it. Week #2 of being a Mega b---- All-Star and it's all because I ain't getting enough. Never mind not getting off, if I could just have some....I feel like an orphan on some sad little back street in London, holding up my… Read More »
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Last week, I had the pleasure of sipping Earl Grey at the Russian Tea Room while listening to Anna Post (Emily’s great-great-granddaughter) and anthropologistGenevieve Bell discuss etiquette as it pertains to technology. There’s no clear-cut answer to the question, “Can I use my phone in the bathroom? just yet. Mobile devices and programs, like Facebook and Twitter, are still relatively new, and society needs a little more time to figure out how to be polite about using them. But Anna did share some advice. ...
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