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Q: My daughter has been invited to an out of town graduation ceremony. The fellow’s parents are friends of our friends and our children met casually as a result of this. His parents are driving my daughter to the resort, which is about five hours away from our home. They are staying for three nights. [...]
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Q: We have a new manager in my department that is attempting to bring back together a 12 person team that had lost its cohesiveness and concept of a ‘team’ effort during the 2-year reign of an incompetent manager that was terminated a few months ago. In the attempt to restore friendship amongst team members, [...]
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Q: Can you tell me the reasoning behind a man taking his hat off, for example, when he meets someone or taking it off when in a restaurant? Today I noticed that neither are done and wonder if the rules of etiquette have changed on this. A: Basically, hats are removed when going indoors as [...]
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Q: My 9 year old daughter was asked to be a junior bridesmaid. I know that I need to pay for her attire as well as shower and wedding gifts. However, a bridesmaid contacted me about the shower and said that since my daughter is a junior bridesmaid and not a flower girl, she needs [...]
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This post originally appeared at my parenting blog The Gift of Good Manners. I will be cross posting some of my favorite content from that blog here at the Etiquette Daily. I hope you enjoy these posts as much as I enjoyed writing them. A cornerstone of social interaction is good conversation and a building [...]
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Q: Is it tacky to send holiday cards with your name printed inside? It’s so much easier than signing 100 cards. A: Holiday cards printed with your name in lieu of a signature are more appropriate for business use, but sometimes people use this shortcut for their personal holiday cards because they’re so pressed for [...]
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Q: I was asked by my brother four months ago if I could chaperone a beach week for him and some of his college friends. He sent me an email last night telling me that he expected me to pay ‘my part’ for the house. This is the first time he has ever mentioned that [...]
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Q: My best friend was married almost a year ago in Mexico and has begun complaining about the people who they have yet to receive gifts from. Is it necessary for the guests to purchase a gift even after spending a lot of money on travel expenses for the wedding? A: Traditionally, a wedding invitation is associated with a gift [...]
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This post originally appeared at my parenting blog The Gift of Good Manners. I will be cross posting some of my favorite content from that blog here at the Etiquette Daily. I hope you enjoy these posts as much as I enjoyed writing them. I love talking with kids about manners and etiquette. The biggest [...]
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Q: I am a student research assistant and I’ve worked with my professor for about a year and half on his book which he recently just published. I was wondering is their a traditional gift someone give to a scholarly person who has just published their first book? Where might I look to find such [...]
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