Jayne Withers teaches classes about dining etiquette to both children and adults in Florida. She learned about etiquette while studying at Cambridge University. The most common mistakes she sees are ...
A CENTURY AGO, Emily Post made manners popular. Her bestselling book, “Etiquette” (1922), framed the “fundamentals of good behaviour” as fashionable rather than fusty; she offered practical advice ...
Lauren Wood’s interest in etiquette began as a university student, when she found herself in progressively more formal social situations than she’d experienced before. “I suddenly had that feeling of, ...
TikTokers are going viral with etiquette tips on how to eat, socialize, and live in high society. The videos have also been mocked and accused of reinforcing elitist stereotypes about class. Etiquette ...
Some may say etiquette is out of date and out of touch. Myka Meier, founder of Beaumont Etiquette, would respectfully counter that, telling me that “actually, etiquette is more important now than ever ...
It might be time for a new, or maybe a “reimagined,” disability etiquette. With all the progress we have made on disability rights and inclusion, and with disabled people more visible and heard than ...
The abrupt abandonment of handshakes and hugs. An expansion of personal space in public to six feet. And detailed conversations preceding any social plans about who else was invited and what risky ...
Q: A great discussion occurred this week as my husband and I and another couple walked a brief distance from a parking lot to the restaurant where we had reservations for dinner. The discussion was as ...
Mariah Grumet Humbert has grown used to the stares she receives while smiling at strangers on New York City streets. “They look at me like I’m insane,” she said, laughing. But the grin is genuine — an ...
While there’s plenty of benefits to regularly hitting the gym — both physically and mentally — it’s not the most welcoming place, especially for newbies. Between the heavy plates, complicated machines ...
It doesn't take a genius to be smart about good etiquette practices. It does take kindness and patience — and those things matter (perhaps now more than ever) in our incredibly fast-paced, go-go-go ...
When Brooke Black and her Danish husband first lived together in the United States, she doesn’t recall their different dining habits ever really being a thing. It wasn’t until the 44-year-old mother ...