Episode 598 - A Standing Ovation

About this episode

The episode discusses etiquette questions including standing ovations and thanking servers, along with a bonus question for community members and a segment on eating with fingers.

On today’s show, we take your questions on whether to join a standing ovation, when to thank your server, and house guests who don’t turn off the lights. For Community Members, your bonus question of the week is about not letting people take your used car seats. Plus your weekly etiquette challenge, etiquette salute, and a postscript segment on eating with our fingers from The Rituals of Dinner by Margaret Visser. Support the show - emilypost.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Emily Post

Topics covered

• standing ovation
• thank your server
• house guests
• etiquette challenge
• eating with fingers

Keywords

• etiquette
• standing ovation
• thank your server
• house guests
• used car seats
• eating with fingers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Emily Post Institute

Books & works: The Rituals of Dinner

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