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modern day social etiquette you should live & die by

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And I put it on a pedestal for a lot of reasons. At the most superficial, I don’t want to gross people out nor do I enjoy being grossed out. But at the most human leve, if you want to navigate this world and leave behind good impressions with the people you interact with, the bare minimum you can do is not be rude. For the most part, this isn’t what you’d find in Kate Spade’s book of etiquette or Emily Post’s etiquette book - which has come up a lot lately in conversations with friends - especially her rule around asparagus and when it can and cannot be considered a finger food. We do include some of the basics - and this list goes from the standards of nice manners to progressively more strange & niche soooo with that, here we go !!!! The first rule of etiquette is subscribe to someone’s FREE Substack before you read what they wrote!! Learn how to use a fork & knife The reason we have silverware is so we don’t have to use our fingers. At no point in your meal should you use your finge

modern day social etiquette you should live & die by no airpods at dinner & other basic human decencies that we seem to have forgotten Hanna Park Jun 26, 2025 3,570 227 318 Share Etiquette is something that I put on a pedestal. And I put it on a pedestal for a lot of reasons. At the most superficial, I don’t want to gross people out nor do I enjoy being grossed out. But at the most human leve, if you want to navigate this world and leave behind good impressions with the people you interact with, the bare minimum you can do is not be rude. one of my favorite rules from Emily Post : You must nev

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