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How to Properly Butter & Eat Bread
To many, the mysterious world of table etiquette is one that remains largely unexplored. Beyond taking off ...
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Are You A Good Guest? A Quiz From 1944
Editor's note: This excerpt/quiz is taken from a magazine published in the 1940s. Personal ...
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Teepee Etiquette
Editor's note: The following excerpt on "Teepee Etiquette -- The Unwritten Law of the Lodge," was taken ...
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Who Pays For Dinner?
You’ve reached the end of a delicious meal shared with a group of close companions. The waiter ...
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At-Home Manners for Teens
Editor’s Note: This excerpt is from Etiquette for Young Moderns, a book originally ...
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Podcast #218: The Lost Arts of Modern Civilization
Hosting guests, letter writing, and going out on real dates are often seen as old-fashioned practices that ...
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Making Introductions: The FAQs
Editor's Note: This excerpt is from Etiquette for Young Moderns, a book originally published in ...
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How Manners Made the World
Come! Enter a banquet hall of the early Middle Ages and sit down to enjoy some dinner. At one end of the ...
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Ski Etiquette: An Illustrated Guide
Whether you're new to the slopes, or a speed-loving veteran, there are some unwritten rules of etiquette ...
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Podcast #162: Digital Manners & Etiquette For the Modern Man
We've probably all heard of Emily Post. She wrote an etiquette book back in the 1920s that became the ...
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The Dos and Don’ts of Being a Holiday Houseguest
During the holidays, it seems that everyone is traveling, and everyone is hosting friends or family at ...
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5 Types of Terrible Drivers: A Dossier from a 1955 Driver’s Ed Manual
Editor's Note: Published by the American Automobile Association, Sportsmanlike Driving was a popular ...
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How to Travel Like a Gentleman: Advice from 1875
Editor’s note: The excerpt below comes from a book published in 1875: A Gentleman’s Guide to ...
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How to Use the Public Restroom Like a Gentleman: An Illustrated Guide
While it may seem that the laws of etiquette only apply to dinner parties and theater outings, a certain ...
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How to Avoid Giving a Backhanded Compliment
A friend of mine told me about a compliment she received the other day from a co-worker. ...
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The Anatomy of Etiquette: How to Be an Old School Gentleman From Head to Toe
Editor's note: There are a lot of ways to categorize the rules of etiquette: business, dinner, ...
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How to Write a Note of Congratulations
In writing up today’s post on the 7 letters your should write before you turn 70, I realized that ...
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The Ins and Outs of Being a Wedding Usher
Wedding season is nigh upon us. Over two-thirds of weddings happen in the spring and summer months, and if ...
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Dining Etiquette and Table Manners [VIDEO]
It’s time for another installment of AoM Instructional Videos. In this video we take a look at the ...
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How to Be a Gentleman Scholar: Classroom Etiquette for the College Man
"They attend classes but make no effort to learn anything." -Alvarus Pelagius College students often get a ...
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