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Aug 2022

50m 55s

Etiquette, by Emily Post, Part 3

About this episode

Let's return to this manual of manners, and learn how to pay a check, walk down a theater aisle, and navigate the social complexities of the opera box. Also, just…be nice. Good advice!

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