Categories
- Blogroll
- Common Sense Etiquette
- Etiquette Classes
- Etiquette Faux Pas
- Etiquette History
- Etiquette Tips
- Breakup Etiquette
- Business Etiquette
- Business Networking
- Cell Phone Etiquette
- Childrens Etiquette
- Cocktails/Party
- Concert Etiquette
- Conversation Etiquette
- Country Club Etiquette
- Couples Etiquette
- Dance Etiquette
- Dating Etiquette
- Digital Etiquette
- Dining Etiquette
- Divorce Etiquette
- Driving Etiquette
- E-mail Etiquette
- Exercise Etiquette
- Flag Etiquette
- Floral Etiquette
- Funeral Etiquette
- Gentlemen's Etiquette
- Gestures
- Gifts
- Golf Etiquette
- Graduation Etiquette
- Grammar
- Grooming Etiquette
- Hospital Etiquette
- Introductions
- LGBTQ Etiquette
- Locker Room Etiquette
- Monogram Etiquette
- Neighborly Etiquette
- Office Etiquette
- Personal Grooming
- Pet Etiquette
- Pregnancy Etiquette
- Professional Dress
- Professional Presentation
- Prom Etiquette
- Public Courtesies
- Religous Ceremonies
- Restaurant Etiquette
- Royal Etiquette
- School/Classroom Etiquette
- Shaking Hands
- Social Etiquette
- Social Media
- Spa Etiquette
- Telephone Etiquette
- Thank You Notes
- Theater Etiquette
- Tipping Etiquette
- Travel Etiquette
- Wedding Etiquette
- Leprechaun Etiquette
- News
- Pageant Tips
- Relationship Etiquette
Author Archives: Sandy Hyde
“I Need You To…Say Please”
My husband and I recently refinanced our home with a mortgage company. If you’ve ever been through a home closing or a refinancing, you know there are many papers to sign and the process can take up to an hour. … Continue reading
Oops! It Just Slipped Out.
It is natural for our bodies to make undesirable sounds such as burping or passing gas. However, it is not socially acceptable to belch or pass gas in public. Those sounds should be reserved for private moments. Occasionally, no matter … Continue reading
Avoid Unsolicited Comments While Dining
Whether you eat to live or live to eat, it’s important to enjoy your meal. Scientific research has proven we digest our food more efficiently when we are relaxed. I am amazed that many people attempt to disrupt a relaxing, … Continue reading
Posted in Dining Etiquette, Etiquette Tips
Leave a comment
Sending Food Back to the Kitchen
Sending a dish back to the kitchen because you don’t care for the taste is not acceptable etiquette. You should send food back to the kitchen for the the following reasons only: 1) It was not cooked to order. For … Continue reading
Posted in Dining Etiquette, Etiquette Tips
2 Comments
Ghosts and Ghouls Must Be Polite Too
Halloween is the night little goblins will be taking to the streets in search of candied treasures. No matter how intense this search may be, all trick-or-treaters need to remember to be polite. 1) Remember to say thank you when … Continue reading
Posted in Childrens Etiquette, Etiquette Tips
Leave a comment
Keep Voice Messages Short and Sweet
Be courteous of another person’s phone minutes. When you leave a voice message, you are using their minutes for the amount of time it takes you to leave the message as well as the amount of time it takes them … Continue reading
Avoid the “Smoking Clique”
I do not smoke. However, at a former place of employment, a majority of my co-workers smoked. According to state laws, these employees had to leave the building if they wished to smoke. Eventually, all the smokers would meet at … Continue reading
Posted in Business Etiquette, Etiquette Tips
Leave a comment
Do Not Push Your Plate Away – Dining Etiquette
Do not push your plate away from your place setting when you have finished your meal or course. Leave the plate where it is until a server can remove it. If you are pushing the plate away to make room … Continue reading
Communicating With the Speech Impaired
If you are having a conversation with someone who has a speech impediment, be polite, patient, and listen carefully. If you don’t understand something the individual has said, ask them to repeat or clarify the part you don’t understand. Maintain … Continue reading
“It Needs To Be” – Conversational Etiquette
When speaking about a task that should be completed in the future, don’t forget to use the words, “to be“. For example; say, “The car needs to be washed.” Do not say, “The car needs washed” or “The care needs … Continue reading
Posted in Conversation Etiquette, Etiquette Tips
Leave a comment