Episode #34: The Accidental Date

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Episode #34: The Accidental Date

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56 minutes

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May 4, 2015

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You think you’re just going out for a drink. He clearly doesn’t. What is the best way to handle this without being rude?

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May 4, 2015

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Hosts Lizzie Post and Daniel Post Senning answer audience questions about modern etiquette with advice based on consideration, respect, and honesty. Like their great-great-grandmother, Emily Post, Lizzie and Dan look for the reasons behinds the traditional rules to guide their search for the correct behavior in all kinds of contemporary situations. Test your social acumen and join the discussion about civility and decency in today's complex world.

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