Etiquette Guru??

[jillian]

At UW we had a couple of members who knew their etiquette. Are any of you here??

[*Ashley*]

Chew with your mouth closed.

Put your napkin in your lap when you sit down at the table...

LOL! I only know very little but I have a book on it!

[*TanyaJeanne*]

:pointlaugh:

[SueMartin]

here's another piece of good advice...

DO NOT scratch any part of your body thats covered in clothes in public... if you HAVE to scratch, don't do it where I can see you :happysigh:

[Krissy]

Do we really need "etiquette gurus"? I hate that there's some mysterious list of do's and don'ts. I think we're smart enough to figure out what works for us, don't ya think? ;)

[SueMartin]

Sure we are.. but its nice & funny to have a list of things that "p" people off..

[jillian]

Yeah Krissy I think we do have enough common sense between us that we can figure stuff out. But it's always good to have some one who really knows her stuff.

[*Diane*]

Do you mean ChefBride and JessJames? They were incredible with guidance. So is Celeste. She will be around here, I am sure. :)

[RadishWife]

Do we really need "etiquette gurus"? I hate that there's some mysterious list of do's and don'ts. I think we're smart enough to figure out what works for us, don't ya think? ;)
Yes I agree but look where I live :jump4joy: I do not mind a guru or two helping out a few out there.

[Andrea]

haha i don't think we NEED it but its funny to see what some say

[Celeste]

I'm here. I prefer the term Etiquette Geek. :) I own a bunch of etiquette books and default to them when needed. Common sense takes most people far enough, but for those who want to know what will offend great-aunt Hildy, I'm here for you. :lol:

I haven't seen the other hard-core etiquette heads here (JessJames, Angie70 and ChefBride). I know JessJames is on the etiquette hell forums, so I might head over there to see if I can find her.

[Winter_Bride]

Celeste! I missed you, you geek you!

For those of you who want a good laugh, the etiquette hell website is this:http://www.etiquettehell.com/content/eh_main/gen/eh_index.shtml

[*TanyaJeanne*]

lol that website is great!

[KathyandJer]

I figured I might find Queen Celeste, Etiquette Geek, over here :lol2: Good to see you here too :)

And I agree that we're all big girls (some of us bigger than others :lol:) and can probably figure out most things ourselves...but it's awfully nice to get other people's opinions before offending "great-aunt Hildy"!

[Rebecca]

Do not think this is accurate anywhere but from the small southern town I am from it is of course not acceptable to put registry cards in the invite and they all must be addressed by hand!

[*Stacie*]

here's another piece of good advice...

DO NOT scratch any part of your body thats covered in clothes in public... if you HAVE to scratch, don't do it where I can see you :happysigh:

What if it is one of those itches that doesn't go away and only gets worse?? I don't think I would get offended if someone scratched their leg and was wearing pants :dunno:

[Michelle]

I have read my Emily Post Etiquette book several times, and refer to it on a regular basis. I'll be more than happy to help out, though sometimes I'm in the dark!