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August 22, 2008

How’s your etiquette? Let Hyatt help. Or just ask me.

Filed under: Manners — Rick Seaney @ 1:42 pm

Okay, Hyatt has “partnered” with Anna Post, the great-great-granddaughter of etiquette expert Emily Post, to teach you lugs some manners.

Anna seems like a nice woman, very polite and all, but I do have a couple of questions:

  • 1. When did “partner” become a verb? And why?
  • 2. What’s the point of learning manners from Anna when we still have Emily?

Oh, not in the flesh — the lady died 48 years ago. But she lives on in her “Etiquette” books. Get one, and read it. Try for an original at an old bookshop - I like the 1945 Funk & Wagnalls edition.

No, it doesn’t say anything specifically about cell phone use in polite society, but do you really need a book for that? Just remember what Mom used to say about doing unto others and you’ll be okay. Common sense, folks. And when it comes to everything else, trust me - everything you need to know about etiquette — and life — is contained in this volume. Everything.
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  1. I’m thrilled that Emily Post, my great great grandmother, is still remembered so fondly–it says an awful lot about the importance of her words, both then and now. And I certainly second that her original books are a real treat to read.

    Etiquette to Emily was always alive and changing–for example, she dropped any mention of chaperones from her books in 1946; when she started writing in 1922 they were a fact of life.

    These days, I’m proud to carry on the work she started. Her world was beautiful, but so is ours. They are not, however, the same. Today we have new waters to navigate to keep our daily lives running smoothly: BlackBerries everywhere, cell phones being used in movie theaters, break-ups over text message, evites, regifting, holiday tipping, short tempers on long travel delays, eco/green giving at the holidays, political debates in the office place, breaking up with your hairdresser, road rage, and facebook page inquires at college or job interviews. Not to mention the need to know what is expected of us with some of the fun and beautiful new wedding traditions such as destination weddings and gay marriage ceremonies.

    All of these things have bearing on our lives, and unfortunately we can’t turn to Emily Post herself for help with them anymore. But the best part is that there are answers to all of these situations that will help to make your life easier. I think Emily would be proud that my family and I are moving with the times–it’s what she would have done.

    Anna Post, The Emily Post Institute
    http://www.emilypost.com

    Comment by Anna Post — August 25, 2008 @ 3:21 pm

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