Is it okay to yawn at work?  Are you just obeying your body’s orders, or are you disrespecting your superiors and co-workers?  Until the modern workplace correctly embraces George Costanza’s under-the-desk nap zone, this question will bedevil us all.

Is it okay to yawn at work? Are you just obeying your body’s orders, or are you disrespecting your superiors and co-workers? Until the modern workplace correctly embraces George Costanza’s under-the-desk nap zone, this question will bedevil us all.

Episode #1: The Yawning and the Pinky

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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