What do you think when you hear the word etiquette? Is it all about learning which fork to use with dessert and the quest to find a husband? This week we explore the history of good manners and how they translate in today's world.

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Sources used in today's episode:

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/10/08/lessons-from-the-last-swiss-finishing-school

https://www.noozhawk.com/article/john_daly_etiquette_origins_20140812#:~:text=Today's%20etiquette%20began%20in%20the,in%20the%201600s%20and%201700s.&text=One%20piece%20of%20advice%20was,wrong%20ways%20to%20do%20it.

https://emilypost.com/about/emily-post

https://www.missmanners.com/about-miss-manners/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finishing_school

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Emily-Post

https://www.countryliving.com/entertaining/a29265924/modern-etiquette-rules