On today’s show, we take your questions on guests exploring your home on their own, a dog behavior consultant dealing with tension between clients, foreign language translator app etiquette, and inviting child-free friends to kid's birthday parties. For Awesome Etiquette Sustaining members our question is about stepping away from a group activity, but not leaving the group of friends. Plus your most excellent feedback, etiquette salute, and a very special guest, Alexis Traina founder of the HiNote app, visits for a postscript discussion about Textiquette and the new Emily Post and HiNote digital stationery.
Bonus Question
Your question of the week is about stepping away from a group activity, but not leaving the group of friends.
Etiquette Extra - Burns Supper
No this isn’t an extra about mistakenly overcooking the dinner, unless it happens to be haggis. A Burns Supper is typically a celebration including poetry, toasts and Scottish foods held on or near the 25th of January, inspired by the poet Robert Burns on the anniversary of his birthday. Sometimes formal, often informal, always just a bit steeped in all things Scottish, a Burns Supper is an excellent excuse to gather, eat, read and share. Think bagpipes, tartans, whiskey and Mike Myers and you are probably getting in the mood already. Too late for this year but well worth making note for next, here is the opening stanza of Robert Burns Address to a Haggis, typically read when the main meal is served, to inspire you to make this great excuse for entertaining your own.
Fair fa' your honest, sonsie face,
Great chieftain o' the puddin'-race!
Aboon them a' ye tak yer place,
Painch, tripe, or thairm:
Weel are ye wordy o' a grace
As lang's my airm.
Idiomatic translation: Nice seeing your honest, chubby face, / Great chieftain of the sausage race! / Above them all you take your place, / Belly, tripe, or links: / Well are you worthy of a grace / As long as my arm.
Until next time.
Wishing you well,
Dan and Lizzie
Episode 438 - Textiquette