In this modern, stress-filled time, people face many awkward situations: the dating scene with all its pitfalls; friends going through grief and loss; job difficulties and other personal problems; the woes of love, friendship, and profession. To avoid gaffes and goofs and other embarrassments, we need to bring our social I.Q. into the 21st century. This book defines manners and etiquette for how we live today and shows readers how to keep their mouths foot-free. Among the topics covered:
Global Etiquette Guide to Africa and the Middle East
Did you know: * In Senegal, you may extend your wrist-- or even an elbow-- in place of a handshake if you are holding something you cannot put down? * You risk offending your Saudi Arabian guests if, after seeing them off, you leave before they've disappeared from view?
"Excuse Me, But I Was Next...." CD: How to Handle the Top 100 Manners Dilemmas (Audiobook, MP3)
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Have you ever been annoyed by cell phone yakkers, line cutters, or movie chatters? Been confused about who pays at a restaurant? Received a gift you hated? Fumed over how to respond to a nosy question? America's etiquette expert Peggy Post comes to the rescue in this concise handbook devoted to the top 100 etiquette issues everyone wonders about.
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