Prepare yourself to celebrate National Etiquette Week, May 9-13! In case you consider this stuff and nonsense, out of date, hardly worth the effort -imagine this: in America today, there’s a population of people out there not yet familiar with the works of Emily Post or Amy Vanderbilt, let alone modern etiquette experts like me! Although I admit I don’t know every famous influential person who has made a significant impact on American culture, it seems to me everyone ought to at least know Emily Post’s name.

Emily Post