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Modern Manners Guy Quick and Dirty Tips for a More Polite Life

Modern life creates etiquette dilemmas that never existed before. Should you forward a personal text to a friend? Is it ever Okay to break-up via email? The Modern Manners Guy is here to answer questions like these and the perennial favorites like how much to tip and when should party invitations go out. Tune in each week for a new tip that will set you on the path to a more polite life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Polite Heckling Making Baseball Fun, with Trev Chirps

32 mins; October 16, 2023

3 of the worst types of golfers

11 mins; October 09, 2023

3 of the worst people at a buffet

10 mins; October 02, 2023

3 of the worst pickleball players

12 mins; September 25, 2023

The rudest things people say to you when you get back from prison (with Ian Bick)

27 mins; September 18, 2023

7 of the rudest sports parents (Part 2)

12 mins; September 11, 2023

7 of the rudest sports parents (Part 1)

13 mins; September 04, 2023

3 of the rudest fantasy football players

11 mins; August 28, 2023

Modern dating etiquette with Kim and Grandma Gail from Excuse My Grandma

30 mins; August 21, 2023

3 of the Rudest Dining Icks

11 mins; August 14, 2023

3 of the rudest Uber passengers

10 mins; August 07, 2023

The 3 rudest diners in the restaurant

12 mins; July 31, 2023

The 3 worst road trip passengers

10 mins; July 24, 2023

The 3 rudest coffee shop squatters

9 mins; July 17, 2023

Top 3 worst people on July 4th

11 mins; July 10, 2023

3 of the worst video conference coworkers of all time

11 mins; May 29, 2023

9 weirdest coworkers you’ll ever meet, part 3

11 mins; May 22, 2023

9 weirdest coworkers you'll ever meet, part 2

11 mins; May 15, 2023

9 weirdest coworkers you’ll ever meet, part 1

12 mins; May 08, 2023

3 rules for business air travel

10 mins; May 01, 2023

3 awful excuses for being late

10 mins; April 24, 2023

Can you curse in the office?

9 mins; April 17, 2023

3 types of Corporate Nepo Baby and how to handle them

10 mins; April 10, 2023

3 types of conversations to avoid in the office

10 mins; April 03, 2023

3 rules for proper business travel

10 mins; March 27, 2023

3 rules for splitting a business meeting check

9 mins; March 20, 2023

3 things never to write or say in a work text

8 mins; March 13, 2023

3 ways to ruin your coworker's wedding

7 mins; March 06, 2023

To tip or not to tip? 3 keys to tipping etiquette (Part 1)

10 mins; February 27, 2023

3 tips for re-learning office etiquette: post-pandemic edition

8 mins; February 20, 2023

3 ways to ruin your office holiday party

9 mins; December 19, 2022

BONUS: Financial planning for your jump (feat. Jerrid Sebesta)

18 mins; October 31, 2018

321 MMG 3 Rules for Tipping on Take-Out

7 mins; September 21, 2017

393 MMG 3 Etiquette Tips for Airbnb Renters

10 mins; September 13, 2017

136 MMG How to Politely Reject a Facebook Friend Request

5 mins; September 07, 2017

413 MMG Modern Manners Guy's Favorite Reader Stories: Part 2

10 mins; December 18, 2016

412 MMG Modern Manners Guy's Favorite Reader Stories: Part 1

10 mins; December 11, 2016

411 MMG How to Coach Your Kid's Sports Team

9 mins; December 04, 2016

311 MMG How to Master the Etiquette of Winning

6 mins; November 27, 2016

410 MMG Here's What Not to Do on an Airplane

8 mins; November 20, 2016

409 MMG Post-Election Social Media Etiquette

9 mins; November 13, 2016

408 MMG 3 Halloween Stories That'll Make You Cringe

10 mins; November 06, 2016

407 MMG How to Use Body Language to Pretend You're Paying Attention

10 mins; October 30, 2016

406 MMG How to Write a Complaint Letter

9 mins; October 23, 2016

265 MMG Reply All...And Other Ways to Tank Your Career

6 mins; October 15, 2016

405 MMG How to Sneak Out of a Party

9 mins; October 08, 2016

404 MMG How To Handle Ruining A Surprise

9 mins; October 02, 2016

403 MMG How to Handle All Kinds of Frenemies

9 mins; September 25, 2016

402 MMG Top 3 Etiquette Horror Stories of Summer

10 mins; September 17, 2016

353 MMG Etiquette for College Freshmen

7 mins; September 11, 2016

401 MMG How to Handle Stubborn Adults

10 mins; September 03, 2016

400 MMG 3 Low Points of the 2016 Rio Olympics

10 mins; August 28, 2016

399 MMG Don't Be a Sore Loser: How to Handle Defeat

9 mins; August 21, 2016

398 MMG How to Be Supportive of Unusual Grief

10 mins; August 13, 2016

397 MMG 3 Things You Should Never Do While Playing Pokémon Go

8 mins; July 31, 2016

396 MMG 3 Etiquette Rules for Work Calls While Driving

9 mins; July 24, 2016

395 MMG The 3 Absolute Worst Travel Companions

9 mins; July 17, 2016

302 MMG How To Handle A Freeloader

6 mins; July 10, 2016

394 MMG How to End a Love Triangle

9 mins; July 02, 2016

392 MMG What to Do If You Get Pulled Over for Speeding

10 mins; June 19, 2016

391 MMG How to Properly Excuse Yourself When Nature Calls

8 mins; June 12, 2016

390 MMG How to Be a Polite Internet Troll

9 mins; June 05, 2016

389 MMG 3 Etiquette Faux Pas That Aren't So Bad After All

7 mins; May 28, 2016

388 MMG Is It OK to Be a Jerk When You're Right?

8 mins; May 21, 2016

387 MMG 3 Ways to Tank a Graduation Speech

9 mins; May 15, 2016

386 MMG Want to Take a Gap Year? 3 Rules for Pitching to Your Parents

9 mins; May 08, 2016

191 MMG Proper Networking Etiquette

6 mins; April 30, 2016

385 MMG How to Handle a Disrespectful Crowd During a Speaking Gig

8 mins; April 21, 2016

384 MMG Hate Animals? Here's How to Act Around Pet Lovers

9 mins; April 16, 2016

383 MMG How to Be a Proper Prankster

8 mins; April 10, 2016

382 MMG How to Deal with Someone Who Only Texts You

9 mins; April 03, 2016

381 MMG How to Be Less of a Jerk in Facebook Arguments

8 mins; March 26, 2016

380 MMG What Is Appropriate Bathroom Stall Conversation?

10 mins; March 19, 2016

379 MMG How to Handle Your Close Friends Dating

8 mins; March 13, 2016

378 MMG 3 Tips for the Social Art Class Attendee

8 mins; March 05, 2016

377 MMG Avoid These 3 Conversation Starter Blunders

9 mins; February 27, 2016

376 MMG NASCAR Etiquette for Newcomers

8 mins; February 21, 2016

375 MMG Tips for Bringing Your Kids to Sporting Events

8 mins; February 14, 2016

374 MMG Are You Being Shamed for Being Single? Here's What to Do

8 mins; February 07, 2016

280 MMG When to Walk Away From an Argument

6 mins; January 31, 2016

373 MMG How to Handle the So-Called 'Cool Parent'

10 mins; January 24, 2016

372 MMG How to Command a Room When You're Unprepared

7 mins; January 16, 2016

371 MMG How to Outtalk an Over-Talker

9 mins; January 10, 2016

370 MMG The Worst Dating Stories of 2015

10 mins; January 02, 2016

231 MMG The Holiday Cheer Letdown

8 mins; December 26, 2015

369 MMG Etiquette for Star Wars Fans

8 mins; December 20, 2015

368 MMG Don't Be a Holiday Party Pooper

8 mins; December 13, 2015

367 MMG Proper Yoga Etiquette

9 mins; December 06, 2015

234 MMG How to Hint at a Gift

8 mins; November 28, 2015

366 MMG Thank You Note Etiquette

7 mins; November 22, 2015

365 MMG 3 Dating Etiquette Tips from Author Jennifer Wright

9 mins; November 15, 2015

364 MMG 3 Tips to Host Your First Thanksgiving (Without Losing Your Mind)

9 mins; November 08, 2015

363 MMG How to Be a Proper Uber Passenger

9 mins; November 01, 2015

362 MMG 3 Tips to Play the Part of Friend-Date

7 mins; October 24, 2015

361 MMG 3 Tips to Mingle Like a Master: An Interview with Jeanne Martinet

23 mins; October 18, 2015

360 MMG3 Tips for Celebrating Halloween at the Office

8 mins; October 11, 2015

359 MMG 3 Tips for Proper Selfie Stick Etiquette

7 mins; October 04, 2015

358 MMG How to Hint at Holiday Gifts (Without Being a Jerk)

8 mins; September 27, 2015

357 MMG Fantasy Football Etiquette

7 mins; September 20, 2015

356 MMG Top 3 Unmannerly Listener Emails of the Summer

9 mins; September 13, 2015

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