Social situations sprout all kinds of awkwardness. You can classify some of those awkwardnesses under the letters M through Z, as we do in this week’s Improbable Research podcast. SUBSCRIBE on Play.it, iTunes, or Spotify to get a new episode every week, free. This week, Marc Abrahams — with dramatic readings by Robin Abrahams tells about: Emily Post and her etiquette — Etiquette, by Emily Post, 1922. […]
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The A-Through-L of Social Dilemmas [Podcast 57]
Awkward social dilemmas — specifically, those that can be listed under the letters A through L — dominate this week’s Improbable Research podcast. SUBSCRIBE on Play.it, iTunes, or Spotify to get a new episode every week, free. This week, Marc Abrahams —with dramatic readings by Robin Abrahams — tells about: Awkward Social Dilemmas — Etiquette, by Emily Post, 1922. [BONUS: Podcast listener C.J. Crittenden wrote […]
Social dilemmas from the not-so-distant past [Podcast 52]
An index of awkward social dilemmas dominates this week’s Improbable Research podcast. SUBSCRIBE on Play.it, iTunes, or Spotify to get a new episode every week, free. This week, Marc Abrahams —with dramatic readings by Robin Abrahams — tells about: Awkward Social Dilemmas — Etiquette, by Emily Post, 1922. The mysterious John Schedler or the shadowy Bruce Petschek perhaps did the sound engineering this week. The Improbable […]
“Why Do People (Not) Cough in Concerts?” (study)
“Concert etiquette demands that audiences of classical concerts avoid inept noises such as coughs.” … and yet, explains Prof. Dr. Andreas Wagener (of the Institute of Social Policy at Leibniz Universität, Hannover, Germany) … “ […] coughing in concerts occurs more frequently than elsewhere, implying a widespread and intentional breach of concert etiquette.” Leading to […]
Czech managers have trouble with shoes, reports Gullová
The Central European Business Review (CEBR) is a scholarly peer-reviewed journal focused on strategic business issues with a Central European perspective. For an example of a paper reflecting this remit, see an article which the CEBR published in the inaugural issue – Flaws in the Social Manners of Czech Managers. It’s authored by professor Ing. […]
Military etiquette/grooming film
The US government produced this consistently dull, depressing training film in 1970 to give military personnel the low-down on etiquette and grooming. The music is peppy, almost jazzy, to the degree allowed by the etiquette that governs the production of dull, depressing training films for military personnel who may be required to endure instruction on […]
Social research for diplomats
eDiplomat is amassing a collection of etiquette advice for diplomats. Among the findings: [When dealing with Danes:] Danes do not like to be touched. [When dealing with Uruguayans]: Women love flowers, especially roses. A rare, salmon-colored tea rose is a favorite. [When dealing with Americans] “See you later” is just an expression. People say this […]
Modern Post Scholarship
Emily Post’s book Etiquette, published in 1920, is a 900-page index to the behaviour and social worries of Americans. The index within the book is itself an object overstuffed with wonders. Scholars of indexing – even those who publish studies in the journal The Indexer – have yet to analyse its depth. Here are some […]