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Respect The Name
We each have a name that identifies whom we are, as opposed to a number or other form of identifier.…
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Lunar New Year or Chinese New Year vs. Spring Festival
Many names call it, yet the celebration of the Lunar New Year in many Asian cultures remains the same. It…
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Celebrating Holidays Throughout December
December is a time to enjoy many religious cultural holidays. View this article to learn how countries around the world…
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Let’s All Celebrate Día de Los Muertos!
To begin the month of November each year, I hope you will join me to have fun celebrating the Mexican…
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Announcing 2022 Public Seminars…
At Last!!!Advanced Etiquette 2022 calendar of public seminars is now available. Register during the month of February to receive our…
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It’s Happy Chinese/Lunar New Year!
Today is the start of yet another annual two-week celebration for the Lunar/Chinese New Year Spring Festival… In 2025, it’s…
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Corporate Volunteering is Etiquette
Whether as an individual, a group/organization, or as a business/company, it’s great corporate volunteering etiquette to celebrate your accomplishments during…
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Chinese New Year Etiquette
I love being Chinese and born in the year of the Ox. It allows me extra time to “get my…
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A Special Day to Say Thank You
Back in 2007 was the premiere of a new annual National Thank You Day. To celebrate this day all year,…
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Pandemic Dining: Tips to Respect Workers, Diners and Yourself
Dining area at Gott’s in St. Helena. (Urmila Ramakrishnan / KQED) As Bay Area restaurants reopen, there is still a lot…
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It’s Syndi; I’m back; What’s new?
I thought I would share a bit about why I’ve been silent these past months. To be candid I’ve been…
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Give Lavishly! Live Abundantly! by Helen Steiner Rice
The wall hanging image shown has been in my possession since college more than 30+ years ago. In cleaning house…
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8 Tips on Prompt Responding
Responsiveness is an issue I am hearing about more and more. It is etiquette and a courtesy to be responsive…
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8 Tips on Shared Office Kitchens
Recently I visited a client’s office where I was in the lunchroom having a cup of tea. Two women opened…
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Umbrella Manners
As record-setting rains have been falling in Northern California where I live, I’ve been wondering what happened to the old…
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