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    How should I eat at a formal dinner?
    Tami Claytor
    Etiquette Coach
    Tami Claytor is an Etiquette Coach, Image Consultant, and the Owner of Always Appropriate Image and Etiquette Consulting in New York, New York. With over 20 years of experience, Tami specializes in teaching etiquette classes to individuals, students, companies, and community organizations. Tami has spent decades studying cultures through her extensive travels across five continents and has created cultural diversity workshops to promote social justice and cross-cultural awareness. She holds a BA in Economics with a concentration in International Relations from Clark University. Tami studied at the Ophelia DeVore School of Charm and the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she earned her Image Consultant Certification.
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    Keep your phone in your pocket, your elbows off of the table, and bring the fork or spoon to your mouth. Don't bend over to bring your mouth to the plate.
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    How can I be polite at a formal graduation dinner?
    Tami Claytor
    Etiquette Coach
    Tami Claytor is an Etiquette Coach, Image Consultant, and the Owner of Always Appropriate Image and Etiquette Consulting in New York, New York. With over 20 years of experience, Tami specializes in teaching etiquette classes to individuals, students, companies, and community organizations. Tami has spent decades studying cultures through her extensive travels across five continents and has created cultural diversity workshops to promote social justice and cross-cultural awareness. She holds a BA in Economics with a concentration in International Relations from Clark University. Tami studied at the Ophelia DeVore School of Charm and the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she earned her Image Consultant Certification.
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    Try to engage in conversation with the people to your left and to your right. Make sure the conversation is general so that everyone can participate in the discussion, because if it's very niche, then people will be excluded. You want to acknowledge your host and hostess, you can offer a toast to say thank you for inviting us to your home.
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    How can I say thank you in a more formal way?
    Tami Claytor
    Etiquette Coach
    Tami Claytor is an Etiquette Coach, Image Consultant, and the Owner of Always Appropriate Image and Etiquette Consulting in New York, New York. With over 20 years of experience, Tami specializes in teaching etiquette classes to individuals, students, companies, and community organizations. Tami has spent decades studying cultures through her extensive travels across five continents and has created cultural diversity workshops to promote social justice and cross-cultural awareness. She holds a BA in Economics with a concentration in International Relations from Clark University. Tami studied at the Ophelia DeVore School of Charm and the Fashion Institute of Technology, where she earned her Image Consultant Certification.
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    If you're writing a letter, go with "sincerely." If you want to express gratitude, say "I appreciate you." You can always just go with "thanks," but that's really informal.
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    Can women/girls wear ties too? I'm a girl and I always bring ties to school.
    AquaSerene
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    Yes, women can wear ties as well, but it really depends on the occasion/outift.
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    Can you say, "good day"?
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    Sure.
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