Sweet Tea and Civility

Sweet Tea and Civility

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What is Sweet Tea & Civility? What does it mean? Each episode includes key etiquette topics, special guests and more!

Sweet Tea & Civility Podcast weaves together civility, etiquette, and practical strategies to improve business and family relationships.

Knowing which fork to use means very little if you don’t know when to sit.

Formal dining has a quiet language: find your place, follow the hostess’s lead, assist when appropriate, and wait for the signal to begin.

When everyone understands the cues, the table moves with ease. That isn’t unnecessary formality. It is consideration made visible.

Save this before your next formal dinner party, and send it to a gentleman who never misses his cue.

Polite is Powerful™.

Mad Men, “A Night to Remember,” Season 2, Episode 8. Excerpts referenced for commentary and education.

#DinnerPartyEtiquette #DiningEtiquette #TableManners #FormalDining #PoliteIsPowerful

08/18/2026

Knowing which fork to use means very little if you don’t know when to sit. Formal dining has a quiet language: find your place, follow the hostess’s lead, assist when appropriate, and wait for the signal to begin. When everyone understands the cues, the table moves with ease. That isn’t unnecessary formality. It is consideration made visible. Save this before your next formal dinner party, and send it to a gentleman who never misses his cue. Polite is Powerful™. Mad Men, “A Night to Remember,” Season 2, Episode 8. Excerpts referenced for commentary and education. #DinnerPartyEtiquette #DiningEtiquette #TableManners #FormalDining #PoliteIsPowerful

Some etiquette rules become less common. That doesn’t mean they disappeared.

Removing a man’s hat indoors has long been a simple gesture of respect—and “everyone does it now” doesn’t rewrite the rule.

The hat was never the point. The respect was.

#Etiquette #ModernEtiquette #MensEtiquette #SocialEtiquette #GoodManners

08/15/2026

Some etiquette rules become less common. That doesn’t mean they disappeared. Removing a man’s hat indoors has long been a simple gesture of respect—and “everyone does it now” doesn’t rewrite the rule. The hat was never the point. The respect was. #Etiquette #ModernEtiquette #MensEtiquette #SocialEtiquette #GoodManners

Having a point of view isn’t the problem, losing our ability to hear one might be.

#NikolBeauty #PointOfView #ModernCulture #SocialCommentary #SpeakYourMind

08/11/2026

Having a point of view isn’t the problem, losing our ability to hear one might be. #NikolBeauty #PointOfView #ModernCulture #SocialCommentary #SpeakYourMind

A Southern introduction is basically social matchmaking. 😂

We are not going to leave two people standing there with nothing but their names. We’re going to find the cousin, the college, the hometown, the garden club, or somebody’s mama until y’all have something in common.

Follow for more Southern social rules nobody officially taught us. #olemissrebels #blessyourheart #lifeinthesouth #southerncharm #southernculture

08/11/2026

A Southern introduction is basically social matchmaking. 😂 We are not going to leave two people standing there with nothing but their names. We’re going to find the cousin, the college, the hometown, the garden club, or somebody’s mama until y’all have something in common. Follow for more Southern social rules nobody officially taught us. #olemissrebels #blessyourheart #lifeinthesouth #southerncharm #southernculture

An RSVP takes 10 seconds to send, but not sending one can cost your host hours of unnecessary stress.

#RSVP #DinnerParty #ModernEtiquette #Refinement #Consideration

08/02/2026

An RSVP takes 10 seconds to send, but not sending one can cost your host hours of unnecessary stress. #RSVP #DinnerParty #ModernEtiquette #Refinement #Consideration

Your shoes speak before you do, make sure they’re saying something worth hearing.

Earrings @electricpicks

#StyleMatters #RefinedLiving #PersonalStyle #ElegantChoices #NikolJohnson

08/02/2026

Your shoes speak before you do, make sure they’re saying something worth hearing. Earrings @electricpicks #StyleMatters #RefinedLiving #PersonalStyle #ElegantChoices #NikolJohnson

5 MORE social norms we need to bring back. These are easy and intact so easy it’s disrespectful to abide by. Home training even.

#socialnorms #etiquette #manners #etiquettetips #levelup

08/02/2026

5 MORE social norms we need to bring back. These are easy and intact so easy it’s disrespectful to abide by. Home training even. #socialnorms #etiquette #manners #etiquettetips #levelup

5 social norms we need to bring back. These are easy and intact so easy it’s disrespectful to abide by. Home training even.

I originally saw this trend on @luke.Corbett page. Check out his 5 social norms he’d like to bring back.

#socialnorms #etiquette #manners #etiquettetips #levelup

07/31/2026

5 social norms we need to bring back. These are easy and intact so easy it’s disrespectful to abide by. Home training even. I originally saw this trend on @luke.Corbett page. Check out his 5 social norms he’d like to bring back. #socialnorms #etiquette #manners #etiquettetips #levelup

Children don’t magically know how to behave in restaurants. They learn because someone takes the time to teach them.

That means correcting them when needed, stepping outside when necessary, and trying again.

Every polite adult was once a child learning how to share a public space with other people.

That’s how a polite society is built.

Do you think parents should bring young children to nice restaurants? I’d love to hear your thoughts.
Polite is Powerful™️

@laurasummerville101
Dress is from @monkeesofsummerville

#Etiquette #ModernEtiquette #DiningEtiquette #TableManners #Parenting

07/31/2026

Children don’t magically know how to behave in restaurants. They learn because someone takes the time to teach them. That means correcting them when needed, stepping outside when necessary, and trying again. Every polite adult was once a child learning how to share a public space with other people. That’s how a polite society is built. Do you think parents should bring young children to nice restaurants? I’d love to hear your thoughts. Polite is Powerful™️ @laurasummerville101 Dress is from @monkeesofsummerville #Etiquette #ModernEtiquette #DiningEtiquette #TableManners #Parenting

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