Just because they aren’t talked about, that doesn’t mean you could ignore them.

Some rules of etiquette are practically invisible yet almost as important.

1960s Family at Dinner Table

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Tropical Screened-In Porch with Beage

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Perfect Southern Sweet Tea

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