Category: Food & Dining Pandemiquette
Covid-19 has changed the landscape of our lives. We aren’t quite sure what dining will look like except that we will once again be around others. While it’s impossible to isolate at a restaurant, congregating in groups will be a thing of the past. Social entertainment may make ... Read More »
Category: Pandemiquette Public Health Etiquette
Never in my wildest dreams (and I dream a lot), could I have imagined a world with masks and other personal protective equipment. When my 2009 book “A Traveler’s Passport To Etiquette” was published, life had changed since ... Read More »
Category: Well-Mannered Parties
Trish’s Mouseketeers
‘Oh Mickey, you're so fine
You're so fine, you blow my mind
Hey Mickey, hey Mickey
Oh Mickey, you're so fine…’
Toni Basil’s 1981 hit “Mickey” is one catchy tune. But the lyrics took on a ... Read More »
Category: Funeral Etiquette Pandemiquette Public Health Etiquette
Mourning Six Feet Apart
“The wound is the place where the light enters you“ – Rumi
If you have quarantine fatigue, welcome to the club. Spring has always been my least favorite season and this pandemic only confirms it. Our new normal even affects the healing ... Read More »
Category: Pandemiquette Public Health Etiquette
Taking one’s time at the grocery market is a thing of the past. The new motto is to ‘get in and get out’ with as little contact as possible.
So how to shop while avoiding people? It’s not so easy when the isles are ... Read More »
Category: Pandemiquette Public Health Etiquette
Is It Time To Re-Think The Handshake?
We fell asleep in one world and woke up in another, and now we are making up the new rules of communication as we go along. Who would have thought a handshake would be a weapon, and ... Read More »
Category: Pandemiquette Public Health Etiquette
Never Engage Or There Could Be Rage
When it comes to the shaming of others who are not following shelter in place guidelines, the big question is - Is quarantine shaming working as a social detriment? Used effectively, if it discourages others from bad behavior then by default ... Read More »
Category: Pandemiquette Public Health Etiquette
Never in my lifetime did I think I would be part of a global pandemic. As such, we have all learned that in a very short time the rules as we once knew them have changed and will keep evolving. Evolution is a gradual climb, but this has ... Read More »
Category: Pandemiquette Public Health Etiquette
What a difference a month makes! We have gone from no handshaking to elbow bumps, to six feet apart and now sheltering in place with masks. In our new world, Zoom has replaced the workplace meeting. It’s a great tool for distance learning, game night, coffee klatches, or ... Read More »
Category: Pandemiquette Public Health Etiquette
Across the globe a ‘no touch’ culture is now the new normal. At this point in the health crisis there is still plenty of uncertainty. But one thing is for sure: the situation is serious and deadly, and this virus does not discriminate. We have been asked to ... Read More »