Etiquette Expert Answers Etiquette Questions From Twitter | Tech Support | WIRED

Etiquette expert William Hanson joins WIRED to answer the internet’s burning questions about proper manners and polite behavior. Why is “no elbows on the table” a rule? Is there a proper way to stir tea? Or cut a piece of cheese from a charcuterie board? Who decides what proper table etiquette is? Why should we even care about etiquette in the first place? Etiquette expert William Hanson answers these questions and many more on Etiquette Support.



Director: Anna O'Donohue

Director of Photography: James Fox

Editor: Richard Trammell

Expert: William Hanson

Waitress: Isabel Fraser

Line Producer: Joseph Buscemi

Associate Producer: Isabel Fraser

Production Manager: Peter Brunette

Production Coordinator: Rhyan Lark

Talent Booker: Nicholas Sawyer

Camera Operator: Stephen Ley

Sound Mixer: Mark Cheffins

Production Assistant: Jack Haynes

Post Production Supervisor: Christian Olguin

Post Production Coordinator: Ian Bryant

Supervising Editor: Doug Larsen

Additional Editor: Paul Tael; JC Scruggs

Assistant Editor: Andy Morell



0:00 Etiquette Time

0:15 Why no elbows on the table?

0:51 The proper way to stir tea

1:14 Cheese for charcuterie

1:50 How do you eat your peas?

2:22 Cheers?

2:44 Why does etiquette matter?

3:12 Coded silverware

4:00 Mind if I interrupt?

4:25 Sending back opened wine

4:51 Burgers

5:14 Difference between US/Britain

6:04 Proper spaghet

6:42 The ultimate no-no

7:02 Fashionably late, oui?

7:57 The great reclining seat debate

8:40 Exit the conversation

9:05 Check please!

9:34 Your majesty

10:00 Offer your seat if you like

10:27 Hold the door!

10:58 Unwanted house guests

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