Lizzie Post, the descendant of manners guru Emily Post, on navigating a world where pot vapor is in the air and part of an evening’s recreation
In 1922, Emily Post published Etiquette, a guide to the mores and manners of a rapidly changing world. As the old social structures crumbled and class took on an unprecedented fluidity, Americans wanted someone to tell them how to behave – and Post became what’s now known as a brand.
This year, her great-great granddaughter Lizzie Post has published a new book of mores and manners her forebear probably never imagined. Higher Etiquette aims to help readers politely navigate a world where pot vapor is in the air, on the dinner table and, more openly than ever before, part of an evening’s recreation.
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Passing etiquette “is very similar to what we learned both at the dinner table and in the kindergarten circle”: pass in one direction, don’t skip people and don’t forget to keep passing.
Don’t be afraid to decline whatever is offered. Hosts may want to have a variety of products to match their guest’s preferences.
Be kind when presented with someone’s homegrown herb, whether in the form of living plants or product to consume.
Talking about how high you are is “less awesome for those who are hearing it if it gets repeated over and over”.
