Etiquette

Dear Urban Diplomat: I’m a Jew. Do I really need to participate in the office Secret Santa?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My friends moved twice in a year. Do I have to buy them two house-warming presents?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Should my wife be allowed to slap bumper stickers on our car against my will?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My neighbours’ reno project is driving me crazy. How can I shut them up?

Dear Urban Diplomat: I’m really, really sick of Bob Marley. Can I ask my neighbours to make a new playlist?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Am I allowed to decorate my house any way I want at Halloween?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Are guests obliged to say goodbye when they leave a party?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Someone posted an embarrassing video of me on YouTube. Can I ask them to remove it?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Neighbourhood dogs love peeing on my front lawn. Is it rude to complain?

Dear Urban Diplomat: Is it weird to hit a nude beach without going naked?

Dear Urban Diplomat: My neighbour holds a yard sale every weekend. Is there anything I can do?

Dear Urban Diplomat: How should I respond to overzealous street fundraisers?

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do we tell our neighbour that we can hear him watching porn?

Dear Urban Diplomat: How do you start a conversation without asking “What do you do?”

Dear Urban Diplomat: Should I rat out parents who abuse the tennis club child care service?