In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to someone who has a question about when to clear ...
In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to someone who has a question about paying the bill ...
GENTLE READER: The best counsel Miss Manners has for you is to invite guests who engage in conversation, so that they are not ...
In their eyes, such table manners help the kids consume nutritious food in a fuss-free manner and still behave in a way that ...
Modelling good manners around the home and in your own ... the specific cultural principles governing bodily conduct at the table, such as ‘sitting properly’, ‘eating with cutlery ...
As the world changes, young people no choice but to adapt, and as they do, what was once considered proper etiquette may now ... this rejection of old-school manners is comfort.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: At a restaurant, I laid my credit card on the table to signal we were ready to pay. My daughter said that was discourteous and I should wait for the server to bring the bill.
DEAR MISS MANNERS: What is the proper response when a casual acquaintance tells you that they have been diagnosed with a very serious illness? This is a person I have no connection to or interest ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a woman marrying another woman, and some of my relatives object to same-sex relationships. Is there a proper way to notify them of the wedding without inviting them?
At the party, I made sure that all items were labeled clearly on the dessert table ... What is the correct etiquette here? It would have been far more insulting, in Miss Manners’ estimation ...
DEAR MISS MANNERS: What do you think about people who start scanning their items at grocery store self-checkouts and sending them down the belt before one has finished bagging one’s own items?
DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am a young adult who bought a home in one of the highest-cost resort areas of the country — a purchase that strains me financially, but is well worth it. While I love my ...